slate/electron/main.js

// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron');
const path = require('path');
// (colin) this may not be needed
const prepareRenderer = require('electron-next');

function bootServer() {
  const { fork } = require('child_process');
  const ps = fork(path.join(__dirname, '../', 'index.js'));
  console.log('server running');
}

// require(path.join(__dirname, "../nodedistribution/", "main.js"));

function createWindow() {
  // Create the browser window.
  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    webPreferences: {
      preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
      nodeIntegration: true,
      experimentalFeatures: true,
    },
  });
  // Open the DevTools.
  mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
  // and load the index.html of the app.
  mainWindow.loadURL('http://localhost:1337');
  console.log('window created');
}

// 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.whenReady().then(() => {
  bootServer();
  createWindow();

  app.on('activate', function () {
    // On macOS 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 (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) createWindow();
  });
});

// Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
// for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits
// explicitly with Cmd + Q.
app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') app.quit();
});

// 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.