React-js + Electron + Database

Clone this project

git clone https://github.com/natancabral/react-js-electron-database.git react-js-electron-database
cd react-js-electron-database
npm install
npm audit fix
npm run start

Make yourself

Create project
- Begin with: React
- Begin with: Electron
Run React
- Working with: Babel | read: css-error
- Working with: Concurrently + Wait-on (need nodejs installed to run)
Database
- MySql
- Sqlite3 (todo)
AppTray Window
- Tray + NativeImage (todo)
Packaging App
- Electron Builder
- Electron Packager
Update (npm audit fix, npm update)
Kill Process
Test
Error

Create Project

Begin with: React

First option begin with React

Create project and install React

# you need node.js
$ npx create-react-app react-js-electron-sqlite
$ cd react-js-electron-sqlite

Install Electron

# need sudo
$ npm install electron --save-dev

Update package.json file

en: Open package.json file add insert above "scripts"

"main": "main.js",

en: Insert inside "scripts"

"electron": "electron .",

Create main.js file

en: Copy this script:

const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')
const path = require('path')
//const url = require('url')

function createWindow () {
  const win = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    webPreferences: {
      //webSecurity: false,
      //allowRunningInsecureContent: true,
      //preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js')
      nodeIntegration: true
    }
  })

  win.loadFile('src/index.html')
  //win.loadURL('http://127.0.0.1:3000')
  //win.webContents.openDevTools()
}

app.whenReady().then(createWindow)

app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
    app.quit()
  }
})

app.on('activate', () => {
  if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
    createWindow()
  }
})

/src/index.html file

I will create a src/ folder and index.html file:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./index.css">
    <title>React-js + Electron + Sqlite3</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>React-js + Electron + Sqlite3</h1>
    <!-- you need only one or app, or root -->
    <div id="app"></div>
    <div id="root"></div>
    <script src="./index.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

Install react react-dom

# need sudo
$ npm install react react-dom

Done!

$ npm run electron

Begin with: Electron

Second option begin with Electron

Clone electron-quick-start project

# you need node.js
$ git clone https://github.com/electron/electron-quick-start react-js-electron-sqlite
$ cd react-js-electron-sqlite
$ npm install
$ npm start

Install react react-dom

$ npm install react react-dom

Files

I will create a src/ folder
and move to inside index.html and renderer.js,
renamed as renderer.js to index.js.
I will create an index.css and link it to the html. Finally, add an app container div.
Replace index.html file:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./index.css">
    <title>React-js + Electron + Sqlite3</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>React-js + Electron + Sqlite3</h1>
    <!-- you need only one or app, or root -->
    <div id="app"></div>
    <div id="root"></div>
    <script src="./index.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

Change main.js file

With a small change to main.js so that it points to the correct file:

.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'index.html'))

and preload.js to index.js

webPreferences: {
  preload: path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'index.js')
}

index.js

import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
//import App from './App.js'; // <-- App / begin React
import App from './app.js'; // <-- app / begin Electron

window.onload = () => {
    ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('app'));
};

Run React

Working with: Babel

Transpiling ES6 with Babel 7.

Install Babel + Preset

$ npm i @babel/core --save-dev # this will install babel 7.0 
$ npm i @babel/preset-env @babel/preset-react --save-dev
$ npm i @babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties

Create .babelrc file

When it runs, it looks for its configuration in a file named .babelrc, so create in on the root and add:

{ 
  "presets": ["@babel/preset-env", "@babel/preset-react"],
  "plugins": ["@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties"]
}

Install Gulp

Babel needs to run before any code executes and the best way schedule that is through a build tool

$ npm i gulp gulp-babel --save-dev # basic gulp
$ npm i gulp-concat gulp-clean-css --save-dev # plugins
$ npm i gulp-livereload
# need root/admin
$ npm i -g gulp-cli # best sudo

Create gulpfile.js file

Create a gulpfile.js at the root of your project and add the tasks

const exec = require('child_process').exec;
const gulp = require('gulp');
const babel = require('gulp-babel');
const css = require('gulp-clean-css');
const livereload = require('gulp-livereload');
//1. Compile HTML file and move them to the app folder
gulp.task('html', () => {
    return gulp.src('src/index.html')
        .pipe(gulp.dest('app/'))
        .pipe(livereload());
});

//2. Compile CSS file and move them to the app folder
gulp.task('css', () => {
    return gulp.src('src/**/*.css')
        .pipe(css())
        .pipe(gulp.dest('app/'))
        .pipe(livereload());
});

//3. Compile JS and JSX files and move them to the app folder
gulp.task('js*', () => {
    return gulp.src(['main*.js', 'src/**/*.js*'])
         .pipe(babel())
         .pipe(gulp.dest('app/'))
         .pipe(livereload());
});

//4. Compile IMAGES file and move them to the app folder
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All images inside ./assets/
gulp.task('images', () => {
    return gulp.src('src/assets/**/*')
         .pipe(gulp.dest('app/assets'))
         .pipe(livereload());
})

//5. Watch files
gulp.task('watch', async function() {
  livereload.listen();
  gulp.watch('src/**/*.html', gulp.series('html'));
  gulp.watch('src/**/*.css', gulp.series('css'));
  gulp.watch('src/**/*.js*', gulp.series('js*'));
  gulp.watch('src/assets/**/*', gulp.series('images'));
});

//6. Send to app folder
gulp.task('build', gulp.series('html', 'css', 'js*', 'images'));

//7. Start the electron process.
gulp.task('start', gulp.series('build', () => {
    return exec(
        __dirname+'/node_modules/.bin/electron .'
    ).on('close', () => process.exit());
}));

//0. Default process.
gulp.task('default', gulp.parallel('start', 'watch'));

Edit package.json file

Insert/change this:

"main": "app/main.js",

And this:

"scripts": {
    "electron": "electron .",
    "dev": "react-scripts start",
    "start": "gulp",
    "delete:all": "rm -r ./app",
    "postinstall": "install-app-deps",
    "build": "gulp build",
    "test": "gulp test",
    "release": "gulp release"
}

Edit main.js file

Insert/change this:

// find .loadFile( 
// change to
.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, 'app', 'index.html'))
// or 
.loadFile('app/index.html')

CSS error

Babel cant import css files in js or jsx.

import './style.css' show error

You need load css files inside react-context or index.html file.

Run

$ npm run-script start 
# or 
$ npm run start

Working with: Wait-on and Concurrently

Install Wait-on

en: Wait-on is a cross-platform command line utility which will wait for files, ports, sockets, and http(s) resources to become available (or not available using reverse mode). Functionality is also available via a Node.js API. Cross-platform - runs everywhere Node.js runs (linux, unix, mac OS X, windows)

$ npm install wait-on

Install Concurrently

en: Run multiple commands concurrently

$ npm install concurrently

Run Wait-on + Concurrently

en: Insert inside "scripts"

"electron-react": "concurrently \"BROWSER=none npm start\" \"wait-on http://localhost:3000 && electron .\"",

main.js

en: Remember change this: (file)

.loadFile('index.html')

en: To this: (url)

.loadURL('http://127.0.0.1:3000')

Run app

$ npm run-script electron-react

Done!

Welcome React-Electron project!

Database

MySql

Install package mysql

$ npm install mysql

Import package mysql on component file:

import mysql from 'mysql';

inside same component file:

  // set connection variable
  const [conn,setConn] = React.useState(undefined); 

  // function connection mysql remote
  const connection = () => {
    let c = mysql.createConnection({    
      //host     : '888.88.88.88', //:3306
      host     : 'localhost',
      user     : 'root',
      password : '',
      database : 'databasename'
    });
    c.connect((err) => {
      // in case of error
      if(err){
          alert( err.code );
          return console.log(err.code, err.fatal, err.stack);
      }
      return console.log('Connection successfully established');
    });
    setConn(c);
  }

  // function query/search
  const query = () => {
    let sql = 'SELECT `name`,`id` FROM `tablename` where id > 0  limit 0,50 ';
    conn.query(sql, function (err, results, fields) {
      if (err) {
        alert(err.code);
        console.log(err.code);
      }
      else {
        alert(results);
        console.log(results);
        if(results.length)
           alert(results[0].id + results[0].name);
      }
     });
     
     // Close the connection
     conn.end(function(){
        // The connection has been closed
        console.log('Connection successfully closed');
     });
  }

Insert call buttons HTML/React/JSX:

  <button onClick={()=>connection()}>Connection</button>
  <button onClick={()=>query()}>Query</button>

Sqlite3

AppTray Window

Tray + NativeImage

en: I will create a main-tray.js file:

const {app, BrowserWindow, Tray, nativeImage, screen } = require('electron')
const path = require('path')

let mainWindow = undefined;;
let tray = undefined;
//app.dock.hide();

function createWindow () {
  // Create the browser window.
  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 300,
    height: 600,
    //-----tray----- start
    show: true, //set this false
    frame: false,
    fullscreen: false,
    resizable: false,
    transparent: false,
    //-----tray----- end
    webPreferences: {
      backgroundThrottling: false
    }
  })

  // mainWindow.loadFile('index.html')
  mainWindow.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, 'index.html'))
  // Open the DevTools.
  // mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()

  //-----tray----- start
  mainWindow.on('closed',()=>mainWindow = null)
  // Hide the window when it loses focus
  mainWindow.on('blur', () => {
    // if (!mainWindow.webContents.isDevToolsOpened()) {
    //   mainWindow.hide();
    // }
  });
  //-----tray----- end
}

//-----tray----- start
const createTray = () => {
  const icon = path.join(__dirname, 'app', 'assets', 'tray.png')
  const nimage = nativeImage.createFromPath(icon)
  //tray is a app variable
  tray = new Tray(nimage)
  tray.on('click', (event)=>toggleWindow())
}

const toggleWindow = () => {
  mainWindow.isVisible() ? mainWindow.hide() : showWindow(); 
}

const showWindow = () => {
  const position = getWindowPosition();
  mainWindow.setPosition(position.x,position.y, false);
  mainWindow.show();
}

const getWindowPosition = () => {

  //console.log(process.platform);
  //'aix'
  //'darwin'
  //'freebsd'
  //'linux'
  //'openbsd'
  //'sunos'
  //'win32'

  const { screenWidth, screenHeight } = screen.getPrimaryDisplay().workAreaSize;
  const windowBounds = mainWindow.getBounds();
  const trayBounds = tray.getBounds(); 
  // Center window horizontally below the tray icon
  const x = Math.round(trayBounds.x + (trayBounds.width / 2) - (windowBounds.width / 2));
  let y = undefined;
  // Position window 4 pixels vertically below the tray icon
  if(process.platform == 'win32')
    y = Math.round(trayBounds.y - windowBounds.height);
  else
    y = Math.round(trayBounds.y + trayBounds.height + 4);

  return {x,y}
}
//-----tray----- end

// 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(() => {
  //-----tray----- start
  createTray()
  //-----tray----- end
  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.

Edit package.json file

Insert/change this:

"main": "app/main-tray.js",

Packaging App

Electron Builder

en: There are mainly two options for packaging an Electron app and we will go with the second, Electron Builder (the other being Electron Packager).

$ npm i electron-builder --save-dev

We need to point the tool to the folder with the code to be compiled through the package.json by adding:

  "build": {
    "asar": true,
    "extends": null,
    "publish": null,
    "appId": "com.natancabral.react-js-electron-sqlite3",
    "compression": "maximum",
    "productName": "File Name App",
    "nsis": {
      "shortcutName": "App Name Shortcut",
      "installerIcon": "./app/assets/ico/icon48.ico",
      "oneClick": true,
      "perMachine": true,
      "allowElevation": true,
      "runAfterFinish": true,
      "createDesktopShortcut": true,
      "createStartMenuShortcut": true,
      "allowToChangeInstallationDirectory": false
    },
    "win": {
      "target": "nsis",
      "icon": "./app/assets/ico/icon48.ico"
    },
    "directories": {
      "buildResources": "./app",
      "output": "dist"
    },
    "files": [
      "package.json",
      "app/**/*"
    ]
  }

And inside scritps.

  "scripts": {
    ...
    "build:dist:1": "electron-builder",
    "build:dist:2": "electron-builder --dir",
    "build:postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
  }

Plus info.

"version": "1.0.0"
"author": "",
"description": "",
"license": "",
"private": true,

Electron Packager

en: Install electron-packager

$ npm install electron-packager --save-dev

Shotcut to create App

en: Open package.json and insert inside on scripts:

"scripts": {
...
"packager:win:1": "electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=win32 --arch=ia32 --out=release-builds",
"packager:win:2": "electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=win32 --arch=ia32 --out=release-builds --icon=./app/assets/icons/win/app.ico",
"packager:win:3": "electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=win32 --arch=ia32 --out=release-builds --icon=./app/assets/icons/win/icon.ico --prune=true --version-string.CompanyName=CE --version-string.FileDescription=CE --version-string.ProductName=\"React Electron Sqlite\"",

"packager:mac:1": "electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --out=release-builds",
"packager:mac:2": "electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --out=release-builds --icon=./app/assets/icons/mac/icon.icns --prune=true",
"packager:mac:3": "electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --out=release-builds --icon=./app/assets/icons/mac/app.icns --osx-sign.identity='React Electron Sqlite' --extend-info=assets/mac/info.plist",

"packager:linux:1": "electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=linux --arch=x64 --out=release-builds",
"packager:linux:2": "electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=linux --arch=x64 --out=release-builds --icon=./app/assets/icons/png/1024x1024.png --prune=true",

"packager:sign-exe": "signcode './release-builds/Electron API Demos-win32-ia32/Electron API Demos.exe' --cert ~/electron-api-demos.p12 --prompt --name 'React Electron Sqlite' --url 'http://electron.atom.io'",
"packager:installer": "node ./script/installer.js",
"packager:sign-installer": "signcode './release-builds/windows-installer/ElectronAPIDemosSetup.exe' --cert ~/electron-api-demos.p12 --prompt --name 'React Electron Sqlite' --url 'http://electron.atom.io'",
...
}

Create binary app

$ npm run packager:win:1
$ npm run packager:mac:1
$ npm run packager:linux:1

Others

Kill Process port:3000

Install find-process to close server x.x.x.x:3000

en: Install find-process

$ npm install find-process

en: main.js

const find = require('find-process');

app.on('before-quit', (e) => {
  find('port', 3000)
  .then(function (list) {  
    if (list[0] != null) { 
      console.log('---kill---:', list[0].pid);
      process.kill(list[0].pid, 'SIGHUP'); 
    }
  })
  .catch((e) => {
    console.log('---error---',e.stack || e);
  });
});

Test

Jest test

$ npm i jest
$ npm i babel-jest

React test renderer

$ npm i react-test-renderer

Error

Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/electron/.electron' issues

$ sudo npm install -g electron --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root

Cant remove or update global create-react-app version.

$ sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/create-react-app

Update babel

$ sudo npm install --save-dev @babel/core @babel/cli
$ sudo npx babel-upgrade --write --install # --install optional

Danger: Permission denied

$ sudo npm install ... --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root # danger

Gtk-Message: hh:mm:ss.mls: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"

$  sudo apt-get install libcanberra-gtk-module

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 164 Commits
src		src
.babelrc		.babelrc
.gitignore		.gitignore
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.md		README.md
gulpfile.js		gulpfile.js
main-tray-two-windows.js		main-tray-two-windows.js
main-tray.js		main-tray.js
main.js		main.js
package-cert.json		package-cert.json
package-lock.json		package-lock.json
package.json		package.json

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React-js + Electron + Database

Clone this project

Make yourself

Create Project

Begin with: React

Create project and install React

Install Electron

Update package.json file

Create main.js file

/src/index.html file

Install react react-dom

Done!

Begin with: Electron

Clone electron-quick-start project

Install react react-dom

Files

Change main.js file

index.js

Run React

Working with: Babel

Install Babel + Preset

Create .babelrc file

Install Gulp

Create gulpfile.js file

Edit package.json file

Edit main.js file

CSS error

Run

Working with: Wait-on and Concurrently

Install Wait-on

Install Concurrently

Run Wait-on + Concurrently

main.js

Run app

Done!

Database

MySql

Sqlite3

AppTray Window

Tray + NativeImage

Edit package.json file

Packaging App

Electron Builder

Electron Packager

Shotcut to create App

Create binary app

Others

Kill Process port:3000

Install find-process to close server x.x.x.x:3000

Test

Jest test

React test renderer

Error

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