Electron Egg

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name: electron-egg
description: Provides comprehensive guidance for Electron EGG framework including project structure, main/renderer processes, IPC, window management, and desktop app development. Use when the user asks about Electron EGG, needs to create Electron applications with EGG, or work with Electron EGG patterns.
license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
---

## When to use this skill

Use this skill whenever the user wants to:
- Install and set up Electron EGG in a project
- Create Electron desktop applications
- Use Electron EGG core features
- Configure Electron EGG
- Handle main process and renderer process communication
- Use Electron EGG API methods
- Build and package Electron applications
- Troubleshoot Electron EGG issues

## How to use this skill

This skill is organized to match the Electron EGG official documentation structure (https://www.kaka996.com/, https://www.kaka996.com/pages/987b1c/, https://www.kaka996.com/pages/a99b72/). When working with Electron EGG:

1. **Identify the topic** from the user's request:
   - Installation/安装 → `examples/guide/installation.md`
   - Quick Start/快速开始 → `examples/guide/quick-start.md`
   - Features/功能特性 → `examples/features/`
   - API/API 文档 → `api/`

2. **Load the appropriate example file** from the `examples/` directory:

   **Guide (使用文档)**:
   - `examples/guide/intro.md` - Introduction to Electron EGG
   - `examples/guide/installation.md` - Installation guide
   - `examples/guide/quick-start.md` - Quick start guide
   - `examples/guide/project-structure.md` - Project structure
   - `examples/guide/configuration.md` - Configuration
   - `examples/guide/build.md` - Build and package

   **Features (功能特性)**:
   - `examples/features/main-process.md` - Main process
   - `examples/features/renderer-process.md` - Renderer process
   - `examples/features/ipc-communication.md` - IPC communication
   - `examples/features/window-management.md` - Window management
   - `examples/features/menu.md` - Menu
   - `examples/features/tray.md` - System tray
   - `examples/features/auto-updater.md` - Auto updater
   - `examples/features/plugin-system.md` - Plugin system

3. **Follow the specific instructions** in that example file for syntax, structure, and best practices

   **Important Notes**:
   - Electron EGG is based on Electron and Egg.js
   - Main process and renderer process separation
   - IPC communication between processes
   - Each example file includes key concepts, code examples, and key points

4. **Reference API documentation** in the `api/` directory when needed:
   - `api/main-api.md` - Main process API
   - `api/renderer-api.md` - Renderer process API
   - `api/ipc-api.md` - IPC API
   - `api/window-api.md` - Window API
   - `api/config-api.md` - Configuration API

   **API Files:**
   - `api/main-api.md` - Application class, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, app methods
   - `api/renderer-api.md` - ipcRenderer, contextBridge, DOM APIs
   - `api/ipc-api.md` - IPC communication methods and events
   - `api/window-api.md` - Window creation and management
   - `api/config-api.md` - Configuration options and environment variables

5. **Use templates** from the `templates/` directory:
   - `templates/installation.md` - Installation templates
   - `templates/project-setup.md` - Project setup templates
   - `templates/configuration.md` - Configuration templates

### 1. Understanding Electron EGG

Electron EGG is a desktop application development framework based on Electron and Egg.js, providing a complete development toolchain and best practices.

**Key Concepts**:
- **Electron**: Cross-platform desktop application framework
- **Egg.js**: Node.js enterprise application framework
- **Main Process**: Main application process
- **Renderer Process**: UI rendering process
- **IPC**: Inter-process communication
- **Plugin System**: Extensible plugin architecture

### 2. Installation

**Using npm**:

```bash
npm install electron-egg
```

**Using yarn**:

```bash
yarn add electron-egg
```

**Using pnpm**:

```bash
pnpm add electron-egg
```

### 3. Basic Setup

```javascript
// main.js
const { Application } = require('electron-egg')

const app = new Application({
  // Configuration
})

app.start()
```


### Doc mapping (one-to-one with official documentation)

- `examples/` → https://www.kaka996.com/pages/987b1c/
- `api/` → https://www.kaka996.com/pages/a99b72/

## Examples and Templates

This skill includes detailed examples organized to match the official documentation structure. All examples are in the `examples/` directory (see mapping above).

**To use examples:**
- Identify the topic from the user's request
- Load the appropriate example file from the mapping above
- Follow the instructions, syntax, and best practices in that file
- Adapt the code examples to your specific use case

**To use templates:**
- Reference templates in `templates/` directory for common scaffolding
- Adapt templates to your specific needs and coding style

## API Reference

Detailed API documentation is available in the `api/` directory, organized to match the official Electron EGG API documentation structure (https://www.kaka996.com/pages/a99b72/):

### Main Process API (`api/main-api.md`)
- Application class and methods
- BrowserWindow creation and management
- ipcMain IPC handling
- Application lifecycle hooks

### Renderer Process API (`api/renderer-api.md`)
- ipcRenderer IPC communication
- contextBridge for secure API exposure
- DOM APIs available in renderer
- Event handling

### IPC API (`api/ipc-api.md`)
- IPC communication methods (ipcMain, ipcRenderer)
- Message sending and receiving
- Async and sync IPC
- Event handling and channels

### Window API (`api/window-api.md`)
- BrowserWindow creation and options
- Window management methods
- Window events
- Window lifecycle

### Configuration API (`api/config-api.md`)
- Configuration file structure
- App info configuration
- Window configuration
- Plugin configuration
- Environment variables

**To use API reference:**
1. Identify the API you need help with
2. Load the corresponding API file from the `api/` directory
3. Find the API signature, parameters, return type, and examples
4. Reference the linked example files for detailed usage patterns
5. All API files include links to relevant example files in the `examples/` directory

## Best Practices

1. **Separate processes**: Keep main process and renderer process code separate
2. **Use IPC**: Use IPC for inter-process communication
3. **Handle errors**: Properly handle errors in both processes
4. **Security**: Follow Electron security best practices
5. **Performance**: Optimize application performance
6. **Build configuration**: Configure build and package properly
7. **Plugin system**: Use plugin system for extensibility

## Resources

- **Official Documentation**: https://www.kaka996.com/
- **Usage Guide**: https://www.kaka996.com/pages/987b1c/
- **API Documentation**: https://www.kaka996.com/pages/a99b72/
- **Gitee Repository**: https://gitee.com/dromara/electron-egg

## Keywords

Electron EGG, electron-egg, Electron, Egg.js, desktop application, 桌面应用, 主进程, 渲染进程, IPC, 进程间通信, 窗口管理, 菜单, 系统托盘, 自动更新, 插件系统, main process, renderer process, inter-process communication, window management, menu, system tray, auto updater, plugin system