preload file

GenerateNU · Feb 22, 2024 · e8d4f73 · e8d4f73
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diff --git a/frontend/electron.js b/frontend/electron.js
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ function createWindow() {
     height: 600,
     webPreferences: {
       nodeIntegration: true, 
-      contextIsolation: true, 
+      contextIsolation: false, 
+      preload: __dirname + '/preload.js'
     },
   });
 
   // Load the production build of the React application
   mainWindow.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, 'build', 'index.html'));
+
   global.executeBackendScriptSync = (fileName) => {
     try {
       const scriptPath = path.join(__dirname, '../backend/build/determine_file_type');

diff --git a/frontend/preload.js b/frontend/preload.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+window.require = require;
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FileUploader.tsx b/frontend/src/components/FileUploader.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 
 import React, { ChangeEvent, useState } from 'react';
+const { ipcRenderer } = window.require('electron');
+
 
 const FileUploader: React.FC = () => {
   const [selectedFile, setSelectedFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
@@ -9,7 +11,6 @@ const FileUploader: React.FC = () => {
     if (files && files[0]) {
       setSelectedFile(files[0]);
       console.log('Selected file:', files[0].name);
-      const { ipcRenderer } = window.require('electron');
       ipcRenderer.send('file-upload', JSON.stringify(files[0].name));
 
     }