upscayl/main/index.js

// Native
const { join } = require("path");
const { format } = require("url");
const { exec } = require("child_process");
const fs = require("fs");

// Packages
const { BrowserWindow, app, ipcMain, dialog } = require("electron");
const isDev = require("electron-is-dev");
const prepareNext = require("electron-next");

// Prepare the renderer once the app is ready
app.on("ready", async () => {
  await prepareNext("./renderer");

  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 1100,
    height: 700,
    webPreferences: {
      autoHideMenuBar: true,
      nodeIntegration: false,
      preload: join(__dirname, "preload.js"),
    },
  });
  const url = isDev
    ? "http://localhost:8000"
    : format({
        pathname: join(__dirname, "../renderer/out/index.html"),
        protocol: "file:",
        slashes: true,
      });

  mainWindow.setMenuBarVisibility(false);
  mainWindow.maximize();
  mainWindow.loadURL(url);
});

// Quit the app once all windows are closed
app.on("window-all-closed", app.quit);

// ! DONT FORGET TO RESTART THE APP WHEN YOU CHANGE CODE HERE
ipcMain.on("sendMessage", (_, message) => {
  console.log(message);
});

ipcMain.handle("open", async () => {
  const {canceled, filePaths} = await dialog.showOpenDialog({ properties: ['openFile', 'multiSelections'] })
  if (canceled) {
    console.log('operation cancelled')
    return("cancelled")
  }
  else {
    console.log(filePaths[0])
    return(filePaths[0])
  }
})