Introducing Electron

Table of contents

1. 1. What Is Electron?
   1. Building Desktop Apps with Chromium, Node.js, and C++
   2. Main and Renderer Processes
   3. Node.js in the Browser
2. 2. Introduction to Electron
   1. Hello World: A Small Code Editor
   2. Project Structure
      1. Starting the Application
      2. Opening the First Window
      3. Using Node.js in the Renderer Process
3. 3. Working with Electron
   1. User Interfaces with BrowserWindows
      1. Showing Windows Gracefully
      2. Configuring the Web Page with webPreferences
      3. Multiple Windows and Threads
      4. Inter-Process Communication
      5. Performance Considerations
      6. Native Menus
      7. Native Dialogs
      8. Warning, Error, and Information Dialogs
      9. Open and Save Dialogs
      10. Native Notifications
      11. Ensuring Security
      12. Safely Displaying Remote Content
4. 4. Binaries, Installers, and Updates
   1. Packaging the Application
   2. Configuration
   3. Creating Installers
   4. Enabling Automatic Updates
      1. Providing an Update Server
      2. Implementing the Update Logic
5. 5. Considering Electron
   1. Performant Web Applications
      1. Optimizing with Performance Profiles and Developer Tools
   2. The Ecosystem and Community
   3. Where Electron Falls Short
      1. An Outsider on All Platforms
      2. Code Outside of Your Control
      3. Bigger Than Necessary
      4. Native Interfaces
   4. Closing Remarks