We have checked how we can authenticate an application with the Facebook SDK. There are some other situations where we have to implement oAuth authentication, which is not a simple task. With oAuth, the authentication process will be happening at a remote URL and will be redirected to the client domain when the authentication is successful. So we need to handle redirections. Usually, it's easy with a normal web application as the server will simply redirect to the domain. But with Electron, we don't have any domain running from the local file and the server does not have any access to our local HTML file embedded inside the Electron shell. So, it's a challenge to handle this with Electron. Let's look at how we can implement oAuth authentication with Electron. As an example, let's try to log in to the GitHub API with Electron. This part is not included in the sample application but we need to have a clear idea about this type of authentication...
Building Cross-Platform Desktop Applications with Electron
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Overview of this book
<p>Though web applications are becoming increasingly popular, desktop apps are still important. The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, and this book will teach you how to create your first desktop application with Electron. It will guide you on how to build desktop applications that run on Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.</p>
<p>You will begin your journey with an overview of Electron, and then move on to explore the various stages of creating a simple social media application. Along the way, you will learn how to use advanced Electron APIs, debug an Electron application, and make performance improvements using the Chrome developer tools. You’ll also find out how to package and distribute an application, and more.</p>
<p>By the end of the book, you will be able to build a complete desktop application using Electron and web technologies. You will have a solid understanding of the common challenges that desktop app developers face, and you’ll know how to solve them.</p>
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Building Cross-Platform Desktop Applications with Electron
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
Free Chapter
Introducing Electron
Building Your First Electron Application
Tooling and Debugging
Using Angular 2 with Electron
Crafting User Interface
Using Node.js with Electron
Deep Dive into Electron API - 1
Exploring Electron API - 2
Integrating with Desktop Environments
Dealing with Web Standards
Testing Electron Application
Packaging and Distributing the Application
Customer Reviews