CLI doesn't work yet

[zeke]

So, #378 landed and I published the module to npm:

$ npm publish
+ electron-api-demos@1.5.0

But the new CLI doesn't work because electron is currently a devDependency:

$ npx electron-api-demos
Cannot find module 'electron'

So the question is: should we move electron (and probably some other deps too) into dependencies to make this work? I wonder what effect this would have on the packaged version of the app.. 🤔

@codebytere @MarshallOfSound

[MarshallOfSound]

electron-packager will strip the electron module from the packaged app even if you put it in dependencies so it should be ok to put it there if you want it to be npm installable

[malept]

electron-packager will strip the electron module from the packaged app even if you put it in dependencies so it should be ok to put it there if you want it to be npm installable

This is true, however Packager will also emit a warning because it's not the Recommended Way:tm: :smile:

[codebytere]

@zeke i believe this can be closed with the latest release?

[zeke]

Does npx electron-api-demos work for you?

I see this:

$ npx electron-api-demos
Cannot find module 'electron'

...but it happens so fast that I think it must be cached. I don't immediately see how to clear the npx cache.

[malept]

npx --ignore-existing electron-api-demos doesn't work either 😕

[malept]

Ah, 1.5.1 hasn't been released to NPM.

[codebytere]

@malept whoops haha i'll take care of that today!

[codebytere]

It does now!

[zeke]

🤘 Thanks for following through on this @codebytere