add electron template

README.md

@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ module.exports = {
 ## Recipes
 
 - [Progressive web app](./docs/recipes/progressive-web-app.md)
+- [Electron app](./docs/recipes/electron-app.md)
 
 ## FAQ
 

bin/vbuild-init

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const cli = meow(`
   ${chalk.bold('Options:')}
 
     ${chalk.yellow('--force, -f')}      ${chalk.dim('Override existing folder')}
+    ${chalk.yellow('--electron')}       ${chalk.dim('Generated Electron app')}
     ${chalk.yellow('--help, -h')}       ${chalk.dim('Output help (You are here!)')}
     ${chalk.yellow('--version, -v')}    ${chalk.dim('Output version')}
 
@@ -40,9 +41,15 @@ if (!cli.flags.force && fs.existsSync(dest)) {
   logger.fatal(`${chalk.yellow(tildify(dest))} already exists, you can use \`--force\` option to override it`)
 }
 
+const data = Object.assign({
+  name,
+  electron: false
+}, cli.flags)
+
 kopy(_.ownDir('template'), dest, {
-  data: {
-    name
+  data,
+  filters: {
+    'app/**': data.electron
   }
 }).then(({files}) => {
   console.log()
@@ -62,6 +69,10 @@ kopy(_.ownDir('template'), dest, {
   console.log(chalk.bold('To get started:'))
   console.log(`\n  cd ${name}`)
   console.log('  npm run dev\n')
+  if (data.electron) {
+    console.log(chalk.bold('In another tab:\n'))
+    console.log('  npm run app\n')
+  }
 
   console.log(chalk.bold('To build for production:'))
   console.log('\n  npm run build\n')

docs/recipes/electron-app.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Electron app
+
+The simplest way is to run `vbuild init my-app --electron` to generate an Electron app.
+
+Basically, comparing to a normal web app, it:
+
+- Set webpack [target](https://webpack.js.org/configuration/target/#target) to `electron-renderer` to exclude native electron modules
+- The dist folder is set to `app/dist`, app folder contains the code for electron main process, and you may distribute the folder using [electron-builder](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder)
+- The main process load different `index.html` in different mode:
+  - In dev mode, it loads `http://localhost:port/index.html` (for hot reloading)
+  - In production mode, where your distributed app runs, it loads `app/dist/index.html`
+
+To develop an Electron with vbuild:
+
+```bash
+# start the dev server
+# you won't need to open url in browser
+npm run dev
+
+# open electron app
+npm run app
+
+# to distribute
+npm run build
+# distribute for all platforms: mac/linux/windows
+npm run dist
+# or separate process
+npm run dist:win 
+npm run dist:mac
+npm run dist:linux
+```

lib/index.js

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function start(cliOptions) { // eslint-disable-line complexity
         }
       }),
       new webpack.DefinePlugin({
-        'proess.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(options.dev ? 'development' : 'production')
+        'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(options.dev ? 'development' : 'production')
       }),
       new webpack.LoaderOptionsPlugin({
         minimize: !options.dev,

template/app/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+const electron = require('electron')
+// Module to control application life.
+const app = electron.app
+// Module to create native browser window.
+const BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow
+
+const path = require('path')
+const url = require('url')
+
+const isDev = require('electron-is-dev')
+
+// Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
+// be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
+let mainWindow
+
+function createWindow () {
+  // Create the browser window.
+  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({width: 800, height: 600})
+
+  // and load the index.html of the app.
+  const index = isDev ? `http://localhost:4000` : `file://${path.join(__dirname, 'dist/index.html')}`
+  mainWindow.loadURL(index)
+
+  // Open the DevTools.
+  mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()
+
+  // Emitted when the window is closed.
+  mainWindow.on('closed', function () {
+    // Dereference the window object, usually you would store windows
+    // in an array if your app supports multi windows, this is the time
+    // when you should delete the corresponding element.
+    mainWindow = null
+  })
+}
+
+// This method will be called when Electron has finished
+// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
+// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
+app.on('ready', createWindow)
+
+// Quit when all windows are closed.
+app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
+  // On OS X it is common for applications and their menu bar
+  // to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
+  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
+    app.quit()
+  }
+})
+
+app.on('activate', function () {
+  // On OS X it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
+  // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
+  if (mainWindow === null) {
+    createWindow()
+  }
+})
+
+// In this file you can include the rest of your app's specific main process
+// code. You can also put them in separate files and require them here.

template/app/package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "<%= name %>",
+  "productionName": "<%= name %>",
+  "description": "Electron app built with vbuild",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "repository": {},
+  "dependencies": {
+    <%_ if (electron) { -%>
+    "electron-is-dev": "^0.1.2"
+    <%_ } -%>
+  },
+  "author": "Your Name <your@gmail.com>",
+  "license": "MIT"
+}

template/package.json

@@ -5,10 +5,34 @@
   "repository": {},
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo lol",
+    <%_ if (electron) { -%>
+    "app": "electron app/index.js",
+    "dist": "npm run dist:mac && npm run dist:win && npm run dist:linux",
+    "dist:mac": "build --mac",
+    "dist:win": "build --win --ia32",
+    "dist:linux": "build --linux deb tar.xz",
+    "postinstall": "install-app-deps",
+    <%_ } -%>
     "dev": "vbuild -dc",
     "build": "vbuild -c"
   },
+  <%_ if (electron) { -%>
+  "build": {
+    "appId": "com.egoistian.devdocs-app",
+    "category": "public.app-category.developer-tools",
+    "asar": true,
+    "win": {
+      "target": [
+        "squirrel"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  <%_ } -%>
   "devDependencies": {
+    <%_ if (electron) { -%>
+    "electron": "^1.4.15",
+    "electron-builder": "^13.7.0",
+    <%_ } -%>
     "vbuild": "^6.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"

template/vbuild.config.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 
 module.exports = (options, req) => ({
   entry: 'src/index.js',
+  dist: '<% if (electron) { %>app/dist<% } else { %>dist<% } %>',
   html: {
     title: '<%= name %>'
   },
@@ -10,9 +11,14 @@ module.exports = (options, req) => ({
       browsers: ['ie > 8', 'last 4 versions']
     })
   ],
-  vendor: ['vue'],
   webpack(cfg) {
     cfg.resolve.modules.push(path.resolve('src'))
+    <% if (electron) { %>
+    if (!options.dev) {
+      cfg.output.publicPath = './'
+    }
+    cfg.target = 'electron-renderer'
+    <% } %>
     return cfg
   }
 })