Asar Bundle Runner

AsarBundleRunner (abbrev. ABR) is a simple way to extend your program's functionality through plugins with ASAR bundles!

Disclaimer

I am not responsible for any shenanigans or tomfoolery related to your computer being infected with a virus. Don't trust random sources as this code will run and once damage is done, there may be no going back.

Setting up ABR

Your .asar bundle file tree can look any way, as long as it has these core components.

asarbundle:
  - entrypoint.js
  - config.js
  - package.json

These asar bundles are node projects, thus they will have a package.json. This needs to be setup accordingly.

Your package.json's main should be your config.js file.

Inside of config.js you'll want this:

module.exports = {
  entrypoint: 'entrypoint.js' // This can be replaced as long as this file actually exists.
}

There's a little bit of setup with entrypoint.js however. It needs to be a module as well. See example below.

module.exports = {
  exec: () => {
    console.log('Change this and add your own code!')
  }
}

Using ABR

Using ABR is extremely simple. Here's examples of how to use it.

Simple Example:

const abr = require('asar-bundle-runner');

abr.extract('MyCoolBundle.asar'); // This loads the bundle into memory and extracts it.

abr.run('MyCoolBundle.asar'); // This actually *runs* the bundle.

Advanced Example

const abr = require('asar-bundle-runner');

abr.extract('MyCoolBundle.asar'); // This loads the bundle into memory and extracts it.

abr.modules['MyCoolBundle.asar'].exec(); // This accesses the direct `entrypoint.js` contents.

// You could even do something like
abr.modules['MyCoolBundle.asar'].myParameter // this must exist in `entrypoint.js`'s module.exports