server running with electron

Author: a4heng

backend/server.ts

@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ import * as fakerRouter from "./routes/fakerRoute"
 import * as modelRouter from "./routes/api"
 import cors from 'cors';
 
-const app = express();
+const exp = express();
 
-app.use(express.json());
+exp.use(express.json());
 
-app.use(cors());
+exp.use(cors());
 
-app.options('*', cors());
+exp.options('*', cors());
 
-app.get('/', (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+exp.get('/', (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   res.send('<div>Hello World!</div>');
 })
 
-app.use("/faker", fakerRouter.router)
-app.use("/api", modelRouter.router)
+exp.use("/faker", fakerRouter.router)
+exp.use("/api", modelRouter.router)
 
-app.listen(30000, () => console.log("listening on port 30000"))
+exp.listen(30000, () => console.log("listening on port 30000"))

electron/main.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 //creates shell of desktop application in electron
 import { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, dialog } from "electron";
-import express from "express"
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as url from "url";
 import fs from 'fs'
 import http from 'http'
-const server = require('../backend/server');
+import express, {Request, Response} from "express";
+import * as fakerRouter from "../backend/routes/fakerRoute"
+import * as modelRouter from "../backend/routes/api"
+import cors from 'cors';
 // const { remote } = window.require('electron')
 // console.log('My path:', remote.app.getAppPath())
 
@@ -40,6 +42,26 @@ function createWindow() {
   mainWindow.on("closed", () => {
     mainWindow = null;
   });
+
+  //load server
+  const exp = express();
+
+  exp.use(express.json());
+
+  exp.use(cors());
+
+  exp.options('*', cors());
+
+  exp.get('/', (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    res.send('<div>Welcome to Squrl!</div>');
+  })
+
+  exp.use("/faker", fakerRouter.router)
+  exp.use("/api", modelRouter.router)
+
+  exp.listen(30000, () => console.log("listening on port 30000"))
+
+
 }
 ipcMain.on("download", (event, arg) => {
   dialog.showSaveDialog({

webpack.electron.config.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*https://medium.com/better-programming/start-a-new-electron-app-with-react-and-typescript-cdd6d9997933 */
 
 const path = require('path');
-
+const webpack = require('webpack')
 module.exports = {
   resolve: {
     extensions: ['.tsx', '.ts', '.js'],
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ module.exports = {
     path: path.resolve(__dirname, './dist'),
     filename: '[name].js',
   },
+  plugins: [
+    new webpack.IgnorePlugin(/^pg-native$/)
+  ],
 };