Electron is a module that can be used by both processes

The following modules in Electron are available to both the main process and the renderer process:

The clipboard module

The Clipboard module provides methods for copy-and-paste operations.

Example:

For example, to write a string to Clipboard:

const clipboard = require('electron').clipboard;
clipboard.writeText('xkd');

The Clipboard module has the following methods:

CrashReporter module

The CrashReporter module is enabled to send application crash reports.

Example:

For example, auto-submit a crash report to the server:

const crashReporter = require('electron').crashReporter;

crashReporter.start({
  productName: 'my_electron',
  companyName: 'shushuo',
  submitURL: 'https://9xkd.com/url-to-submit',
  autoSubmit: true
});

The Crash-Reporter module has the following methods:

NativeImage module

We can get an image in Electron either by the path to the file or by using a nativeImage object.

Example:

For example, when creating a tray or setting an icon for a window, you can use a string image path:

var appIcon = new Tray('/Users/somebody/images/icon.png');
var window = new BrowserWindow({icon: '/Users/somebody/images/window.png'});

Or read the image from the clipboard:

var image = clipboard.readImage();
var appIcon = new Tray(image);

PNG and JPEG image formats are currently supported. It is best to use the PNG format because it supports transparency and lossless compression. The ICO icon format is also available in Windows.

The NativeImage class has the following methods:

Screen module

Screen module is an EventEmitter that retrieves screen size, display, mouse position, etc. The app module cannot be used until its ready event is triggered.

Example:

For example, let’s create a window that fills the entire screen:

const electron = require('electron');
const app = electron.app;
const BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow;

var mainWindow;

app.on('ready', function() {
  var electronScreen = electron.screen;
  var size = electronScreen.getPrimaryDisplay().workAreaSize;
  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({ width: size.width, height: size.height });
});

The Screen module has the following events:

The Screen module has the following method:

Shell module

The shell module provides the associated functionality to integrate with other desktop clients.

Example:

Open the URL in the user default browser:

var shell = require('shell');
shell.openExternal('https://www.9xkd.com/');

The shell module’s method looks like this: