Golang bindings for electroncontrol
err := Initialize()
defer Shutdown()
SetCommandArguments("c:/myapp")
electron, err := New()
window, err := electron.CreateWindow(shell.WindowOptions{
Width: 700,
Height: 700,
Frame: false,
Show: true})
defer window.Close()
// load a webpage
err = window.LoadURL("http://google.com")
// send an event to the app
data, err := json.Marshal(myData)
window.Message("my_event", data)
// create a callback and listen to an event from the BrowserWindow
cb := func (data []byte) {json.UnMarshal(data, &myData)}
window.Listen("my_event_from_webview", cb)To use this you need an install of electron, as well as the electroncontrol app.
Set up the Path and command line so that go-electroncontrol can control your shell.
I would suggest you use something like go-bindata to package electron WITH your GO app, and then decompress on first startup.
SetPath: Sets the path of electron(.exe)
SetExecutableName: Set the name of electron. (in case you want to rename it)
SetCommandArguments: VA ARGS that are the command switches to pass into electron.
New: Loads an instance of electron. Returns a *shell.Electron that can be used.
Initialize: Set up ElectronControl and get it ready.
Shutdown: Shut down.
Electron::Command: Sends a command to that instance of Electron. Not intended to be called directly.
Electron::Listen: Listens to a command from electron. Not intended to be called directly.
Electron::CreateWindow: Create a new window on the instance of electron. Takes a shell.WindowOptions which (fits a golang case convention) but has the same names as used
in electron's new BrowserWindow(options).
Window::Close: Closes an active window.
Window::LoadURL: Load a URL in the window. Blocks until the URL load is complete.
Window::Listen: Allows a callback to be sent to a BrowserWindow. This, along with Window::Message allow direct communication with the webview.
Window::OpenDevTools: Opens the webkit developer tools pannel.
Window::CloseDevTools: Closes the webkit developer tools panel.
Window::OnClosed: Allows a callback to be registered for when a user closes a window.