The preload script (src/electron/preload.js) was removed as part of a refactor to
separate web and electron builds. This script was previously responsible for:
- Secure IPC communication between electron main and renderer processes
- SQLite database access bridge for the renderer process
- Context isolation and API exposure for electron-specific features
Current state:
- Web app builds successfully without preload script
- Electron builds fail due to missing preload script
- SQLite initialization works in main process but renderer can't access it
- Database operations fail with "Cannot read properties of undefined"
This commit is a breaking change for electron builds. The preload script will need
to be recreated to restore electron database functionality.
Affected files:
- Deleted: src/electron/preload.js
- Modified: src/main.electron.ts (removed DatabaseManager import)
- Modified: src/utils/logger.ts (simplified logging implementation)
- Modified: src/types/electron.d.ts (updated ElectronAPI interface)
- Modified: src/types/global.d.ts (updated window.electron type definition)
Next steps:
- Recreate preload script with proper SQLite bridge
- Update electron build configuration
- Restore database access in renderer process
- Make database initialization non-blocking to prevent app crashes
- Add proper window lifecycle management and error handling
- Implement retry logic for index.html loading
- Add detailed logging for debugging
- Fix type safety issues in error handling
- Add proper cleanup on window close
WIP: Database path resolution still needs fixing
- Current issue: Path conflict between ~/.local/share and ~/.config
- Database connection failing with invalid response
- Multiple connection attempts occurring
This commit improves app stability but database connectivity needs to be addressed in a follow-up commit.
- Add logic in main process to resolve and create the correct database directory and file path using Electron's app, path, and fs modules
- Pass absolute dbPath to CapacitorSQLite plugin for reliable database creation
- Add extensive logging for debugging database location, permissions, and initialization
- Remove redundant open() call after createConnection in Electron platform service
- Add IPC handlers for essential SQLite operations (echo, createConnection, execute, query, closeConnection, isAvailable)
- Improve error handling and logging throughout initialization and IPC
- Still investigating database file creation and permissions issues
- Added "type": "module" to package.json to support ES module imports for Electron SQLite
- Renamed postcss.config.js to postcss.config.cjs to maintain CommonJS syntax
- This ensures build tools can properly load the PostCSS configuration
Matthew Raymer
Matthew Raymer