CODEWITHSUNDEEP
windowswebpackwindows-installerelectronelectron-packager
StinsonZhao
StinsonZhao

Reputation: 39

installing electron app is too slow because of native dependencies that need installing into user end pc

I have an electron app with 2 package.json files.

The root/package.json has all devDependencies, and the root/app/package.json has all dependencies which is necessary for app running.

So I package app folder using electron-packager, then build installer for windows using inno setup.

But when I install the app, because the node_modules in app has too many dependencies, the installer is so slow in order to extract all contents from node_modules.

Other apps cost 3-10s for installing, but mine 25-35s.

So what should I do for this? Maybe I can bundle the js using webpack before packaging?

Thanks.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1627

Answers (2)

Venomoustoad
Venomoustoad

Reputation: 1213

Are you packaging a web app into electron? The slow packaging time is probably because of bundling web node modules into the electron app which is not necessary.
https://medium.com/@hellobharadwaj/electron-plus-angular-react-why-use-2-different-package-json-files-361ae47d07f3

Upvotes: 0

Kim Gentes
Kim Gentes

Reputation: 1628

You should absolutely use something like webpack (or equivalent) to bundle your application. Webpack does an excellent job at tree-shaking your dependencies and only keeping the resultant necessary modules.

I have already posted a possible solution for electron projects, including a build process approach that leads to installation building. My particular recommendation leaned on utilizing Wix for MSI deployment but the build process items are still applicable (steps 1-6) for anyone wanting to understand a possible process for the items important to doing this work (even if you use another installer). Hope this helps:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/46474978/3946706

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions