dev-electron - Electron Thin Wrapper App Development
Electron development patterns for thin wrapper apps around dev servers
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Updated: 2026-03-23Capabilities
Typical Inputs
Typical Outputs
What this skill does
- show splash screen
- spawn dev server process
- wait for server ready
- create browser window
- load dev server URL
- handle external links
- set window preferences
- build Electron app
- share modules
- resolve project root
- kill stale port process
- validate URL protocol
Inputs
- dev server URL
- project name
- port number
- shared module path
- package.json
Outputs
- browser window
- packaged Electron app
- shared module directory
- external browser window
Requirements
- Electron framework
- Node.js environment
- electron-builder
- dev server