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: Create custom system tray icons or native context menus.
Listen for custom events using ipcMain.on or ipcMain.handle . Electron
Perform the "heavy lifting" or native API calls (e.g., using the dialog module to open files). Send results back to the renderer if necessary. 2. Securely Expose the Feature (Preload Script) : Create custom system tray icons or native context menus
To develop a new feature in an application, you typically need to bridge the gap between your web-based user interface ( Renderer process ) and the underlying operating system ( Main process ) using a Preload script for security . 1. Define the Backend Logic (Main Process) Send results back to the renderer if necessary
: contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('myAPI', { doSomething: () => ipcRenderer.send('trigger-feature') }) . 3. Build the User Interface (Renderer Process)
Expose specific functions to the window object that trigger IPC (Inter-Process Communication) events.