SkirdaElectronLauncher/README.md
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<p align="center"><img src="./app/assets/images/SealCircle.png" width="150px" height="150px" alt="aventium softworks"></p>
<h1 align="center">Helios Launcher</h1>
<em><h5 align="center">(formerly Electron Launcher)</h5></em>
[<p align="center"><img src="https://img.shields.io/travis/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher.svg?style=for-the-badge" alt="travis">](https://travis-ci.org/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher) [<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher/total.svg?style=for-the-badge" alt="downloads">](https://github.com/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher/releases) <img src="https://forthebadge.com/images/badges/winter-is-coming.svg" height="28px" alt="stark"></p>
<p align="center">Join modded servers without worrying about installing Java, Forge, or other mods. We'll handle that for you.</p>
![Screenshot 1](https://i.imgur.com/6o7SmH6.png)
![Screenshot 2](https://i.imgur.com/x3B34n1.png)
## Features
* 🔒 Full account management.
* Add multiple accounts and easily switch between them.
* Credentials are never stored and transmitted directly to Mojang.
* 📂 Efficient asset management.
* Receive client updates as soon as we release them.
* Files are validated before launch. Corrupt or incorrect files will be redownloaded.
***Automatic Java validation.**
* If you have an incompatible version of Java installed, we'll install the right one *for you*.
* You do not need to have Java installed to run the launcher.
* 📰 News feed natively built into the launcher.
* ⚙️ Intuitive settings management, including a Java control panel.
* Supports all of our servers.
* Switch between server configurations with ease.
* View the player count of the selected server.
* Automatic updates. That's right, the launcher updates itself.
* View the status of Mojang's services.
This is not an exhaustive list. Download and install the launcher to gauge all it can do!
#### Need Help? [Check the wiki.][wiki]
#### Like the project? Leave a ⭐ star on the repository!
## Downloads
You can download from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher/releases)
#### Latest Release
[![](https://img.shields.io/github/release/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher/releases/latest)
#### Latest Pre-Release
[![](https://img.shields.io/github/release/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher/all.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher/releases)
**Supported Platforms**
If you download from the [Releases](https://github.com/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher/releases) tab, select the installer for your system.
| Platform | File |
| -------- | ---- |
| Windows x64 | `Helios-Launcher-setup-VERSION.exe` |
| macOS x64 | `Helios-Launcher-setup-VERSION.dmg` |
| macOS arm64 | `Helios-Launcher-setup-VERSION-arm64.dmg` |
| Linux x64 | `Helios-Launcher-setup-VERSION.AppImage` |
## Console
To open the console, use the following keybind.
```console
ctrl + shift + i
```
Ensure that you have the console tab selected. Do not paste anything into the console unless you are 100% sure of what it will do. Pasting the wrong thing can expose sensitive information.
#### Export Output to a File
If you want to export the console output, simply right click anywhere on the console and click **Save as..**
![console example](https://i.imgur.com/T5e73jP.png)
## Development
This section details the setup of a basic developmentment environment.
### Getting Started
**System Requirements**
* [Node.js][nodejs] v14
---
**Clone and Install Dependencies**
```console
> git clone https://github.com/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher.git
> cd HeliosLauncher
> npm install
```
---
**Launch Application**
```console
> npm start
```
---
**Build Installers**
To build for your current platform.
```console
> npm run dist
```
Build for a specific platform.
| Platform | Command |
| ----------- | -------------------- |
| Windows x64 | `npm run dist:win` |
| macOS | `npm run dist:mac` |
| Linux x64 | `npm run dist:linux` |
Builds for macOS may not work on Windows/Linux and vice-versa.
---
### Visual Studio Code
All development of the launcher should be done using [Visual Studio Code][vscode].
Paste the following into `.vscode/launch.json`
```JSON
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Debug Main Process",
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/electron/cli.js",
"args" : ["."],
"outputCapture": "std"
},
{
"name": "Debug Renderer Process",
"type": "chrome",
"request": "launch",
"runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/.bin/electron",
"windows": {
"runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/.bin/electron.cmd"
},
"runtimeArgs": [
"${workspaceFolder}/.",
"--remote-debugging-port=9222"
],
"webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}"
}
]
}
```
This adds two debug configurations.
#### Debug Main Process
This allows you to debug Electron's [main process][mainprocess]. You can debug scripts in the [renderer process][rendererprocess] by opening the DevTools Window.
#### Debug Renderer Process
This allows you to debug Electron's [renderer process][rendererprocess]. This requires you to install the [Debugger for Chrome][chromedebugger] extension.
Note that you **cannot** open the DevTools window while using this debug configuration. Chromium only allows one debugger, opening another will crash the program.
---
### Note on Third-Party Usage
Please give credit to the original author and provide a link to the original source. This is free software, please do at least this much.
---
## Resources
* [Wiki][wiki]
* [Nebula (Create Distribution.json)][nebula]
* [v2 Rewrite Branch (WIP)][v2branch]
The best way to contact the developers is on Discord.
[![discord](https://discordapp.com/api/guilds/211524927831015424/embed.png?style=banner3)][discord]
---
### See you ingame.
[nodejs]: https://nodejs.org/en/ 'Node.js'
[vscode]: https://code.visualstudio.com/ 'Visual Studio Code'
[mainprocess]: https://electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/application-architecture#main-and-renderer-processes 'Main Process'
[rendererprocess]: https://electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/application-architecture#main-and-renderer-processes 'Renderer Process'
[chromedebugger]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=msjsdiag.debugger-for-chrome 'Debugger for Chrome'
[discord]: https://discord.gg/zNWUXdt 'Discord'
[wiki]: https://github.com/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher/wiki 'wiki'
[nebula]: https://github.com/dscalzi/Nebula 'dscalzi/Nebula'
[v2branch]: https://github.com/dscalzi/HeliosLauncher/tree/ts-refactor 'v2 branch'