[DRAFT] Homebrewery as an Electron App

config/default.json

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 	"web_port" : 8000,
 	"enable_v3" : true,
 	"enable_themes" : true,
-	"local_environments" : ["docker", "local"],
+	"local_environments" : ["docker", "local", "electron"],
 	"publicUrl" : "https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com"
 }

electron-main.js

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
+const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron');
+const path = require('path');
+// const express = require('express');
+// const cors = require('cors');
+
+process.env.NODE_ENV = 'electron';
+
+const DB = require('./server/db.js');
+const server = require('./server/app.js');
+const config = require('./server/config.js');
+let PORT;
+
+const startLocalServer = (done)=>{
+	DB.connect(config).then(()=>{
+		// Ensure that we have successfully connected to the database
+		// before launching server
+		PORT = process.env.PORT || config.get('web_port') || 8000;
+		server.app.listen(PORT, ()=>{
+			console.log(`\n\tServer started at: ${new Date().toLocaleString()}`);
+			console.log(`\tENVIRONMENT: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`);
+			console.log(`\tserver on port: http://localhost:${PORT}\n\n`);
+			done();
+		});
+	});
+};
+
+function createWindow() {
+	// Create the browser window.
+	const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
+		width          : 800,
+		height         : 600,
+		webPreferences : {
+			preload : path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
+		},
+	});
+
+	// and load the index.html of the app.
+	//   mainWindow.loadFile('index.html')
+	mainWindow.loadURL(`http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+
+	// Open the DevTools.
+	// mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()
+}
+
+// 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(()=>{
+	startLocalServer(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.