Put a launcher script in bin

[erkyrath]

Might as well be Node about this, even though most people will only use the packaged apps.

[erkyrath]

https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#bin

[erkyrath]

I poked at this for a while, but I don't understand enough about node's install system. It's clear how to list a bin script in the package.json, but it's not clear how to write the script so that it launches the thing.

This works from the command line (assuming you've gotten npm start working to begin with):

    $SRCDIR/lectrote/node_modules/.bin/electron $SRCDIR/lectrote/main.js

[curiousdannii]

I'm pretty sure there isn't any requirement that it be a js file... you should be able to put a shell script in bin.

You should move electron to be a dependency rather than just a dev dependency.

Probably most people will only use the packaged apps, but with this set up, you would be able to install it through npm install -g lectrote (if you also published it to npm of course.)

[erkyrath]

"You should move electron to be a dependency rather than just a dev dependency."

Aha, thanks. I think this was the bit I was missing in my experiments.