refactored part of the code while enhancing usability

.env

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SERVER_URL="https://play.discus.sh"
+SERVER_URL=""
-START_SERVER="false"
+START_SERVER="true"
-GEOM_X="1280"
+GEOM_X="1600"
-GEOM_Y="720"
+GEOM_Y="900"

.gitignore

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ yarn.lock
 node_modules
 build
 dist
+.env

build_app.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Building with electron-builder for all platforms
+yarn start build

dev_update_and_build_swingmusic.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Updating
+cd ../swingmusic || exit -1
+git pull || exit -2
+cd ../swingmusic-client || exit -3
+git pull || exit -4
+
+# Cleanup
+cd ../swingmusic || exit -5
+rm -rf client/* || exit -6
+rm -rf build dist || exit -7
+
+# Build the client
+cd ../swingmusic-client || exit -8
+yarn build --outDir ../swingmusic/client/ || exit -9
+
+# Build the server
+cd ../swingmusic || exit -10
+poetry run python manage.py --build || exit -11
+
+# Copying the client to the appropriate location
+echo "Done building. Moving to the next step"
+cp -r  dist/swingmusic ../swingmusic-desktop/swingmusic_bin || exit -12
+echo "Done copying. Done."

main.js

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 // Modules to control application life and create native browser window
 const { app, BrowserWindow, screen } = require('electron')
 const path = require('node:path')
-require('dotenv').config()
+require('dotenv').config({path: path.join(__dirname, '.env')})
 const { spawn } = require('child_process');
 
-console.log(process.env)
-const server_url = process.env.SERVER_URL
-
 let factor = null
+let server = null
+let server_url = null
 
-var server = null
+// Debug line
+console.log(process.env)
+
+// Allow launching a local server quickly
 function launchServer() {
-  server = spawn('swingmusic_bin/swingmusic');
+  server = spawn('swingmusic_bin/swingmusic', ["--host", "127.0.0.1", "--port", "1970"]); // Defaults to 1970 port
   server.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
     console.log(`[SERVER]: ${data}`);
   });
@@ -24,20 +26,33 @@ function launchServer() {
   server.on('close', (code) => {
     console.log(`[SERVER EXITED] child process exited with code ${code}`);
   });
-  
 }
 
+function determineServer() {
+  // Settings for either local or remote server support
+  server_url = process.env.SERVER_URL
   if (process.env.START_SERVER == "true") {
     console.log("Launching server")
+    // Supports lazy syntax for local server
+    if (!server_url || server_url==="") {
+      server_url = "http://localhost:1970"
+    }
     launchServer()
   } else {
     console.log("Server not launched")
   }
 
+  // Mandatory: we need a server_url here
+  if (!server_url || server_url==="") {
+    console.log("[FATAL] Server URL is not defined")
+    process.exit(-1)
+  }
+}
+
 function createWindow () {
   // Create the browser window.
   const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
-    icon:  "assets/favicon.ico",
+    icon:  "assets/icon.png",
     title: "SwingMusic",
     center: true,
     width: process.env.GEOM_X / factor,
@@ -57,6 +72,10 @@ function createWindow () {
 // Create the browser window
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
 
+  // Determining the server
+  determineServer()
+  console.log("Server is: " + server_url)
+
   factor = screen.getPrimaryDisplay().scaleFactor;
   console.log("factor: ", factor)
   createWindow()
@@ -75,5 +94,3 @@ app.on("before-quit", function() {
 app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
   app.quit()
 })
-
-// TODO Avoid launching with the python script: use instead nodejs

package.json

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "name": "electron-quick-start",
+  "name": "swingmusic-desktop",
   "version": "1.0.0",
-  "description": "A minimal Electron application",
+  "description": "Let there be music",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "electron ."
+    "start": "electron .",
+    "build": "electron-builder build"
   },
   "repository": "https://github.com/tcsenpai/swingmusic-desktop.git",
   "keywords": [
@@ -16,8 +17,74 @@
   ],
   "author": "TheCookingSenpai",
   "license": "CC0-1.0",
+  "build": {
+    "appId": "com.swingmusic.swingmusic-desktop",
+    "mac": {
+      "target": "zip",
+      "category": "io.music.swingmusic"
+    },
+    "win": {
+      "target": "portable"
+    },
+    "linux": {
+      "target": "AppImage",
+      "category": "Music",
+      "description": "Let there be music",
+      "desktop": {
+        "Name": "SwingMusicDesktop",
+        "Comment": "Let there be music",
+        "executableName": "swingmusic-desktop",
+        "Icon": "build/icons/icon.png"
+      }
+    },
+    "directories": {
+      "output": "dist/",
+      "buildResources": "assets/"
+    },
+    "files": [
+      "dist/main/**/*",
+      "node_modules/**/*",
+      "main.js",
+      "libs/**/*",
+      ".env",
+      "package.json",
+      "assets/**/*",
+      "swingmusic_bin/**/*"
+    ],
+    "extraFiles": [
+      {
+        "from": "swingmusic_bin/swingmusic",
+        "to": "swingmusic_bin/swingmusic",
+        "filter": [
+          "**/*"
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "from": ".env",
+        "to": ".env",
+        "filter": [
+          "**/*"
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "from": "assets",
+        "to": "assets",
+        "filter": [
+          "**/*"
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "from": "swingmusic_bin/swingmusic.exe",
+        "to": "swingmusic_bin/swingmusic.exe",
+        "filter": [
+          "**/*"
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "electron": "^28.2.0"
+    "electron": "^28.2.0",
+    "electron-builder": "^24.9.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "dotenv": "^16.4.1"