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# Introduction
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Bootstrap your project with Angular 4 and Electron (Typescript + SASS)
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Bootstrap and package your project with Angular 4 and Electron (Typescript + SASS)
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Currently runs with:
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- Angular v4.0.2
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- Angular-CLI v1.0.0
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- Electron v1.6.2
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- Electron Packager v8.6.0
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With this sample, you can :
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- Run your app in a local development environment with Electron & Hot reload
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- Run your app in a production environment
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- Package your app into an executable file for Linux, Windows & Mac
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## Getting Started
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npm install
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```
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If you want to use Angular-cli to generate components, you must install `@angular/cli` in the global context.
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Please follow [Angular-cli documentation](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli) if you had installed an previous version of `angular-cli`.
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If you want to generate Angular components with Angular-cli , you **MUST** install `@angular/cli` in npm global context.
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Please follow [Angular-cli documentation](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli) if you had installed a previous version of `angular-cli`.
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``` bash
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npm install -g @angular/cli
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Voila! You can use your Angular + Electron app in a local development environment with hot reload !
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The code for this is managed at `main.js`. In this sample, the app runs with a simple Electron window and "Developer Tools" is open.
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The application code is managed by `main.js`. In this sample, the app runs with a simple Electron window and "Developer Tools" is open.
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The Angular component contains an example of Electron and NodeJS native lib import. See [Use NodeJS Native libraries](#use-nodejs-native-libraries) charpter if you want to import other native libraries in your project.
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You can desactivate "Developer Tools" by commenting `win.webContents.openDevTools();` in `main.js`.
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## To build for production
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- npm run electron:dist
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Your built files are in the /dist directory.
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Your built files are in the /dist folder.
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## Included Commands
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- `npm run electron:windows` - On a Windows OS, builds your application and creates an app consumable in windows 32/64 bit systems.
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- `npm run electron:mac` - On a MAC OS, builds your application and generates a `.app` file of your application that can be run on Mac.
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**Your application is optimised. There are only the files of /dist folder in the generated executable.**
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**Your application is optimised. Only the files of /dist folder are included in the executable.**
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## Use NodeJS Native libraries
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Actually Angular-Cli doesn't seem to be able to import nodeJS native libs or electron libs at compilation time (Webpack error).
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If you need to use NodeJS some native libraries like 'fs' or 'os', you **MUST** add it manually in the file `webpack.config.js` in root directory :
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If you need to use NodeJS some native libraries like 'fs' or 'os', you **MUST** add it manually in the file `webpack.config.js` in root folder :
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```javascript
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"externals": {
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