Suround electron browser by try/catch

Author: maximegris

main.js

@@ -1,73 +1,78 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const electron = require('electron');
-// Module to control application life.
-const { app } = electron;
-// Module to create native browser window.
-const { BrowserWindow } = electron;
-
-let win, serve;
-const args = process.argv.slice(1);
-serve = args.some(val => val === "--serve");
-
-if (serve) {
-  require('electron-reload')(__dirname + '/dist');
-}
+try {
+  const electron = require('electron');
+  // Module to control application life.
+  const { app } = electron;
+  // Module to create native browser window.
+  const { BrowserWindow } = electron;
 
-function createWindow() {
+  let win, serve;
+  const args = process.argv.slice(1);
+  serve = args.some(val => val === "--serve");
 
-  let electronScreen = electron.screen;
-  let size = electronScreen.getPrimaryDisplay().workAreaSize;
+  if (serve) {
+    require('electron-reload')(__dirname + '/dist');
+  }
 
-  // Create the browser window.
-  win = new BrowserWindow({
-    x: 0,
-    y: 0,
-    width: size.width,
-    height: size.height
-  });
+  function createWindow() {
 
-  let url = serve ?
-    'file://' + __dirname + '/dist/index.html' :
-    'file://' + __dirname + '/index.html';
+    let electronScreen = electron.screen;
+    let size = electronScreen.getPrimaryDisplay().workAreaSize;
 
-  // and load the index.html of the app.
-  win.loadURL(url);
+    // Create the browser window.
+    win = new BrowserWindow({
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      width: size.width,
+      height: size.height
+    });
 
-  // Open the DevTools.
-  if (serve) {
-    win.webContents.openDevTools();
+    let url = serve ?
+      'file://' + __dirname + '/dist/index.html' :
+      'file://' + __dirname + '/index.html';
+
+    // and load the index.html of the app.
+    win.loadURL(url);
+
+    // Open the DevTools.
+    if (serve) {
+      win.webContents.openDevTools();
+    }
+
+    // Emitted when the window is closed.
+    win.on('closed', () => {
+      // Dereference the window object, usually you would store window
+      // in an array if your app supports multi windows, this is the time
+      // when you should delete the corresponding element.
+      win = null;
+    });
   }
 
-  // Emitted when the window is closed.
-  win.on('closed', () => {
-    // Dereference the window object, usually you would store window
-    // in an array if your app supports multi windows, this is the time
-    // when you should delete the corresponding element.
-    win = null;
-  });
-}
 
+  // This method will be called when Electron has finished
+  // initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
+  // Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
+  app.on('ready', createWindow);
 
-// This method will be called when Electron has finished
-// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
-// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
-app.on('ready', createWindow);
+  // Quit when all windows are closed.
+  app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
+    // On OS X it is common for applications and their menu bar
+    // to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
+    if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
+      app.quit();
+    }
+  });
 
-// Quit when all windows are closed.
-app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
-  // On OS X it is common for applications and their menu bar
-  // to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
-  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
-    app.quit();
-  }
-});
+  app.on('activate', () => {
+    // On OS X it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
+    // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
+    if (win === null) {
+      createWindow();
+    }
+  });
 
-app.on('activate', () => {
-  // On OS X it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
-  // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
-  if (win === null) {
-    createWindow();
-  }
-});
 
+} catch (e) {
+  // Catch Error
+}