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Comparing version 1.0.0 to 1.0.1

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package.json
{
"name": "electron-re",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"version": "1.0.1",
"description": "electron sugar utils",
"main": "./lib/index",

@@ -15,2 +15,7 @@ "scripts": {

"license": "ISC",
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "https://github.com/NoJsJa/electron-re"
},
"homepage": "https://github.com/NoJsJa/electron-re#readme",
"devDependencies": {

@@ -17,0 +22,0 @@ "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.24.1",

### electron-re
---------------
Using `electron-re` to generate service process and send data from main process to service, from render process to service, and service to service.
Using `electron-re` to generate some service processs and communicate between `main process`,`render process`,`service`. In some `Best Practices` of electron tutorials, it's used to
#### Instruction
The `service` process is a customized render process that works in the background, receiving `path`, `options` as arguments:
#### I ) Instruction
The `service` process is a customized render process that works in the background, receiving `path`, `options` as arguments:
* path -- the absolute path to a js file

@@ -12,9 +14,11 @@ * options -- the same as `new BrowserWindow()` options

In order to send data from main or other process to a service you need use `MesssageChannel`, such as: `MessageChannel.send('service-name', 'channel', 'params')`
#### Usage
1. service
#### II ) Usage
##### 1. Service
The service is a customized `BrowserWindow` instance, it has only method `connected()` which return a resolved `Promise` when service is ready, suggest to put some business-related code into a service.
```js
/* main.js */
/* --- main.js --- */

@@ -36,3 +40,3 @@ const { BrowserService } = require('electron-re');

```js
/* app.service.js */
/* --- app.service.js --- */

@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron');

2. MessageChannel
##### 2. MessageChannel
A messaging tool expanding some method from electron build-in ipc:
This is a messaging tool expanding some method from electron build-in ipc:
```js
/* main */
/* --- main --- */

@@ -57,4 +61,4 @@ const { BrowserService, MessageChannel } = require('electron-re');

// after app is ready in main process
app.whenReady().then(() => {
// after app is ready in main process
const myService = new BrowserService('app', 'path/to/app.service.js');

@@ -86,5 +90,5 @@ myService.connected().then(() => {

```js
/* service - app */
/* --- service-app --- */
const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron');
const { MessageChannel } = rrequire('electron-re');
const { MessageChannel } = require('electron-re');

@@ -112,3 +116,3 @@ // listen a channel, same as ipcRenderer.on

/* service app2 */
/* --- service-app2 --- */

@@ -134,3 +138,3 @@ // handle a channel signal, just like ipcMain.handle

```js
/* render process */
/* --- render process --- */
const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron');

@@ -147,4 +151,6 @@ const { MessageChannel } = rrequire('electron-re');

```
#### Example
check the `index.test.js` and `test` dir in root, there are some cases, you can run `npm run test` to see the test result of the library.
#### III ) Example
[electronux](https://github.com/NoJsJa/electronux) - this is a project of mine that uses `electron-re`, also you can check the `index.test.js` and `test` dir in root, there are some cases, then run `npm run test` to see test result of the library.
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