electron-asar-launcher

electron-asar-launcher-Info.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>CFBundleAllowMixedLocalizations</key>
    <true/>
    <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
    <string>English</string>
    <key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
            <array>
                <string>js</string>
            </array>
            <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
            <string>JavaScript source</string>
            <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
            <string>Viewer</string>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
            <array>
                <string>asar</string>
            </array>
            <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
            <string>Electron Archive</string>
            <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
            <string>Viewer</string>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
            <array>
                <string>eald</string>
            </array>
            <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
            <string>Electron script bundle</string>
            <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
            <string>Viewer</string>
            <key>LSTypeIsPackage</key>
            <true/>
        </dict>
    </array>
    <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
    <string>droplet</string>
    <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
    <string>droplet</string>
    <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
    <string>io.github.uchcode.electron-asar-launcher</string>
    <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
    <string>6.0</string>
    <key>CFBundleName</key>
    <string>electron-asar-launcher</string>
    <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
    <string>APPL</string>
    <key>CFBundleSignature</key>
    <string>dplt</string>
    <key>LSMinimumSystemVersionByArchitecture</key>
    <dict>
        <key>x86_64</key>
        <string>10.6</string>
    </dict>
    <key>LSRequiresCarbon</key>
    <true/>
    <key>LSUIElement</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

electron-asar-launcher.js

app = Application.currentApplication()
app.includeStandardAdditions = true
se = Application('System Events')

function sh(script, opt={}) {
    return app.doShellScript(script, {
        administratorPrivileges: !!opt.withPrompt,
        withPrompt: opt.withPrompt || '',
        alteringLineEndings: opt.alteringLineEndings || false
    }).replace(/\n$/,'')
}

function launchElectron() {
    let searchString = 'Electron.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron'
    try {
        var pid = sh(`ps aux`)
                    .split('\n')
                    .filter(e=>e.endsWith(searchString))[0]
                    .replace(/\s+/g,' ')
                    .split(' ')[1]
    } catch(e) {
        var pid = undefined
    }
    if (!pid) {
        sh('open -n -a Electron')
        return
    }
    let el = se.processes.whose({unixId:pid})
    if (!el) {
        sh('open -n -a Electron')
        return
    }
    el[0].frontmost = true
}

function launchElectronWith(path) {
    try {
        var pid = sh(`ps aux`)
                    .split('\n')
                    .filter(e=>e.endsWith(path))[0]
                    .replace(/\s+/g,' ')
                    .split(' ')[1]
    } catch(e) {
        var pid = undefined
    }
    if (!pid) {
        sh(`open -n -a Electron --args "${path}"`)
        return
    }
    let el = se.processes.whose({unixId:pid})
    if (!el) {
        sh(`open -n -a Electron --args "${path}"`)
        return
    }
    el[0].frontmost = true
}

function openDocuments(docs) {
    for (let d of docs) {
        let doc = d.toString()
        let ext = $(doc).pathExtension.js
        if (ext == 'asar' || ext == 'js') {
            launchElectronWith(doc)
        } else if (ext == 'eald') {
            launchElectronWith(`${doc}/Contents/Resources/main.js`)
        }
    }
}

function run() {
    launchElectron()
}