* docs: add missing explanation for [angle|dawn]_enable_vulkan_validation_layers = false
* Trigger Build
Co-authored-by: Milan Burda <milan.burda@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
build: improve CI speeds and reduce CI costs (#33904) (#33953)
* build: improve CI speeds and reduce CI costs (#33904)
* remove third_party/electron_node:overlapped-checker
target isn't present in older versions
* build: use original arch logic
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
Co-authored-by: Samuel Attard <sattard@salesforce.com>
Co-authored-by: Keeley Hammond <vertedinde@electronjs.org>
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
* Make ElectronBrowser mojo interface frame associated. (#32815)
Co-authored-by: Marek Haranczyk <marek@openfin.co>
* fix: ensure ElectronBrowser mojo service is only bound to appropriate render frames (#33323) (#33350)
* fix: ensure ElectronBrowser mojo service is only bound to authorized render frames
Notes: no-notes
* refactor: extract electron API IPC to its own mojo interface
* fix: just check main frame not primary main frame
Co-authored-by: trop[bot] <37223003+trop[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Marek Haranczyk <marek@openfin.co>
* build: explicitly run scripts with python3
* chore: update patches
Co-authored-by: Jeremy Rose <nornagon@nornagon.net>
Co-authored-by: PatchUp <73610968+patchup[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
* fix: use stricter options in SecStaticCodeCheckValidity
* Update patches/squirrel.mac/fix_use_kseccschecknestedcode_kseccsstrictvalidate_in_the_sec.patch
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
Co-authored-by: Samuel Attard <samuel.r.attard@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Samuel Attard <sam@electronjs.org>
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
* chore: backport EPROTOTYPE fixes from libuv
This commit backports three commits from libuv's 1.x branch to fix
issues with CPU going to 100% on macOS when EPROTOTYPE is returned.
See: abb109f30f
See: 3a7b95593a
See: de24da8c11
* Update .patches
Co-authored-by: Fedor Indutny <fedor@indutny.com>
Co-authored-by: Shelley Vohr <shelley.vohr@gmail.com>
* build: rebuild the dist_zips when the deps get modified
The dist.zip generated by the electron_dist_zip action was not getting
updated when changes were being made to the dependencies, like the
source files. It turns out, we were using data_deps for the dependencies
instead of deps. Here is the difference:
data_deps: things needed to ultimately run the thing built by a target
deps: things needed to build the target
So the difference in treatment of both sets of dependencies is actually
intentional.
Signed-off-by: Darshan Sen <raisinten@gmail.com>
* fixup! build: rebuild the dist_zips when the deps get modified
Signed-off-by: Darshan Sen <raisinten@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Darshan Sen <raisinten@gmail.com>
* fix: css transparent background being lost
* fix: also call SetContentBackgroundColor initially
* spec: add a test for correct behavior
* chore: address feedback from review
Co-authored-by: Shelley Vohr <shelley.vohr@gmail.com>
* Update context bridge docs about Promises
From my testing it doesn't remove Promises in nested objects,
also according to the test suite it does not:
80577a4f08/spec-main/api-context-bridge-spec.ts (L693)
* docs: Update docs for errors too
Co-authored-by: Mikael Finstad <finstaden@gmail.com>
* fix(window): setAspectRatio for frameless windows
* dummy
* undo dummy
Co-authored-by: Gellert Hegyi <gellert.hegyi@around.co>
Co-authored-by: Jeremy Rose <nornagon@nornagon.net>
* pin colors to v1.4.0 in packae.json
Fixes#32416
* fixup! pin colors to v1.4.0 in packae.json
update yarn.lock too
Co-authored-by: Charles Kerr <charles@charleskerr.com>
* script: Python3 compatibility for utf8 conversion
The unicode() method has been renamed to str() in Python3,
add a wrapper around it to support running against both versions.
* script: don't require python2 for git-[import,export]-patches
The scripts work just fine with python3 too, so use the generic
python executable as the script interpreter.
Most setups don't even require or provide python 2 anymore,
so this saves one from having to install it just for the scripts.
Co-authored-by: Romain Pokrzywka <rpokrzywka@nvidia.com>
* fix: Don't create console window when creating process
* Update patches/node/fix_don_t_create_console_window_when_creating_process.patch
Co-authored-by: Robo <hop2deep@gmail.com>
* Remove extra line in description
* Update .patches
Co-authored-by: Raymond Zhao <raymondzhao@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Raymond Zhao <rzhao271@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Robo <hop2deep@gmail.com>
If the npm_config_arch environment variable is set on Mac, then use the
specified architecture rather than overriding it to x64.
Co-authored-by: Tommy MacWilliam <tommy@serenade.ai>
CFLocaleGetValue() returned null and crashed the process when
app.getLocaleCountryCode() was run on a CircleCI metal resource class
macOS instance with Xcode 12.5.1. This change fixes that logic and adds
further checks to make the code future-proof.
Here too people are complaining that the returned country code migth be
null: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15202454/nslocalecountrycode-returns-nil
Signed-off-by: Darshan Sen <darshan.sen@postman.com>
Co-authored-by: Darshan Sen <darshan.sen@postman.com>
The current description incorrectly states that the webFrame export represents the top frame but it actually represents the current frame.
Co-authored-by: Maciej Krawczyk <mckravchyk@gmail.com>
* build: add CI path-filtering for docs-only changes (#31741)
build: (wip) initial dynamic config research
* build: (wip) test path filtering option
* build: (wip) remove doc-only script, use path filtering to check changes
* build: (wip) add docker image with Electron dependencies
* build: (wip) clean up config
* build (wip): readd parameters, executors and env*s
* build: re-add steps and commands
* build: change doc-only to ts-compile-doc-only
* build: re-add workflows and jobs
* build: split configs to setup & build
* build: move lint to "always run" config
* build: clean up, remove old reference config
* build: bump to path-filtering 0.1.0
* build: remove ts-compile step from build-linux
* build: remove nightly-linux-release-test, linux-checks-nightly
* build: don't run build on publish
* build: set base-revision to main (runs branch vs commit)
* build: update config from chromium roll
* build: don't use python3 on sync-step
reverts ea6087e343. This commit was added specifically for the newest Chrome roll and doesn't apply to 16-x-y
* build: account for path-filtering workflow in release-build script (#32063)
* build: account for path-filtering workflow in release-build script
* build: update syntax for workflow id
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
In the synchronous code path, gtk_native_dialog_run() will call
gtk_native_dialog_show(). Previously this was causing an assertion to be
hit at run time.
Co-authored-by: Tristan Partin <tristan@partin.io>
Add the native frame border size to the minimum and maximum size if
the view reports its size as the client size. It allows to enlarge
window to proper values when aspect ratio and max width/height are
set. It also fixes DCHECK which was triggered when user tried to
enlarge window above dimensions set during creation of the
BrowserWindow.
Co-authored-by: Cezary Kulakowski <cezary@openfin.co>
The variable `input` is accepted by a universal reference, so it doesn't
make sense to cast a potential lvalue reference into an rvalue
reference. In case `input` is an lvalue reference, we should rather
forward the value as is to `ToV8()`.
Signed-off-by: Darshan Sen <darshan.sen@postman.com>
Co-authored-by: Darshan Sen <darshan.sen@postman.com>
* fix: provide paths for all NetworkContextFilePaths keys
* chore: include chrome features header
* chore: build browser_features
* yolo
* add pref service
* fix: include sandbox policy features
* fix pref key
* fix: gate pref key to OS_WIN
Co-authored-by: Samuel Attard <samuel.r.attard@gmail.com>
* fix: media shouldn't open permissions dialog
Playing media shouldn't open Accessibility permissions dialog on macOS.
However, we still need to watch for media events, just not globally and
`media_keys_listener_` is an API over global capture of the media keys.
The fix is to let chromium call `UpdateWhichKeysAreListenedFor` which
will call `UpdateSystemMediaControlsEnabledControls` and watch for
events on `system_media_controls_` without triggering permissions popup.
* chore: update patches
Co-authored-by: Fedor Indutny <fedor@indutny.com>
Co-authored-by: PatchUp <73610968+patchup[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
* fix: in GTK open dialog, do not preview huge files
Previewing images whose files are larger than a GB can crash Electron.
* refactor: tweak CanPreview()
Co-authored-by: Charles Kerr <charles@charleskerr.com>
* fix: clipboard.writeBuffer raw format access
* test: clipboard.writeBuffer raw format access
* test: clipboard win32 test skip
* fixup spec
* cleanup patch
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
Co-authored-by: henrit <henrit@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
* fix: add transparency to web_contents_preferences
* fix: correctly apply transparency settings to new webContents from webPreferences
Co-authored-by: VerteDinde <khammond@slack-corp.com>
Changes some links around. There was no link for `NSUserNotification`, and
`UNNotificationResponse` incorrectly linked to our own `NotificationResponse`
API structure doc.
Co-authored-by: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
* build: retry hasher function if it fails first time
* Update script/release/get-url-hash.js
Co-authored-by: Cheng Zhao <zcbenz@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Samuel Attard <sattard@slack-corp.com>
Co-authored-by: Samuel Attard <sam@electronjs.org>
Co-authored-by: Cheng Zhao <zcbenz@gmail.com>
* fix: event with invalid timestamp in trace log
When node is started within Electron's environment it doesn't
initialize v8 and time of v8's start is never set. As a result
we log v8's start time as 0 and it breaks timestamps in the
trace log. With this change we log v8's start time only when
it was initialized by node.
* update patches for 16-x-y
Co-authored-by: Cezary Kulakowski <cezary@openfin.co>
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
* WIP
* Use serialization
* Rebase windows impl of new app requestSingleInstanceLock parameter
* Fix test
* Implement posix side
* Add backwards compatibility test
* Apply PR feedback Windows
* Fix posix impl
* Switch mac impl back to vector
* Refactor Windows impl
* Use vectors, inline make_span
* Use blink converter
* fix: ownership across sequences
* Fix upstream merge from Chromium
Co-authored-by: Raymond Zhao <raymondzhao@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: deepak1556 <hop2deep@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Cheng Zhao <zcbenz@gmail.com>
* fix: don't use private enterprise APIs in MAS build
* Update .patches
Co-authored-by: VerteDinde <khammond@slack-corp.com>
Co-authored-by: Samuel Attard <sam@electronjs.org>
* Added isDestroyed check
fix: https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/31196
* fix: unregister frame name
Unregister the frame name so that we do not accidentally unregister the wrong window later on in case there is a timing issue with the events
* fix; check if webContents is destroyed
* fix: check if window/webContents is destroyed
Co-authored-by: Cheng Zhao <github@zcbenz.com>
Co-authored-by: t57ser <seve@live.at>
Co-authored-by: Cheng Zhao <github@zcbenz.com>
* feat: add commandLine.removeSwitch
In some cases apps may want to remove Chromium command line switches to avoid certain Chromium behaviors being used, E.g. remote-debugging-port or gpu-launcher
* fix: add missing removeSwitch to app.ts
Co-authored-by: Samuel Attard <samuel.r.attard@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Milan Burda <milan.burda@gmail.com>
* fix: sanitize params for 'context-menu' event sent over IPC for webview
* Revert "fix: sanitize params for 'context-menu' event sent over IPC for webview"
This reverts commit 7fee455138.
* fix: make frame property non-enumerable in params for 'context-menu' event
Co-authored-by: Milan Burda <milan.burda@gmail.com>
Corrects the following error in Electron Fiddle:
```
Uncaught Exception:
ReferenceError: dialog is not defined
...
```
Co-authored-by: Ryan Johnson <CITguy@users.noreply.github.com>
* fix: draggable regions in BrowserViews are independent
* Trigger Build
Co-authored-by: Shelley Vohr <shelley.vohr@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
* feat: add support for WebHID
* Apply suggestions from code review
Co-authored-by: Jeremy Rose <jeremya@chromium.org>
* Address review feedback
* Address review feedback
* chore: clear granted_devices on navigation
Also added test to verify devices get cleared
* fixup testing for device clear
* make sure navigator.hid.getDevices is run on correct frame
* clear granted devices on RenderFrameHost deletion/change
* manage device permissions per RenderFrameHost
This change makes sure we don't clear device permission prematurely due to child frame navigation
* Update shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
Co-authored-by: Jeremy Rose <jeremya@chromium.org>
* apply review feedback from @zcbenz
* Match upstream ObjectMap
This change matches what ObjectPermissionContextBase uses to cache object permissions: https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:components/permissions/object_permission_context_base.h;l=52;drc=8f95b5eab2797a3e26bba299f3b0df85bfc98bf5;bpv=1;bpt=0
The main reason for this was to resolve this crash on Win x64:
ok 2 WebContentsView doesn't crash when GCed during allocation
Received fatal exception EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
Backtrace:
gin::WrappableBase::SecondWeakCallback [0x00007FF6F2AFA005+133] (o:\gin\wrappable.cc:53)
v8::internal::GlobalHandles::InvokeSecondPassPhantomCallbacks [0x00007FF6F028F9AB+171] (o:\v8\src\handles\global-handles.cc:1400)
v8::internal::GlobalHandles::InvokeSecondPassPhantomCallbacksFromTask [0x00007FF6F028F867+391] (o:\v8\src\handles\global-handles.cc:1387)
node::PerIsolatePlatformData::RunForegroundTask [0x00007FF6F3B4D065+317] (o:\third_party\electron_node\src\node_platform.cc:415)
node::PerIsolatePlatformData::FlushForegroundTasksInternal [0x00007FF6F3B4C424+776] (o:\third_party\electron_node\src\node_platform.cc:479)
uv_run [0x00007FF6F2DDD07C+492] (o:\third_party\electron_node\deps\uv\src\win\core.c:609)
electron::NodeBindings::UvRunOnce [0x00007FF6EEE1E036+294] (o:\electron\shell\common\node_bindings.cc:631)
base::TaskAnnotator::RunTask [0x00007FF6F2318A19+457] (o:\base\task\common\task_annotator.cc:178)
base::sequence_manager::internal::ThreadControllerWithMessagePumpImpl::DoWorkImpl [0x00007FF6F2E6F553+963] (o:\base\task\sequence_manager\thread_controller_with_message_pump_impl.cc:361)
base::sequence_manager::internal::ThreadControllerWithMessagePumpImpl::DoWork [0x00007FF6F2E6EC69+137] (o:\base\task\sequence_manager\thread_controller_with_message_pump_impl.cc:266)
base::MessagePumpForUI::DoRunLoop [0x00007FF6F235AA58+216] (o:\base\message_loop\message_pump_win.cc:221)
base::MessagePumpWin::Run [0x00007FF6F235A01A+106] (o:\base\message_loop\message_pump_win.cc:79)
base::sequence_manager::internal::ThreadControllerWithMessagePumpImpl::Run [0x00007FF6F2E702DA+682] (o:\base\task\sequence_manager\thread_controller_with_message_pump_impl.cc:470)
base::RunLoop::Run [0x00007FF6F22F95BA+842] (o:\base\run_loop.cc:136)
content::BrowserMainLoop::RunMainMessageLoop [0x00007FF6F14423CC+208] (o:\content\browser\browser_main_loop.cc:990)
content::BrowserMainRunnerImpl::Run [0x00007FF6F144402F+143] (o:\content\browser\browser_main_runner_impl.cc:153)
content::BrowserMain [0x00007FF6F143F911+257] (o:\content\browser\browser_main.cc:49)
content::RunBrowserProcessMain [0x00007FF6EFFA7D18+112] (o:\content\app\content_main_runner_impl.cc:608)
content::ContentMainRunnerImpl::RunBrowser [0x00007FF6EFFA8CF4+1220] (o:\content\app\content_main_runner_impl.cc:1104)
content::ContentMainRunnerImpl::Run [0x00007FF6EFFA87C9+393] (o:\content\app\content_main_runner_impl.cc:971)
content::RunContentProcess [0x00007FF6EFFA73BD+733] (o:\content\app\content_main.cc:394)
content::ContentMain [0x00007FF6EFFA79E1+54] (o:\content\app\content_main.cc:422)
wWinMain [0x00007FF6EECA1535+889] (o:\electron\shell\app\electron_main.cc:291)
__scrt_common_main_seh [0x00007FF6F6F88482+262] (d:\A01\_work\6\s\src\vctools\crt\vcstartup\src\startup\exe_common.inl:288)
BaseThreadInitThunk [0x00007FFEC0087034+20]
RtlUserThreadStart [0x00007FFEC1F02651+33]
✗ Electron tests failed with code 0xc0000005.
Co-authored-by: Jeremy Rose <jeremya@chromium.org>
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
Co-authored-by: Jeremy Rose <jeremya@chromium.org>
To enable/disable window resizing we set/unset WS_THICKFRAME style
flag on the window. Window's frame styles are cached so we need to
call SetWindowPos with the SWP_FRAMECHANGED flag set to update
cache properly.
Co-authored-by: Cezary Kulakowski <cezary@openfin.co>
* refactor: make InitWithWebContents take a unique_ptr
Signed-off-by: Darshan Sen <darshan.sen@postman.com>
* refactor: make InspectableWebContents take a unique_ptr
Signed-off-by: Darshan Sen <darshan.sen@postman.com>
Images that used the inline link format do not show up on Docusaurus or
the old website infrastructure. There are only 2 guides using it so it
is faster to change the format rather than figuring out why the parsin
logic does not work.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ref: https://github.com/electron/electronjs.org-new/issues/84
* feat: add support for validating asar archives on macOS
* chore: fix lint
* chore: update as per feedback
* feat: switch implementation to asar integrity hash checks
* feat: make ranged requests work with the asar file validator DataSourceFilter
* chore: fix lint
* chore: fix missing log include on non-darwin
* fix: do not pull block size out of missing optional
* fix: match ValidateOrDie symbol on non-darwin
* chore: fix up asar specs by repacking archives
* fix: maintain integrity chain, do not load file integrity if header integrity was not loaded
* debug test
* Update node-spec.ts
* fix: initialize header_validated_
* chore: update PR per feedback
* chore: update per feedback
* build: use final asar module
* Update fuses.json5
* Update process-model.md
the demo have two error:
- at macos, close all window, the app will not quite, unless press cmd + q
- attach preload.js, use preload prop that is member of `webPreferences` property of `BrowserWindow` controller argument
* Update docs/tutorial/process-model.md
Co-authored-by: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Co-authored-by: Cheng Zhao <github@zcbenz.com>
Co-authored-by: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
* build: embed binary checksums in the npm package
* Update docs/tutorial/installation.md
Co-authored-by: Jeremy Rose <jeremya@chromium.org>
* refactor: replace reduce with loop
Co-authored-by: Jeremy Rose <jeremya@chromium.org>
* Typo in launch-app-from-url-in-another-app.md
Code snippet for the info.plist example had html formatting. Removed.
* Fix paddings
Co-authored-by: Cheng Zhao <github@zcbenz.com>
* build: @jasonetco said that this will make codespaces work
* tmp
* Codespaces
* Update docker-compose.yml
* Update docker-compose.yml
* tada?
* e use
* do not use pizza...
* point at correct goma file
* use ghcr for codespaces
* pass --yes to npx
* build: use auth.notgoma codespace token auth to auto-auth goma
* build: move build-tools set up to Dockerfile
* build: provide default extensions list
* Fix locale tests
* add vnc support
* use prebuilt devcontainer image
* update docker images
* update docker images
* update docker images
* add docs for codespaces
* chore: update docker images
* build: do not overwrite modified buildtools configs on container rebuilds
* use gn language server
* update docker images
* update docker images
* fill in missing links
Co-authored-by: Codespaces <codespaces@github.com>
* rebase "feat: enable windows control overlay on Windows"
* correct compilation error
* fix linting errors
* modify includes and build file
* change `hidden` option to `overlay`
* add patch to fix visual layout
* add button background color parameter
* add button text color parameter
* modify `overlay` in docs and modify button hover/press transition color
* change `text` to `symbol`
* remove todo and fix `text` replacement
* add new titleBarOverlay property and remove titleBarStyle `overlay`
* update browser and frameless window docs
* remove chromium patches
* chore: update patches
* change button hover color, update trailing `_`, update test file
* add dchecks, update title bar drawing checks, update test file
* modify for mac and linux builds
* update docs with overlayColor and overlaySymbolColor
* add corner and side hit test info
* modify docs and copyright info
* modify `titlebar_overlay_` as boolean or object
* move `title_bar_style_ to `NativeWindow`
* update docs with boolean and object titlebar_overlay_
* add `IsEmpty` checks
* move get options for boolean and object checks
* fix linting error
* disable `use_lld` for macos
* Update docs/api/frameless-window.md
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
* Update docs/api/frameless-window.md
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
* Update docs/api/frameless-window.md
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
* Apply docs suggestions from code review
Co-authored-by: Jeremy Rose <jeremya@chromium.org>
* modify `true` option description `titleBarOverlay`
* ci: cleanup keychain after tests on arm64 mac (#30472)
Co-authored-by: John Kleinschmidt <jkleinsc@electronjs.org>
Co-authored-by: PatchUp <73610968+patchup[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Jeremy Rose <jeremya@chromium.org>
* docs: fix camelcase in menu example and add hint to deal with TS error
hideothers -> hideOthers (the TS compiler caught this)
The TypeScript compiler also did not like the pattern used to
switch between platforms for submenus was loosing the type information
of the literal constants and generalized them as strings which
conflicts with the type definition of MenuItemConstructorOptions.
* docs: Fix spelling, added hint to TypeScript
Without explicitly stating the type for the const template TypeScript does not create a
with the correct shape due to generalization to strings.
* remove ts hints
Co-authored-by: a <a@b>
Co-authored-by: Cheng Zhao <github@zcbenz.com>
* docs: Update to the use of arrow functions in line with the style guide
* docs: Fixed unmatched bracket typo in previous commit 9ebe3e58f7948c6636d77f3c58a2693683b69691
* fix linting
Co-authored-by: Cheng Zhao <zcbenz@gmail.com>
* feat: Allow detection of MITM HTTPS proxies like ZScaler
For security purposes, Figma heavily restrics the origins that are
allowed to load within our Electron app. Unfortunately some corporate
environments use MITM proxies like ZScaler, which intercepts our
connection to `https://www.figma.com` and serves a redirect to e.g.
`https://gateway.zscloud.net` before finally redirecting back to
`https://www.figma.com`.
In order to detect this situation and handle it gracefully, we need to
be able to know whether or not the certificate for our own origin
(`https://www.figma.com`) is chained to a known root. We do this by
exposesing `CertVerifyResult::is_issued_by_known_root`.
If the certification verification passed without the certificate being
tied to a known root, we can safely assume that we are dealing with a
MITM proxy that has its root CA installed locally on the machine. This
means that HTTPS can't be trusted so we might as well make life easier
for corporate users by loosening our origin restrictions without any
manual steps.
* Tweak docs wording
* fix: increace main thread stack size on windows x86
* chore: improve quit-on-crashed-event spec
* chore: add debug logs
* Revert "chore: add debug logs"
This reverts commit 0be81ae07c.
* chore: use a reliable crash endpoint
Co-authored-by: Stephen Wang <wangwenqiang.wwq@bytedance.com>
Co-authored-by: Deepak Mohan <hop2deep@gmail.com>
Welcome to the Codespaces Electron Developer Environment.
## Quick Start
Upon creation of your codespace you should have [build tools](https://github.com/electron/build-tools) installed and an initialized gclient checkout of Electron. In order to build electron you'll need to run the following commands.
```bash
e sync -vv
e build
```
The initial sync will take approximately ~30 minutes and the build will take ~8 minutes. Incremental syncs and incremental builds are substantially quicker.
## Directory Structure
Codespaces doesn't lean very well into gclient based checkouts, the directory structure is slightly strange. There are two locations for the `electron` checkout that both map to the same files under the hood.
```graphql
# Primary gclient checkout container
/workspaces/gclient/*
└─src/*-# Chromium checkout
└─electron-# Electron checkout
# Symlinked Electron checkout (identical to the above)
/workspaces/electron
```
## Goma
If you are a maintainer [with Goma access](../docs/development/goma.md) it should be automatically configured and authenticated when you spin up a new codespaces instance. You can validate this by checking `e d goma_auth info` or by checking that your build-tools configuration has a goma mode of `cluster`.
## Running Electron
You can run Electron in a few ways. If you just want to see if it launches:
```bash
# Enter an interactive JS prompt headlessly
xvfb-run e start -i
```
But if you want to actually see Electron you will need to use the built-in VNC capability. If you click "Ports" in codespaces and then open the `VNC web client` forwarded port you should see a web based VNC portal in your browser. When you are asked for a password use `builduser`.
Once in the VNC UI you can open `Applications -> System -> XTerm` which will open a VNC based terminal app and then you can run `e start` like normal and Electron will open in your VNC session.
To create a window without chrome, or a transparent window in arbitrary shape,
you can use the [Frameless Window](frameless-window.md) API.
The `BrowserWindow` class exposes various ways to modify the look and behavior of
your app's windows. For more details, see the [Window Customization](../tutorial/window-customization.md)
tutorial.
## Showing the window gracefully
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ It creates a new `BrowserWindow` with native properties as set by the `options`.
`true`.
*`paintWhenInitiallyHidden` Boolean (optional) - Whether the renderer should be active when `show` is `false` and it has just been created. In order for `document.visibilityState` to work correctly on first load with `show: false` you should set this to `false`. Setting this to `false` will cause the `ready-to-show` event to not fire. Default is `true`.
*`frame` Boolean (optional) - Specify `false` to create a
[Frameless Window](frameless-window.md). Default is `true`.
[frameless window](../tutorial/window-customization.md#create-frameless-windows). Default is `true`.
*`parent` BrowserWindow (optional) - Specify parent window. Default is `null`.
*`modal` Boolean (optional) - Whether this is a modal window. This only works when the
window is a child window. Default is `false`.
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ It creates a new `BrowserWindow` with native properties as set by the `options`.
transparent) and 1.0 (fully opaque). This is only implemented on Windows and macOS.
*`darkTheme` Boolean (optional) - Forces using dark theme for the window, only works on
some GTK+3 desktop environments. Default is `false`.
*`transparent` Boolean (optional) - Makes the window [transparent](frameless-window.md#transparent-window).
*`transparent` Boolean (optional) - Makes the window [transparent](../tutorial/window-customization.md#create-transparent-windows).
Default is `false`. On Windows, does not work unless the window is frameless.
*`type` String (optional) - The type of window, default is normal window. See more about
this below.
@@ -393,6 +394,7 @@ It creates a new `BrowserWindow` with native properties as set by the `options`.
*`titleBarOverlay` Object | Boolean (optional) - When using a frameless window in conjuction with `win.setWindowButtonVisibility(true)` on macOS or using a `titleBarStyle` so that the standard window controls ("traffic lights" on macOS) are visible, this property enables the Window Controls Overlay [JavaScript APIs][overlay-javascript-apis] and [CSS Environment Variables][overlay-css-env-vars]. Specifying `true` will result in an overlay with default system colors. Default is `false`.
*`color` String (optional) _Windows_ - The CSS color of the Window Controls Overlay when enabled. Default is the system color.
*`symbolColor` String (optional) _Windows_ - The CSS color of the symbols on the Window Controls Overlay when enabled. Default is the system color.
*`height` Integer (optional) _macOS__Windows_ - The height of the title bar and Window Controls Overlay in pixels. Default is system height.
When setting minimum or maximum window size with `minWidth`/`maxWidth`/
`minHeight`/`maxHeight`, it only constrains the users. It won't prevent you from
@@ -558,7 +560,7 @@ Returns:
Emitted before the window is moved. On Windows, calling `event.preventDefault()` will prevent the window from being moved.
Note that this is only emitted when the window is being resized manually. Resizing the window with `setBounds`/`setSize` will not emit this event.
Note that this is only emitted when the window is being moved manually. Moving the window with `setPosition`/`setBounds`/`center` will not emit this event.
#### Event: 'move'
@@ -998,7 +1000,7 @@ APIs like `win.setSize`.
is `true`). Default is `#FFF` (white).
Sets the background color of the window. See [Setting
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ has been included below for completeness:
| `Boolean` | Simple | ✅ | ✅ | N/A |
| `Object` | Complex | ✅ | ✅ | Keys must be supported using only "Simple" types in this table. Values must be supported in this table. Prototype modifications are dropped. Sending custom classes will copy values but not the prototype. |
| `Array` | Complex | ✅ | ✅ | Same limitations as the `Object` type |
| `Error` | Complex | ✅ | ✅ | Errors that are thrown are also copied, this can result in the message and stack trace of the error changing slightly due to being thrown in a different context |
| `Promise` | Complex | ✅ | ✅ | Promises are only proxied if they are the return value or exact parameter. Promises nested in arrays or objects will be dropped. |
| `Error` | Complex | ✅ | ✅ | Errors that are thrown are also copied, this can result in the message and stack trace of the error changing slightly due to being thrown in a different context, and any custom properties on the Error object [will be lost](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/25596) |
| `Promise` | Complex | ✅ | ✅ | N/A
| `Function` | Complex | ✅ | ✅ | Prototype modifications are dropped. Sending classes or constructors will not work. |
| [Cloneable Types](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API/Structured_clone_algorithm) | Simple | ✅ | ✅ | See the linked document on cloneable types |
| `Element` | Complex | ✅ | ✅ | Prototype modifications are dropped. Sending custom elements will not work. |
*`expirationDate` Double (optional) - The expiration date of the cookie as the number of
seconds since the UNIX epoch. If omitted then the cookie becomes a session
cookie and will not be retained between sessions.
*`sameSite` String (optional) - The [Same Site](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Cookies#SameSite_cookies) policy to apply to this cookie. Can be `unspecified`, `no_restriction`, `lax` or `strict`. Default is `no_restriction`.
*`sameSite` String (optional) - The [Same Site](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Cookies#SameSite_cookies) policy to apply to this cookie. Can be `unspecified`, `no_restriction`, `lax` or `strict`. Default is `lax`.
Returns `Promise<void>` - A promise which resolves when the cookie has been set
> **Note:** Electron uses Crashpad, not Breakpad, to collect and upload
> crashes, but for the time being, the [upload protocol is the same](https://chromium.googlesource.com/crashpad/crashpad/+/HEAD/doc/overview_design.md#Upload-to-collection-server).
Or use a 3rd party hosted solution:
* [Backtrace](https://backtrace.io/electron/)
@@ -26,49 +29,12 @@ Or use a 3rd party hosted solution:
There's an alternative way to specify a chromeless window on macOS and Windows.
Instead of setting `frame` to `false` which disables both the titlebar and window controls,
you may want to have the title bar hidden and your content extend to the full window size,
yet still preserve the window controls ("traffic lights" on macOS) for standard window actions.
You can do so by specifying the `titleBarStyle` option:
#### `hidden`
Results in a hidden title bar and a full size content window. On macOS, the title bar still has the standard window controls (“traffic lights”) in the top left.
When using a frameless window in conjuction with `win.setWindowButtonVisibility(true)` on macOS, using one of the `titleBarStyle`s as described above so
that the traffic lights are visible, or using `titleBarStyle: hidden` on Windows, you can access the Window Controls Overlay [JavaScript APIs][overlay-javascript-apis] and
[CSS Environment Variables][overlay-css-env-vars] by setting the `titleBarOverlay` option to true. Specifying `true` will result in an overlay with default system colors.
On Windows, you can also specify the color of the overlay and its symbols by setting `titleBarOverlay` to an object with the options `color` and `symbolColor`. If an option is not specified, the color will default to its system color for the window control buttons:
```javascript
const{BrowserWindow}=require('electron')
constwin=newBrowserWindow({
titleBarStyle:'hidden',
titleBarOverlay:true
})
win.show()
```
```javascript
const{BrowserWindow}=require('electron')
constwin=newBrowserWindow({
titleBarStyle:'hidden',
titleBarOverlay:{
color:'#2f3241',
symbolColor:'#74b1be'
}
})
win.show()
```
## Transparent window
By setting the `transparent` option to `true`, you can also make the frameless
* You can not click through the transparent area. We are going to introduce an
API to set window shape to solve this, see
[our issue](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/1335) for details.
* Transparent windows are not resizable. Setting `resizable` to `true` may make
a transparent window stop working on some platforms.
* The `blur` filter only applies to the web page, so there is no way to apply
blur effect to the content below the window (i.e. other applications open on
the user's system).
* The window will not be transparent when DevTools is opened.
* On Windows operating systems,
* transparent windows will not work when DWM is
disabled.
* transparent windows can not be maximized using the Windows system menu or by double clicking the title bar. The reasoning behind this can be seen on [this pull request](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/28207).
* On Linux, users have to put `--enable-transparent-visuals --disable-gpu` in
the command line to disable GPU and allow ARGB to make transparent window,
this is caused by an upstream bug that [alpha channel doesn't work on some
NVidia drivers](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=369209) on
Linux.
* On Mac, the native window shadow will not be shown on a transparent window.
## Click-through window
To create a click-through window, i.e. making the window ignore all mouse
events, you can call the [win.setIgnoreMouseEvents(ignore)][ignore-mouse-events]
API:
```javascript
const{BrowserWindow}=require('electron')
constwin=newBrowserWindow()
win.setIgnoreMouseEvents(true)
```
### Forwarding
Ignoring mouse messages makes the web page oblivious to mouse movement, meaning
that mouse movement events will not be emitted. On Windows operating systems an
optional parameter can be used to forward mouse move messages to the web page,
allowing events such as `mouseleave` to be emitted:
This makes the web page click-through when over `el`, and returns to normal
outside it.
## Draggable region
By default, the frameless window is non-draggable. Apps need to specify
`-webkit-app-region: drag` in CSS to tell Electron which regions are draggable
(like the OS's standard titlebar), and apps can also use
`-webkit-app-region: no-drag` to exclude the non-draggable area from the
draggable region. Note that only rectangular shapes are currently supported.
Note: `-webkit-app-region: drag` is known to have problems while the developer tools are open. See this [GitHub issue](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/3647) for more information including a workaround.
To make the whole window draggable, you can add `-webkit-app-region: drag` as
`body`'s style:
```html
<bodystyle="-webkit-app-region: drag">
</body>
```
And note that if you have made the whole window draggable, you must also mark
buttons as non-draggable, otherwise it would be impossible for users to click on
them:
```css
button{
-webkit-app-region:no-drag;
}
```
If you're only setting a custom titlebar as draggable, you also need to make all
buttons in titlebar non-draggable.
## Text selection
In a frameless window the dragging behavior may conflict with selecting text.
For example, when you drag the titlebar you may accidentally select the text on
the titlebar. To prevent this, you need to disable text selection within a
draggable area like this:
```css
.titlebar{
-webkit-user-select:none;
-webkit-app-region:drag;
}
```
## Context menu
On some platforms, the draggable area will be treated as a non-client frame, so
when you right click on it a system menu will pop up. To make the context menu
behave correctly on all platforms you should never use a custom context menu on
*`verificationResult` String - Verification result from chromium.
*`isIssuedByKnownRoot` Boolean - `true` if Chromium recognises the root CA as a standard root. If it isn't then it's probably the case that this certificate was generated by a MITM proxy whose root has been installed locally (for example, by a corporate proxy). This should not be trusted if the `verificationResult` is not `OK`.
*`verificationResult` String - `OK` if the certificate is trusted, otherwise an error like `CERT_REVOKED`.
*`errorCode` Integer - Error code.
*`callback` Function
*`verificationResult` Integer - Value can be one of certificate error codes
`features` will be passed to any registered `webContents`'s
`did-create-window` event handler in the `options` argument.
*`frameName` follows the specification of `windowName` located in the [native documentation](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/open#parameters).
* When opening `about:blank`, the child window's `WebPreferences` will be copied
from the parent window, and there is no way to override it because Chromium
skips browser side navigation in this case.
To customize or cancel the creation of the window, you can optionally set an
override handler with `webContents.setWindowOpenHandler()` from the main
@@ -12,6 +12,75 @@ This document uses the following convention to categorize breaking changes:
* **Deprecated:** An API was marked as deprecated. The API will continue to function, but will emit a deprecation warning, and will be removed in a future release.
* **Removed:** An API or feature was removed, and is no longer supported by Electron.
## Planned Breaking API Changes (17.0)
### Removed: `desktopCapturer.getSources` in the renderer
The `desktopCapturer.getSources` API is now only available in the main process.
This has been changed in order to improve the default security of Electron
apps.
If you need this functionality, it can be replaced as follows:
However, you should consider further restricting the information returned to
the renderer; for instance, displaying a source selector to the user and only
returning the selected source.
## Planned Breaking API Changes (16.0)
### Behavior Changed: `crashReporter` implementation switched to Crashpad on Linux
The underlying implementation of the `crashReporter` API on Linux has changed
from Breakpad to Crashpad, bringing it in line with Windows and Mac. As a
result of this, child processes are now automatically monitored, and calling
`process.crashReporter.start` in Node child processes is no longer needed (and
is not advisable, as it will start a second instance of the Crashpad reporter).
There are also some subtle changes to how annotations will be reported on
Linux, including that long values will no longer be split between annotations
appended with `__1`, `__2` and so on, and instead will be truncated at the
(new, longer) annotation value limit.
### Deprecated: `desktopCapturer.getSources` in the renderer
Usage of the `desktopCapturer.getSources` API in the renderer has been
deprecated and will be removed. This change improves the default security of
Electron apps.
See [here](#removed-desktopcapturergetsources-in-the-renderer) for details on
how to replace this API in your app.
## Planned Breaking API Changes (15.0)
### Default Changed: `nativeWindowOpen` defaults to `true`
Prior to Electron 15, `window.open` was by default shimmed to use
`BrowserWindowProxy`. This meant that `window.open('about:blank')` did not work
to open synchronously scriptable child windows, among other incompatibilities.
`nativeWindowOpen` is no longer experimental, and is now the default.
See the documentation for [window.open in Electron](api/window-open.md)
for more details.
## Planned Breaking API Changes (14.0)
### Removed: `remote` module
@@ -62,16 +131,6 @@ ensure your code works with this property enabled. It has been enabled by defau
You will be affected by this change if you use either `webFrame.executeJavaScript` or `webFrame.executeJavaScriptInIsolatedWorld`. You will need to ensure that values returned by either of those methods are supported by the [Context Bridge API](api/context-bridge.md#parameter--error--return-type-support) as these methods use the same value passing semantics.
### Default Changed: `nativeWindowOpen` defaults to `true`
Prior to Electron 14, `window.open` was by default shimmed to use
`BrowserWindowProxy`. This meant that `window.open('about:blank')` did not work
to open synchronously scriptable child windows, among other incompatibilities.
`nativeWindowOpen` is no longer experimental, and is now the default.
See the documentation for [window.open in Electron](api/window-open.md)
for more details.
### Removed: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions inheriting from parent windows
Prior to Electron 14, windows opened with `window.open` would inherit
**Set the environment variable for chromium build tools**
On Linux & MacOS
```sh
$ cd src
$ exportCHROMIUM_BUILDTOOLS_PATH=`pwd`/buildtools
$ gn gen out/Testing --args="import(\"//electron/build/args/testing.gn\") $GN_EXTRA_ARGS"
```
Or on Windows (without the optional argument):
On Windows:
```sh
$ cd src
$ setCHROMIUM_BUILDTOOLS_PATH=%cd%\buildtools
```
**To generate Testing build config of Electron:**
```sh
$ gn gen out/Testing --args="import(\"//electron/build/args/testing.gn\")"
```
This will generate a build directory `out/Testing` under `src/` with
the testing build configuration. You can replace `Testing` with another name,
but it should be a subdirectory of `out`.
Also you shouldn't have to run `gn gen` again—if you want to change the
build arguments, you can run `gn args out/Testing` to bring up an editor.
To see the list of available build configuration options, run `gn args
out/Testing --list`.
**For generating Testing build config of
Electron:**
**To generate Release build config of Electron:**
```sh
$ gn gen out/Testing --args="import(\"//electron/build/args/testing.gn\") $GN_EXTRA_ARGS"
$ gn gen out/Release --args="import(\"//electron/build/args/release.gn\")"
```
**For generating Release (aka "non-component" or "static") build config of
Electron:**
**Note:** This will generate a `out/Testing` or `out/Release` build directory under `src/` with the testing or release build depending upon the configuration passed above. You can replace `Testing|Release` with another names, but it should be a subdirectory of `out`.
```sh
$ gn gen out/Release --args="import(\"//electron/build/args/release.gn\") $GN_EXTRA_ARGS"
```
Also you shouldn't have to run `gn gen` again—if you want to change the build arguments, you can run `gn args out/Testing` to bring up an editor. To see the list of available build configuration options, run `gn args out/Testing --list`.
**To build, run `ninja` with the `electron` target:**
Nota Bene: This will also take a while and probably heat up your lap.
@@ -156,13 +151,13 @@ $ ./out/Testing/electron
On linux, first strip the debugging and symbol information:
If you're developing Electron and don't plan to redistribute your
custom Electron build, you may skip this section.
Official Electron builds are built with [Xcode 12.2](https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_12.2/Xcode_12.2.xip), and the macOS 11.0 SDK. Building with a newer SDK works too, but the releases currently use the 11.0 SDK.
Welcome to the Electron API guide! If you are unfamiliar with creating a new Electron API module within the [`browser`](https://github.com/electron/electron/tree/main/shell/browser) directory, this guide serves as a checklist for some of the necessary steps that you will need to implement.
This is not a comprehensive end-all guide to creating an Electron Browser API, rather an outline documenting some of the more unintuitive steps.
## Add your files to Electron's project configuration
Electron uses [GN](https://gn.googlesource.com/gn) as a meta build system to generate files for its compiler, [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org/). This means that in order to tell Electron to compile your code, we have to add your API's code and header file names into [`filenames.gni`](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/main/filenames.gni).
You will need to append your API file names alphabetically into the appropriate files like so:
```cpp title='filenames.gni'
lib_sources = [
"path/to/api/api_name.cc",
"path/to/api/api_name.h",
]
lib_sources_mac = [
"path/to/api/api_name_mac.h",
"path/to/api/api_name_mac.mm",
]
lib_sources_win = [
"path/to/api/api_name_win.cc",
"path/to/api/api_name_win.h",
]
lib_sources_linux = [
"path/to/api/api_name_linux.cc",
"path/to/api/api_name_linux.h",
]
```
Note that the Windows, macOS and Linux array additions are optional and should only be added if your API has specific platform implementations.
## Create API documentation
Type definitions are generated by Electron using [`@electron/docs-parser`](https://github.com/electron/docs-parser) and [`@electron/typescript-definitions`](https://github.com/electron/typescript-definitions). This step is necessary to ensure consistency across Electron's API documentation. This means that for your API type definition to appear in the `electron.d.ts` file, we must create a `.md` file. Examples can be found in [this folder](https://github.com/electron/electron/tree/main/docs/api).
## Set up `ObjectTemplateBuilder` and `Wrappable`
Electron constructs its modules using [`object_template_builder`](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/from-native-to-js#mateobjecttemplatebuilder).
[`wrappable`](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/main/gin/wrappable.h) is a base class for C++ objects that have corresponding v8 wrapper objects.
Here is a basic example of code that you may need to add, in order to incorporate `object_template_builder` and `wrappable` into your API. For further reference, you can find more implementations [here](https://github.com/electron/electron/tree/main/shell/browser/api).
In the [`typings/internal-ambient.d.ts`](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/main/typings/internal-ambient.d.ts) file, we need to append a new property onto the `Process` interface like so:
In your [`shell/common/node_bindings.cc`](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/main/shell/common/node_bindings.cc) file, add your node binding name to Electron's built-in modules.
```cpp title='shell/common/node_bindings.cc'
#define ELECTRON_BUILTIN_MODULES(V) \
V(electron_browser_{api_name})
```
> Note: More technical details on how Node links with Electron can be found on [our blog](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/electron-internals-using-node-as-a-library#link-node-with-electron).
## Expose your API to TypeScript
### Export your API as a module
We will need to create a new TypeScript file in the path that follows:
To write automated tests for your Electron app, you will need a way to "drive" your application. [Spectron](https://electronjs.org/spectron) is a commonly-used solution which lets you emulate user actions via [WebDriver](https://webdriver.io/). However, it's also possible to write your own custom driver using node's builtin IPC-over-STDIO. The benefit of a custom driver is that it tends to require less overhead than Spectron, and lets you expose custom methods to your test suite.
To create a custom driver, we'll use Node.js' [child_process](https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html) API. The test suite will spawn the Electron process, then establish a simple messaging protocol:
From within the Electron app, you can listen for messages and send replies using the Node.js [process](https://nodejs.org/api/process.html) API:
```js
// listen for IPC messages from the test suite
process.on('message',(msg)=>{
// ...
})
// send an IPC message to the test suite
process.send({my:'message'})
```
We can now communicate from the test suite to the Electron app using the `appProcess` object.
For convenience, you may want to wrap `appProcess` in a driver object that provides more high-level functions. Here is an example of how you can do this:
```js
classTestDriver{
constructor({path,args,env}){
this.rpcCalls=[]
// start child process
env.APP_TEST_DRIVER=1// let the app know it should listen for messages
* All dates are our goals but there may be reasons for adjusting the stable deadline, such as security bugs.
* Take a look at the [5.0.0 Timeline blog post](https://electronjs.org/blog/electron-5-0-timeline) for info about publicizing our release dates.
* Since Electron 6.0, we've been targeting every other Chromium version and releasing our stable on the same day as Chrome stable. You can reference Chromium's release schedule [here](https://chromiumdash.appspot.com/schedule). See [Electron's new release cadence blog post](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/12-week-cadence) for more details on our release schedule.
* Electron 15.0 only will include a special Alpha release. Starting in Electron 16.0, we will release on an 8-week cadence. See [Electron's new 8-week cadence blog post](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/8-week-cadence) for more details.
* Starting in Electron 16.0, we will release on an 8-week cadence. See [Electron's new 8-week cadence blog post](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/8-week-cadence) for more details.
> A detailed look at our versioning policy and implementation.
As of version 2.0.0, Electron follows [SemVer](#semver). The following command will install the most recent stable build of Electron:
As of version 2.0.0, Electron follows the [SemVer](#semver) spec. The following command will install the most recent stable build of Electron:
```sh
```sh npm2yarn
npm install --save-dev electron
```
To update an existing project to use the latest stable version:
```sh
```sh npm2yarn
npm install --save-dev electron@latest
```
## Version 1.x
Electron versions *< 2.0* did not conform to the [SemVer](https://semver.org) spec: major versions corresponded to end-user API changes, minor versions corresponded to Chromium major releases, and patch versions corresponded to new features and bug fixes. While convenient for developers merging features, it creates problems for developers of client-facing applications. The QA testing cycles of major apps like Slack, Stride, Teams, Skype, VS Code, Atom, and Desktop can be lengthy and stability is a highly desired outcome. There is a high risk in adopting new features while trying to absorb bug fixes.
An app developed with `1.8.1` cannot take the `1.8.3` bug fix without either absorbing the `1.8.2` feature, or by backporting the fix and maintaining a new release line.
## Version 2.0 and Beyond
## Versioning scheme
There are several major changes from our 1.x strategy outlined below. Each change is intended to satisfy the needs and priorities of developers/maintainers and app developers.
1. Strict use of SemVer
1. Strict use of the the [SemVer](#semver) spec
2. Introduction of semver-compliant `-beta` tags
3. Introduction of [conventional commit messages](https://conventionalcommits.org/)
4. Well-defined stabilization branches
5. The `master` branch is versionless; only stabilization branches contain version information
5. The `main` branch is versionless; only stabilization branches contain version information
We will cover in detail how git branching works, how npm tagging works, what developers should expect to see, and how one can backport changes.
# SemVer
From 2.0 onward, Electron will follow SemVer.
## SemVer
Below is a table explicitly mapping types of changes to their corresponding category of SemVer (e.g. Major, Minor, Patch).
@@ -48,22 +36,25 @@ Below is a table explicitly mapping types of changes to their corresponding cate
| Node.js major version updates | Node.js minor version updates | Node.js patch version updates |
| Chromium version updates | | fix-related chromium patches |
For more information, see the [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](https://semver.org/) spec.
Note that most Chromium updates will be considered breaking. Fixes that can be backported will likely be cherry-picked as patches.
# Stabilization Branches
## Stabilization branches
Stabilization branches are branches that run parallel to master, taking in only cherry-picked commits that are related to security or stability. These branches are never merged back to master.
Stabilization branches are branches that run parallel to `main`, taking in only cherry-picked commits that are related to security or stability. These branches are never merged back to `main`.
Since Electron 8, stabilization branches are always **major** version lines, and named against the following template `$MAJOR-x-y` e.g. `8-x-y`. Prior to that we used **minor** version lines and named them as `$MAJOR-$MINOR-x` e.g. `2-0-x`
Since Electron 8, stabilization branches are always **major** version lines, and named against the following template `$MAJOR-x-y` e.g. `8-x-y`. Prior to that we used **minor** version lines and named them as `$MAJOR-$MINOR-x` e.g. `2-0-x`.
We allow for multiple stabilization branches to exist simultaneously, one for each supported version. For more details on which versions are supported, see our [Electron Release Timelines](./electron-timelines.md) doc.
We allow for multiple stabilization branches to exist simultaneously, and intend to support at least two in parallel at all times, backporting security fixes as necessary.
Older lines will not be supported by GitHub, but other groups can take ownership and backport stability and security fixes on their own. We discourage this, but recognize that it makes life easier for many app developers.
Older lines will not be supported by the Electron project, but other groups can take ownership and backport stability and security fixes on their own. We discourage this, but recognize that it makes life easier for many app developers.
# Beta Releases and Bug Fixes
## Beta releases and bug fixes
Developers want to know which releases are _safe_ to use. Even seemingly innocent features can introduce regressions in complex applications. At the same time, locking to a fixed version is dangerous because you’re ignoring security patches and bug fixes that may have come out since your version. Our goal is to allow the following standard semver ranges in `package.json` :
@@ -116,15 +107,7 @@ A few examples of how various SemVer ranges will pick up new releases:

# Missing Features: Alphas
Our strategy has a few tradeoffs, which for now we feel are appropriate. Most importantly that new features in master may take a while before reaching a stable release line. If you want to try a new feature immediately, you will have to build Electron yourself.
As a future consideration, we may introduce one or both of the following:
* alpha releases that have looser stability constraints to betas; for example it would be allowable to admit new features while a stability channel is in _alpha_
# Feature Flags
## Feature flags
Feature flags are a common practice in Chromium, and are well-established in the web-development ecosystem. In the context of Electron, a feature flag or **soft branch** must have the following properties:
@@ -132,20 +115,29 @@ Feature flags are a common practice in Chromium, and are well-established in the
* it completely segments new and old code paths; refactoring old code to support a new feature _violates_ the feature-flag contract
* feature flags are eventually removed after the feature is released
# Semantic Commits
## Semantic commits
We seek to increase clarity at all levels of the update and releases process. Starting with `2.0.0` we will require pull requests adhere to the [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org/) spec, which can be summarized as follows:
All pull requests must adhere to the [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org/) spec, which can be summarized as follows:
* Commits that would result in a SemVer **major** bump must start their body with `BREAKING CHANGE:`.
* Commits that would result in a SemVer **minor** bump must start with `feat:`.
* Commits that would result in a SemVer **patch** bump must start with `fix:`.
* We allow squashing of commits, provided that the squashed message adheres to the above message format.
* It is acceptable for some commits in a pull request to not include a semantic prefix, as long as the pull request title contains a meaningful encompassing semantic message.
The `electron/electron` repository also enforces squash merging, so you only need to make sure that your pull request has the correct title prefix.
# Versioned `master`
## Versioned `main` branch
* The `master` branch will always contain the next major version `X.0.0-nightly.DATE` in its `package.json`
* Release branches are never merged back to master
* Release branches _do_ contain the correct version in their `package.json`
* As soon as a release branch is cut for a major, master must be bumped to the next major. I.e. `master` is always versioned as the next theoretical release branch
* The `main` branch will always contain the next major version `X.0.0-nightly.DATE` in its `package.json`.
* Release branches are never merged back to `main`.
* Release branches _do_ contain the correct version in their `package.json`.
* As soon as a release branch is cut for a major, `main` must be bumped to the next major (i.e. `main` is always versioned as the next theoretical release branch).
## Historical versioning (Electron 1.X)
Electron versions *< 2.0* did not conform to the [SemVer](https://semver.org) spec: major versions corresponded to end-user API changes, minor versions corresponded to Chromium major releases, and patch versions corresponded to new features and bug fixes. While convenient for developers merging features, it creates problems for developers of client-facing applications. The QA testing cycles of major apps like Slack, Teams, Skype, VS Code, and GitHub Desktop can be lengthy and stability is a highly desired outcome. There is a high risk in adopting new features while trying to absorb bug fixes.
An app developed with `1.8.1` cannot take the `1.8.3` bug fix without either absorbing the `1.8.2` feature, or by backporting the fix and maintaining a new release line.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Fuses are the solution to this problem, at a high level they are "magic bits" in
### The easy way
We've made a handy module `@electron/fuses` to make flipping these fuses easy. Check out the README of that module for more details on usage and potential error cases.
We've made a handy module, [`@electron/fuses`](https://npmjs.com/package/@electron/fuses), to make flipping these fuses easy. Check out the README of that module for more details on usage and potential error cases.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Starting with an HTML file `index.html`, this example will demonstrate how the `
In order to mutate the DOM, create a `renderer.js` file that adds event listeners to the `'online'` and `'offline'` `window` events. The event handler sets the content of the `<strong id='status'>` element depending on the result of `navigator.onLine`.
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