[request] Multiple preload scripts

[mattdesl]

I am working on some low-level modules to help make CLI apps easier to write in Electron. Currently I am using the preload option to patch some things (like process.argv and window.onerror) to provide a nicer user experience. However, the end-user may want to attach their own preload scripts on top of this for their own specific needs.

The easiest way I can think of is to make the preload option to BrowserWindow accept a (String|Array). This way my low-level module can run its preload script before any of the end-users scripts.

What do you think? I might be able to help PR this feature.

[zcbenz]

The preload script is simply implemented by calling require('script/path'), if you want to allow users to setup their own preload scripts, I think the best way is to just implement it by calling require in your preload script.

[mattdesl]

Thanks for the reply. 😄

Is there a clean way of sending the paths (synchronously) to the preload script, without polluting the end-user's ipc?

[zcbenz]

You can save the paths in a global variable in the main process, and use the remote module to read them. Another way is to save the paths to some configuration file, and use fs to read it.