I made an electron application that manages some simple NeDB databases. When launched from VS Code everything works perfectly, no error and no weird things happening at all. The problem comes after i run npm run package, it creates the output folder as it's supposed to but if i move that folder to a network path and run the .exe it opens up, stays empy for a couple of seconds and then closes without any error.
I checked the folder permissions (even though i created it and had full control over it). I then tried to run the output .exe on my pc and it works fine, i also copied it to another pc and it works there too.
Another weird thing is that after it crashes and I try to delete the folder, i get a message that some files can't be deleting due to them being used in another program, so in order to delete the folder i have to restart my pc because there is nothing in the task manager to kill.
This is my package.json
{
"name": "gestione-marcature-laser",
"version": "2.0.0",
"description": "Gestore Marcature Laser",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"start": "electron-forge start",
"package": "electron-forge package",
"make": "electron-forge make"
},
"author": "Nemanja G.",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
"bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
"electron-prompt": "^1.7.0",
"electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.0",
"jquery": "^3.5.1",
"moment": "^2.29.1",
"nedb-async": "^0.1.6",
"select2": "^4.0.13",
"xlsx": "^0.16.9"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@electron-forge/cli": "^6.2.1",
"@electron-forge/maker-deb": "^6.2.1",
"@electron-forge/maker-rpm": "^6.2.1",
"@electron-forge/maker-squirrel": "^6.2.1",
"@electron-forge/maker-zip": "^6.2.1",
"@electron-forge/plugin-auto-unpack-natives": "^6.2.1",
"electron": "^25.2.0"
}
}
This is my forge.config.js
const path = require('path')
module.exports = {
packagerConfig: {
icon: './assets/logo',
asar: {
//unpack: "**/node_modules/pdf-to-printer/**/*"
},
out: "gestione-marcature"
},
rebuildConfig: {},
makers: [
{
name: '@electron-forge/maker-squirrel',
config: {
iconUrl: path.resolve(__dirname, './assets/logo.ico'),
setupIcon: path.resolve(__dirname, './assets/logo.ico'),
},
},
{
name: '@electron-forge/maker-zip',
platforms: ['darwin'],
},
{
name: '@electron-forge/maker-deb',
config: {
icon: './Styles/static/icon.png',
},
},
{
name: '@electron-forge/maker-rpm',
config: {},
},
],
plugins: [
{
name: '@electron-forge/plugin-auto-unpack-natives',
config: {},
},
]
};
and my main.js
const { app, BrowserWindow, dialog } = require('electron');
const path = require('path');
const url = require('url');
const { ipcMain } = require('electron');
const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
const prompt = require('electron-prompt');
/* SEZIONE PASSWORD, attualmente quella di sap. Usare codice sotto per generare hash */
/*
const password = "PASS"
const saltRounds = 10
bcrypt.genSalt(saltRounds, function (err, salt) {
if (err) {
throw err
} else {
bcrypt.hash(password, salt, function (err, hash) {
if (err) {
throw err
} else {
console.log(hash);
dialog.showErrorBox('Errore', hash);
//$2a$10$FEBywZh8u9M0Cec/0mWep.1kXrwKeiWDba6tdKvDfEBjyePJnDT7K
}
})
}
})
*/
//hash = "$2b$10$6OT.h/W3EnHAxiRC15OfR.BdEseDilja8m5Z2LPtEeed3pNYNsJwO";
hash = "$2b$10$OMZlnwGs8av1Kwhbx5ya5uUU2HMCdU.Gyn//s0.J2/mSklzoBEjny";
let win = null;
let win2 = null;
function createWindow() {
// Create the browser window.
win = new BrowserWindow({
width: 1000,
height: 720,
webPreferences: {
nodeIntegration: true,
preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js')
},
icon: path.join(__dirname, './assets/logo.png'),
show: false
});
// maximize it
win.maximize();
// and load the index.html of the app.
win.loadURL(url.format({
pathname: path.join(__dirname, 'index.html'),
protocol: 'file:',
slashes: true
}));
win.once('ready-to-show', () => {
win.show()
});
win.on("close", (evt) => {
//Cancel the current event to prevent window from closing
//options object for dialog.showMessageBox(...)
let options = {
type: "question",
buttons: ["&Sì", "&No", "&Cancella"],
defaultId: 2,
title: "Attenzione!",
message: "Confermi la chiusura del programma Gestione Database Marcature?",
detail: "Potrai riaprirlo dall'icona nel desktop.",
icon: path.join(__dirname, './assets/logo.png'),
cancelId: 2,
noLink: true,
normalizeAccessKeys: true
};
let res = dialog.showMessageBoxSync(win, options);
if (res === 0) {
//Yes button pressed
} else if (res === 1) {
//No button pressed
evt.preventDefault();
} else if (res === 2) {
//Cancel button pressed
evt.preventDefault();
}
});
// Open the DevTools.
win.removeMenu();
//win.webContents.openDevTools();
}
ipcMain.on('openPage', async (_, arg) => {
if (!win2) {
let pwd = await prompt({
title: 'Attenzione!',
label: 'Inserire la password:',
type: 'input',
height: 200,
inputAttrs: { type: 'password', required: true },
icon: path.join(__dirname, './assets/logo.png'),
menuBarVisible: false,
buttonLabels: 'ok',
customStylesheet: path.join(__dirname, 'styles', 'prompt-styles.css')
});
bcrypt.compare(pwd, hash).then(res => {
if (res) {
win2 = new BrowserWindow({
parent: win,
webPreferences: {
nodeIntegration: true,
preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js')
},
frame: false,
width: 1000,
height: 720,
show: false
});
win2.maximize();
win2.loadURL(url.format({
pathname: path.join(__dirname, arg.page),
protocol: 'file:',
slashes: true
}));
win2.once('ready-to-show', () => {
win2.show()
});
win2.on('close', _ => { win2 = null });
//win2.webContents.openDevTools();
} else {
dialog.showErrorBox('Errore', 'Password non corretta!');
}
});
}
});
ipcMain.on('closePage', _ => {
win2.close();
});
ipcMain.on('showMessageBox', (_, arg) => {
dialog.showMessageBox({
title: arg.title,
message: arg.message
})
});
const gotTheLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
if (!gotTheLock) {
app.quit();
} else {
app.on('second-instance', (event, commandLine, workingDirectory) => {
// Someone tried to run a second instance, we should focus our window.
if (win) {
if (win.isMinimized()) {
win.restore();
}
win.focus();
}
})
// This method will be called when Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
app.whenReady().then(createWindow);
// Quit when all windows are closed.
app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
// On macOS it is common for applications and their menu bar
// to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
app.quit();
}
});
}
*** EDIT ***
I tried a few things:
- I created another app using
npm init electron-app@latest my-appfrom the electron forge website (https://www.electronforge.io/) - I then run
npm run make, put the .exe in a network path and still same issue. - To make sure it wasn't a problem with our server, i shared the folder to another computer and tried to run the .exe and... same issue
Seems like there's something wrong with trying to run an electron executable from a shared folder but can't seem to figure out why
*** EDIT 2 ***
Tried starting the app from terminal, this is the output:
[9836:0726/160545.734:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(948)] GPU process launch failed: error_code=18
[9836:0726/160545.780:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(948)] GPU process launch failed: error_code=18
[9836:0726/160545.788:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(948)] GPU process launch failed: error_code=18
[9836:0726/160545.794:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(948)] GPU process launch failed: error_code=18
[9836:0726/160545.799:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(948)] GPU process launch failed: error_code=18
[9836:0726/160545.809:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(948)] GPU process launch failed: error_code=18
[9836:0726/160545.814:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(948)] GPU process launch failed: error_code=18
[9836:0726/160545.819:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(948)] GPU process launch failed: error_code=18
[9836:0726/160545.825:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(948)] GPU process launch failed: error_code=18
[9836:0726/160545.825:FATAL:gpu_data_manager_impl_private.cc(431)] GPU process isn't usable. Goodbye.
