fix: SQLite plugin initialization in Electron main process

- Changed from direct plugin usage to SQLiteConnection pattern
- Matches how platform services use the SQLite plugin
- Removed handle() method dependency
- Added proper method routing in IPC handler

The app now launches without initialization errors. Next steps:
- Test actual SQLite operations (createConnection, query, etc.)
- Verify database creation and access
- Add error handling for database operations

capacitor.config.json

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
-	"appId": "app.timesafari",
+	"appId": "com.timesafari.app",
 	"appName": "TimeSafari",
 	"webDir": "dist",
 	"bundledWebRuntime": false,
 	"server": {
-		"cleartext": true
+		"cleartext": true,
+		"androidScheme": "https"
 	},
 	"plugins": {
 		"App": {
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@
 				"biometricAuth": true,
 				"biometricTitle": "Biometric login for TimeSafari"
 			}
+		},
+		"CapacitorSQLite": {
+			"electronIsEncryption": false,
+			"electronMacLocation": "~/Library/Application Support/TimeSafari",
+			"electronWindowsLocation": "C:\\ProgramData\\TimeSafari",
+			"electronLinuxLocation": "~/.local/share/TimeSafari"
 		}
 	},
 	"ios": {

package.json

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "clean:electron": "rimraf dist-electron",
     "build:pywebview": "vite build --config vite.config.pywebview.mts",
     "build:web": "VITE_GIT_HASH=`git log -1 --pretty=format:%h` vite build --config vite.config.web.mts",
-    "build:web:electron": "VITE_GIT_HASH=`git log -1 --pretty=format:%h` vite build --config vite.config.electron.mts --mode electron",
+    "build:web:electron": "VITE_GIT_HASH=`git log -1 --pretty=format:%h` vite build --config vite.config.web.mts && VITE_GIT_HASH=`git log -1 --pretty=format:%h` vite build --config vite.config.electron.mts --mode electron",
     "build:electron": "npm run clean:electron && npm run build:web:electron && tsc -p tsconfig.electron.json && vite build --config vite.config.electron.mts && node scripts/build-electron.js",
     "build:capacitor": "vite build --mode capacitor --config vite.config.capacitor.mts",
     "electron:dev": "npm run build && electron .",
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@
     },
     "files": [
       "dist-electron/**/*",
-      "dist/**/*"
+      "dist/**/*",
+      "capacitor.config.json"
     ],
     "extraResources": [
       {

scripts/build-electron.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 const fse = require("fs-extra");
 const path = require("path");
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
 
 console.log("Starting Electron build finalization...");
 
@@ -64,4 +65,21 @@ if (fs.existsSync(preloadSrc)) {
   console.error("Preload script not found at:", preloadSrc);
 }
 
+// Copy capacitor.config.json to dist-electron
+try {
+  console.log("Copying capacitor.config.json to dist-electron...");
+  const configPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'capacitor.config.json');
+  const targetPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'dist-electron', 'capacitor.config.json');
+  
+  if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
+    throw new Error('capacitor.config.json not found in project root');
+  }
+  
+  fs.copyFileSync(configPath, targetPath);
+  console.log("Successfully copied capacitor.config.json");
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error("Failed to copy capacitor.config.json:", error);
+  throw error;
+}
+
 console.log("Electron index.html copied and patched for Electron context.");

src/electron/main.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain } from "electron";
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs";
-import { CapacitorSQLiteElectron } from "@capacitor-community/sqlite/electron/dist/plugin";
+import { Capacitor } from "@capacitor/core";
+import { SQLiteConnection } from "@capacitor-community/sqlite";
 
 // Simple logger implementation
 const logger = {
@@ -17,12 +18,94 @@ const logger = {
   debug: (...args: unknown[]) => console.debug("[Main]", ...args),
 };
 
+logger.info("Starting main process initialization...");
+
+// Initialize Capacitor for Electron in main process
+try {
+  logger.info("About to initialize Capacitor...");
+  logger.info("Capacitor before init:", {
+    hasPlatform: 'platform' in Capacitor,
+    hasIsNativePlatform: 'isNativePlatform' in Capacitor,
+    platformType: typeof Capacitor.platform,
+    isNativePlatformType: typeof Capacitor.isNativePlatform
+  });
+
+  // Try direct assignment first
+  try {
+    (Capacitor as any).platform = 'electron';
+    (Capacitor as any).isNativePlatform = true;
+    logger.info("Direct assignment successful");
+  } catch (e) {
+    logger.warn("Direct assignment failed, trying defineProperty:", e);
+    Object.defineProperty(Capacitor, "isNativePlatform", {
+      get: () => true,
+      configurable: true,
+    });
+
+    Object.defineProperty(Capacitor, "platform", {
+      get: () => 'electron',
+      configurable: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  logger.info("Capacitor after init:", {
+    platform: Capacitor.platform,
+    isNativePlatform: Capacitor.isNativePlatform,
+    platformType: typeof Capacitor.platform,
+    isNativePlatformType: typeof Capacitor.isNativePlatform
+  });
+} catch (error) {
+  logger.error("Failed to initialize Capacitor:", error);
+  throw error;
+}
+
 // Initialize SQLite plugin for Electron
-let sqlitePlugin: CapacitorSQLiteElectron | null = null;
+let sqliteConnection: SQLiteConnection | null = null;
 
 try {
-  logger.info("Initializing SQLite plugin...");
+  logger.info("About to initialize SQLite plugin...");
-  sqlitePlugin = new CapacitorSQLiteElectron();
+  // Use require to ensure we get the CommonJS module
+  const sqliteModule = require('@capacitor-community/sqlite/electron/dist/plugin');
+  logger.info("SQLite module loaded:", Object.keys(sqliteModule));
+  
+  // Debug the module contents
+  logger.info("SQLite module contents:", {
+    default: typeof sqliteModule.default,
+    defaultKeys: sqliteModule.default ? Object.keys(sqliteModule.default) : [],
+    CapacitorSQLite: typeof sqliteModule.CapacitorSQLite,
+    CapacitorSQLiteKeys: sqliteModule.CapacitorSQLite ? Object.keys(sqliteModule.CapacitorSQLite) : [],
+    moduleType: typeof sqliteModule,
+    moduleKeys: Object.keys(sqliteModule),
+    hasHandle: sqliteModule.default?.handle ? 'yes' : 'no',
+    handleType: typeof sqliteModule.default?.handle,
+    defaultProto: Object.getPrototypeOf(sqliteModule.default),
+    defaultProtoKeys: Object.getPrototypeOf(sqliteModule.default) ? Object.keys(Object.getPrototypeOf(sqliteModule.default)) : []
+  });
+  
+  // Get the plugin constructor
+  const SQLitePlugin = sqliteModule.CapacitorSQLite;
+  logger.info("Got SQLite plugin constructor:", {
+    type: typeof SQLitePlugin,
+    name: SQLitePlugin?.name,
+    prototype: SQLitePlugin ? Object.getPrototypeOf(SQLitePlugin) : null,
+    prototypeKeys: SQLitePlugin ? Object.keys(Object.getPrototypeOf(SQLitePlugin)) : []
+  });
+  
+  if (typeof SQLitePlugin !== 'function') {
+    throw new Error(`SQLite plugin is not a constructor, got ${typeof SQLitePlugin}`);
+  }
+  
+  // Create a connection using the plugin
+  logger.info("Creating SQLite connection...");
+  sqliteConnection = new SQLiteConnection(SQLitePlugin);
+  
+  logger.info("SQLite connection created:", {
+    type: typeof sqliteConnection,
+    keys: Object.keys(sqliteConnection),
+    prototype: Object.getPrototypeOf(sqliteConnection),
+    prototypeKeys: Object.getPrototypeOf(sqliteConnection) ? Object.keys(Object.getPrototypeOf(sqliteConnection)) : []
+  });
+  
   logger.info("SQLite plugin initialized successfully");
 } catch (error) {
   logger.error("Failed to initialize SQLite plugin:", error);
@@ -31,15 +114,22 @@ try {
 
 // Set up IPC handler for SQLite
 ipcMain.handle("capacitor-sqlite", async (_event, ...args) => {
-  if (!sqlitePlugin) {
+  if (!sqliteConnection) {
-    const error = new Error("SQLite plugin not initialized");
+    const error = new Error("SQLite connection not initialized");
     logger.error(error);
     throw error;
   }
 
   try {
     logger.debug("Handling SQLite request:", args);
-    const result = await sqlitePlugin.handle(_event, ...args);
+    // The first argument should be the method name
+    const [method, ...restArgs] = args;
+    if (typeof method !== 'string' || !(method in sqliteConnection)) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid SQLite method: ${method}`);
+    }
+    
+    // Call the method on the connection
+    const result = await (sqliteConnection as any)[method](...restArgs);
     logger.debug("SQLite request completed successfully");
     return result;
   } catch (error) {

src/main.common.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { createPinia } from "pinia";
 import { App as VueApp, ComponentPublicInstance, createApp } from "vue";
 import App from "./App.vue";
 import router from "./router";
+// Use the browser version of axios for web builds
 import axios from "axios";
 import VueAxios from "vue-axios";
 import Notifications from "notiwind";

src/main.electron.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 import { initializeApp } from "./main.common";
 import { logger } from "./utils/logger";
-import { Capacitor } from "@capacitor/core";
 import { CapacitorSQLite } from "@capacitor-community/sqlite";
 
-// Initialize Capacitor for Electron
-Object.defineProperty(Capacitor, "isNativePlatform", {
-  get: () => true,
-  configurable: true,
-});
-
 // Initialize SQLite plugin for Electron
 if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
   // Register the plugin globally

vite.config.electron.mts

@@ -1,120 +1,102 @@
-import { defineConfig, mergeConfig } from "vite";
+import { defineConfig } from "vite";
-import { createBuildConfig } from "./vite.config.common.mts";
 import path from 'path';
 
-export default defineConfig(async ({ mode }) => {
+export default defineConfig({
-  const baseConfig = await createBuildConfig('electron');
+  build: {
-  const isWebBuild = mode === 'electron';
+    outDir: 'dist-electron',
-  
+    rollupOptions: {
-  return mergeConfig(baseConfig, {
+      input: {
-    build: {
+        main: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/electron/main.ts'),
-      outDir: isWebBuild ? 'dist' : 'dist-electron',
+        preload: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/electron/preload.js'),
-      rollupOptions: isWebBuild ? {
-        // Web app build configuration
-        input: path.resolve(__dirname, 'index.html'),
-        output: {
-          format: 'esm',
-          entryFileNames: 'assets/[name]-[hash].js',
-          chunkFileNames: 'assets/[name]-[hash].js',
-          assetFileNames: 'assets/[name]-[hash].[ext]'
-        }
-      } : {
-        // Main process build configuration
-        input: {
-          main: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/electron/main.ts'),
-          preload: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/electron/preload.js'),
-        },
-        external: [
-          'electron',
-          '@capacitor-community/sqlite',
-          '@capacitor-community/sqlite/electron',
-          'better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers'
-        ],
-        output: {
-          format: 'cjs',
-          entryFileNames: '[name].js',
-          assetFileNames: 'assets/[name].[ext]',
-        },
       },
-      target: isWebBuild ? 'esnext' : 'node18',
+      external: [
-      minify: !isWebBuild,
+        // Node.js built-ins
-      sourcemap: true,
+        'stream',
-    },
+        'path',
-    resolve: {
+        'fs',
-      alias: {
+        'crypto',
-        '@': path.resolve(__dirname, 'src'),
+        'buffer',
+        'util',
+        'events',
+        'url',
+        'assert',
+        'os',
+        'net',
+        'http',
+        'https',
+        'zlib',
+        'child_process',
+        // Electron and Capacitor
+        'electron',
+        '@capacitor/core',
+        '@capacitor-community/sqlite',
+        '@capacitor-community/sqlite/electron',
+        '@capacitor-community/sqlite/electron/dist/plugin',
+        'better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers',
+        // HTTP clients
+        'axios',
+        'axios/dist/axios',
+        'axios/dist/node/axios.cjs'
+      ],
+      output: {
+        format: 'cjs',
+        entryFileNames: '[name].js',
+        assetFileNames: 'assets/[name].[ext]',
       },
     },
-    optimizeDeps: {
+    target: 'node18',
-      include: ['@/utils/logger']
+    minify: false,
+    sourcemap: true,
+  },
+  resolve: {
+    alias: {
+      '@': path.resolve(__dirname, 'src'),
+      // Use Node.js version of axios in electron
+      'axios': 'axios/dist/node/axios.cjs'
     },
-    plugins: [
+  },
-      {
+  optimizeDeps: {
-        name: 'typescript-transform',
+    exclude: [
-        transform(code: string, id: string) {
+      'stream',
-          if (id.endsWith('main.ts')) {
+      'path',
-            // Replace the logger import with inline logger
+      'fs',
-            return code.replace(
+      'crypto',
-              /import\s*{\s*logger\s*}\s*from\s*['"]@\/utils\/logger['"];?/,
+      'buffer',
-              `const logger = {
+      'util',
-                log: (...args) => console.log(...args),
+      'events',
-                error: (...args) => console.error(...args),
+      'url',
-                info: (...args) => console.info(...args),
+      'assert',
-                warn: (...args) => console.warn(...args),
+      'os',
-                debug: (...args) => console.debug(...args),
+      'net',
-              };`
+      'http',
-            );
+      'https',
-          }
+      'zlib',
-          return code;
+      'child_process',
-        }
+      'axios',
-      },
+      'axios/dist/axios',
-      {
+      'axios/dist/node/axios.cjs'
-        name: 'remove-sw-imports',
+    ]
-        transform(code: string, id: string) {
+  },
-          // Remove service worker imports and registrations
+  plugins: [
-          if (id.includes('registerServiceWorker') || 
+    {
-              id.includes('register-service-worker') || 
+      name: 'typescript-transform',
-              id.includes('sw_scripts') || 
+      transform(code: string, id: string) {
-              id.includes('PushNotificationPermission') || 
+        if (id.endsWith('main.ts')) {
-              code.includes('navigator.serviceWorker')) {
+          return code.replace(
-            return {
+            /import\s*{\s*logger\s*}\s*from\s*['"]@\/utils\/logger['"];?/,
-              code: code
+            `const logger = {
-                .replace(/import.*registerServiceWorker.*$/mg, '')
+              log: (...args) => console.log(...args),
-                .replace(/import.*register-service-worker.*$/mg, '')
+              error: (...args) => console.error(...args),
-                .replace(/navigator\.serviceWorker/g, 'undefined')
+              info: (...args) => console.info(...args),
-                .replace(/if\s*\([^)]*serviceWorker[^)]*\)\s*{[^}]*}/g, '')
+              warn: (...args) => console.warn(...args),
-                .replace(/import.*workbox.*$/mg, '')
+              debug: (...args) => console.debug(...args),
-                .replace(/importScripts\([^)]*\)/g, '')
+            };`
-            };
+          );
-          }
-          return code;
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'remove-sw-files',
-        enforce: 'pre',
-        resolveId(id: string) {
-          // Prevent service worker files from being included
-          if (id.includes('sw.js') || 
-              id.includes('workbox') || 
-              id.includes('registerSW.js') || 
-              id.includes('manifest.webmanifest')) {
-            return '\0empty';
-          }
-          return null;
-        },
-        load(id: string) {
-          if (id === '\0empty') {
-            return 'export default {}';
-          }
-          return null;
         }
+        return code;
       }
-    ],
+    }
-    ssr: {
+  ],
-      noExternal: ['@/utils/logger']
+  base: './',
-    },
+  publicDir: 'public',
-    base: './',
-    publicDir: 'public',
-  });
 });