Startup script

package.json

+{
+  "name": "edex-ui",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "A science fiction desktop running everywhere. Awesome.",
+  "main": "startup.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "./node_modules/.bin/electron ."
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui.git"
+  },
+  "author": "GitSquared",
+  "license": "GPL-3.0",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "electron": "^1.4.15",
+    "jquery": "^3.1.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "devtron": "^1.4.0"
+  }
+}

startup.js

+const {app, BrowserWindow} = require('electron')
+const path = require('path')
+const url = require('url')
+
+switch (process.platform) {
+    case 'win32':
+        var shellExec = 'cmd'
+        break
+    case 'darwin':
+        var shellExec = '???'
+        break
+    case 'linux':
+        var shellExec = 'bash'
+        break
+}
+
+console.log('Starting eDEX-UI with Node '+process.versions.node+', Chrome '+process.versions.chrome+' and Electron '+process.versions.electron)
+console.log('Detected platform: '+process.platform)
+
+app.on('ready', startup)
+app.on('before-quit', function() {console.log('Terminating eDEX-UI...');})
+app.on('will-quit', function() {
+    global.shell.kill()
+    console.log("Process terminated, exit code 0")
+})
+app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
+    app.quit()
+})
+
+function startShell() {
+    var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
+    var options = {
+        shell: true
+    };
+    global.shell = spawn(shellExec, options);
+    global.shell.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+        console.log(`shell: ${data}`);
+    });
+}
+
+function launchMainWindow() {
+
+    global.win = new BrowserWindow({title: "eDEX-UI", show: false, autoHideMenuBar: true, backgroundColor: '#000000', fullscreen: true})
+
+    global.win.loadURL(url.format({
+        pathname: path.join(__dirname, 'ui.html'),
+        protocol: 'file:',
+        slashes: true
+    }))
+
+    global.win.once('ready-to-show', () => {
+        global.win.show();
+        global.win.center();
+        global.win.maximize();
+    })
+
+    global.win.on('closed', () => {
+        global.win = null
+    })
+
+    console.log('UI launched')
+}
+
+function startup () {
+    startShell();
+    launchMainWindow();
+}