index.ts

import electronDebug from 'electron-debug';
import { debug, error } from 'electron-log';
import { sync } from 'shell-env';
import { initLogger } from '../src/shared/utils';
import { IS_DEV } from './constants';
import { initWindowsDarkHack } from './hacks/windows';
import WindowManager from './windowManager';

// set global configuration for logging
initLogger();

// disable the Electron Security Warnings shown when access the dev url
process.env.ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS = `${IS_DEV}`;

debug(`Starting Electron main process`);

// add keyboard shortcuts and auto open dev tools for all windows
electronDebug({ isEnabled: IS_DEV });

// merge in env vars from the user's shell (i.e. PATH) so that
// docker commands can be executed
process.env = {
  ...process.env,
  ...sync(),
};

// This is needed to run electron on windows with dark mode. There's currently a bug in
// electron v6 when used on Win10 with dark mode enabled and react/redux devtools installed.
// The electron window is never displayed.
// See https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/19468
// TODO: remove win10 hack when electron bug is fixed
if (IS_DEV && initWindowsDarkHack()) {
  debug('*** Applied Windows 10 Dark Mode Hack ***');
}

try {
  const windowManager = new WindowManager();
  windowManager.start();
} catch (e) {
  error('Unable to start WindowManager', e);
}