A protocol is an important part of a network system. Most of the operations inside a web application are based on the HTTP/HTTPS protocol. When developing with Electron, you can define your own custom protocol. This means that Electron has a built-in protocol module, which provides an easy way to implement custom protocols other than standard protocols. For better clarity, think about Google Chrome browser, which provides custom protocols for accessing its internal pages. For example, to access the settings page from a Chrome browser tab, you just need to navigate to the chrome://settings URL. Google Chrome also provides several other URLs with custom Chrome protocol to access its internal pages. This way we can create the custom schema or protocol for our application. So, what is the benefit for this custom protocol? We have several benefits for this. You can assign the application in the operating system to open the links with a specific type of protocol, for...
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