IPC for Electron: Window Controls

Allow the renderer to close, minimize and maximize the window (for desktop Electron)

NPM link: @el3um4s/ipc-for-electron-window-controls

Use @el3um4s/ipc-for-electron and @el3um4s/renderer-for-electron-window-controls to allow communication between Electron and a web page

Install and use the package

To use the package in a project:

npm i @el3um4s/ipc-for-electron @el3um4s/ipc-for-electron-window-controls @el3um4s/renderer-for-electron-window-controls

Then the preload.ts file:

import { generateContextBridge } from "@el3um4s/ipc-for-electron";
import windowControls from "@el3um4s/ipc-for-electron-window-controls";

const listAPI = [windowControls];

generateContextBridge(windowControls);

In the renderer file:

import windowControls from "@el3um4s/renderer-for-electron-window-controls";

windowControls.minimize();
windowControls.maximize();
windowControls.unmaximize();
windowControls.close();

In the renderer you can use:

globalThis.ipc.windowControls.send("minimize", null);
globalThis.ipc.windowControls.send("maximize", null);
globalThis.ipc.windowControls.send("unmaximize", null);
globalThis.ipc.windowControls.send("close", null);

API: Electron Side

• minimize - Minimize the window
• maximize - Maximize the window
• unmaximize - Unmaximize the window
• close - Close the window

API: Renderer Side - Request

minimize = (options: { apiKey?: string }): void

example:

import windowControls from "@el3um4s/renderer-for-electron-window-controls";

windowControls.minimize();

maximize = (options: { apiKey?: string }): void

example:

import windowControls from "@el3um4s/renderer-for-electron-window-controls";

windowControls.maximize({ apiKey: "my-api-key" });

unmaximize = (options: { apiKey?: string }): void

example:

import windowControls from "@el3um4s/renderer-for-electron-window-controls";

windowControls.unmaximize();

close = (options: { apiKey?: string }): void

example:

import windowControls from "@el3um4s/renderer-for-electron-window-controls";

windowControls.close();

Types

DefaultApiKey

type DefaultApiKey = "ipc";