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Tamara Stepanov
Tamara Stepanov

Reputation: 63

How can use Node module to get idle time from an electron app?

I want to use Node module to get idle time on my electron app, for example use this module : node-system-idle-time how can integrate this model with main.js electron file to read an idle time from the main window? Please help me.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1050

Answers (2)

Divek John
Divek John

Reputation: 131

This is how I figured it out from Electron Power monitor API's

const {powerMonitor} = require('electron'); 
const idle = powerMonitor.getSystemIdleTime() // it returns in seconds when I am writing this
console.log('Current System Idle Time - ', idle);

Upvotes: 2

M.Munther
M.Munther

Reputation: 46

If you want to use Node System Idle Time with your electron app , do the following steps:

  1. Install node with this command:

    npm install --save @paulcbetts/system-idle-time

    Or if you are using yarn, then run:

    yarn add @paulcbetts/system-idle-time

  2. Usage, In your Node JS application import it as:

    var systemIdleTime = require('@paulcbetts/system-idle-time');

    Then you can use it calling: systemIdleTime.getIdleTime();

    The method getIdleTime will return the system idle time in milliseconds.

  3. Usage in Electron , If you are building an Electron application you need to re-build the addon using Electron's version of Node.js. you can use electron-builder to build your app.

    npm install --save-dev electron-rebuild

    And then re-build the addon with:

    ./node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild

Upvotes: 3

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