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Electron path resolution made safe.

Software Engineering#development#electron#nodejs#bundling#path resolution#process.cwd#__dirname
Authorbradtaylorsf
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill solves the critical and common problem of incorrect path resolution in Electron applications, which often leads to app failures when launched outside of a terminal environment.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Environment Variable Setup: Establishes robust environment variables for user data, app root, and database paths, ensuring consistency across different execution contexts.
  • Safe Path Helpers: Provides utility functions (getUserDataDir, getAppRoot, resolveFilePath) that correctly resolve paths for bundled applications and development environments, avoiding process.cwd() and __dirname pitfalls.
  • Use Case: Ensures that when your Electron app needs to save user preferences, load assets, or access a database, it always uses the correct, reliable location regardless of how the app was launched.

Quick Start

Use the electron-path-resolution skill to ensure all file paths in your Electron application are resolved safely.

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Name: electron-path-resolution
Download link: https://github.com/bradtaylorsf/alphaagent-team/archive/main.zip#electron-path-resolution

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