Creating desktop app

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Hi,

I’m currently using the latest AppStudio version and running on Windows.
I followed the wiki on how to create a desktop app. It seems to follow through and it says ‘Installer successfully created. It is electron/dist/ElectronWeather-1.0.0.exe’.
No exe file gets created. I deleted the electron folder and ran it, and it’s still not created.

Is the sample outdated? Or is something else missing?

Thanks

2

I’m seeing some odd results here, too.

There are a number external dependancies in the build chain for this. Give us a chance to review these and see what the issue could be. I have opened an issue.

3

Ok, no worries, thanks.

4

The problem seems to be with the ElectronWeather sample.

Can you try creating a new project with just a button and see if that builds?

5

I created a new project with a single button, and the result is the same.

6

  1. Did you try it a second time? Did it work then?

  2. Does Run Desktop App using Electron work?

7

I tried a number of times, and it didn’t work.
If i run Run Desktop App using Electron, several black windows pop up and then disappear. There are no messages.
If i run Make Desktop App for Distribution using Electron, several black windows pop up and then disappear, and a message box shows saying that the installer was successfully created in the project folder, but nothing is there.

Thanks

8

Thank you. So far, I have no luck reproducing your results.

We’re working on a new build of AppStudio with more error logging right now. That should give us more information.

9

I tried again using the latest version.

This is the message i get:

subprocess electron run error
C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\node_modules\npm\lib\cli\validate-engines.js:31
    throw err
    ^

TypeError: Class extends value undefined is not a constructor or null
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fs-minipass\lib\index.js:136:4)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1358:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1416:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1208:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1024:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1233:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:179:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files\NSB AppStudio\node\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\log-file.js:3:20)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1358:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1416:10)

Node.js v20.15.0

Thanks

10

It looks like it is blowing up inside Electron.

Can you send me a project which has the problem? The one with a single button would be great!

11

I emailed it to you.

Thanks

12

Thank you!

It looks like the icon now needs to be 256x256. Our docs do not show this properly. We will fix the docs, but it should work if you change the icon.