I would like to introduce a Electron.NET That library wraps electron and asp.net core application.
To test Electron.NET we need to install it. So, type:
dotnet tool install ElectronNET.CLI -g
After that we can create solution file
dotnet new sln -n ElectronHelloWorld
now we can add asp.net web application
dotnet new razor -lang C# -n ElectronApplication -o ElectronApplication
we need to add Electron.NET to our project, so type this
dotnet add package ElectronNET.API
add UseElectron in Program.cs
public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
.ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
{
webBuilder.UseElectron(args);
webBuilder.UseStartup<Startup>();
});
and add this line
Task.Run(async () => await Electron.WindowManager.CreateWindowAsync());
to the end of Configure method in Startup.cs
public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
{
if (env.IsDevelopment())
{
app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
}
else
{
app.UseExceptionHandler("/Error");
app.UseHsts();
}
app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseRouting();
app.UseAuthorization();
app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
{
endpoints.MapRazorPages();
});
Task.Run(async () => await Electron.WindowManager.CreateWindowAsync());
}
type this in ElectronApplication folder
electronize init electronize start
and voilà 🙂
I’ve found this library today and I haven’t made any big project with Electron.NET. But the first impression is very nice. I’m going make a bigger project with this tool.