2023 Roadmaps - I'm back!

[saltyshiomix]

I'm back!

Suffering from bipolar disorder, I was unable to maintain nextron for over 8 months. Medication has allowed me to be somewhat more active, and I will be gradually improving this project.

I would like to thank everyone who has supported nextron so far:

• All stargazers
• All used by
• All contributers
• All collaborators
• All sponsors

Thank you very much for your continued support.

Roadmaps

v8.8.0 - 2023/09/20

• Library updates
• Examples
  • Add with-chakra-ui example
    • update examples - chakra-ui added #403
  • Lint and format whole examples

v8.9.0 - 2023/09/22

• Library updates
• Support electron v22+
  • Blank page with Electron 22.0.0, in dev mode, but renders fine on Electron 21.3.3 (20.x too) #299
  • support electron 24.0.0 #346
  • Nextron with Electron v22.0.0 or newer show only white page #384
  • How to disable node intergration? #279

v8.10.0 - 2023/09/26

• Remove nextron-init command
• Examples
  • Fix with-emotion example
  • Fix with-material-ui example

v8.11.3 - 2023/09/27

• Improve nextron-dev command options
  • Male nextron-dev forward extra command line args to electron main process #300
  • Running as root without --no-sandbox is not supported #309
  • Update nextron-dev.ts #362
• Improve nextron-build command options
  • Build a single exe with nextron #397
• Examples
  • Add basic-launch-app-from-url example
    • Impossible to load external Auth0 in the built app #405

v8.12.0 - 2023/10/14

• Support preload script for IPC and update whole examples
  • Not Working IPC #413
  • Can't import 'electron' module or use ipcRenderer in nextjs pages folder. I keep getting error: Can't resolve 'fs' #415
• Support typeScript paths
  • Add support for TypeScript Paths #235
  • "tsconfig paths" modules not found #270
• Examples
  • Remove ipc-communication example and add IPC sample code to basic-lang-javascript (or basic-lang-typescript) example
    • Example with preload.js and IPC bridge #259
    • Developing an example with preload/modifying template #344
    • Nextron ipc-communication fails to work in production. #338
    • App fails to build if I use ipcRenderer #401
    • global is not defined #318

MEMO

Bug Fixes

• Cannot use electron 12 without contextIsolation: false #170
• Error with reload a page (After Build) #241
• How can we see error while running in build? #121
• Build continues even when next build fails #168
• Page blank after reload on build #291
• VS Code debug not working #307

Help Wanted

• Encryption #141
• Multiple submodule & lerna/yarn workspace packages of nextjs app as injected renderer #132
• Run localhost in production mode #336

Documentation

• Why nextron?
  • Question: How does Electron concepts map NextJs ones ?  #92
  • Nextron benefit writeup #233

Questions and "check back later"

These questions may be the subject of future development.

• Can't resolve 'ws' in "puppeteer-core/lib" #65
• ReferenceError: window is not defined #82
• Building and running dev on windows is messed up #85
• new window query parameters undefined after build(in production) #133
• Can we manage multiple icons files for multiple rendering size? #140
• How does app update on MacOS app store work?  #142
• cannot disable SSR.  #152
• Multiple windows (processes) #155
• Does it work with i18n-routing? #169
• Web worker or RequestIdleCallback #171
• DOMException: Registration failed - push service not available #200
• How can I use graphql.tsx generated by graqphql-nexus? #231
• Standard _error.js - Error: The default export is not a React Component in page: "/_error" #234
• Add existing Next.js project to Electron app? #257
• Nextron dev restarts on every code change keeping the old instance open #266
• I am trying to remove the 8px margin from the body and am unable to do so #267
• How to show a window from a page by use ipcRenderer? #269
• Nextron with global state management #280
• Do you use rewrites in production build of nextron? #282
• Notification support #292
• Add a command to run and build the web version at the same time  #302
• babel plugins not working, tsconfig alias not respected #308
• Electron Forge Compatibility #317
• Unhandled Runtime Error ReferenceError: require is not defined #319
• Axios or redux-toolkit is not working when context isolation is true .How to configure redux toolkit when Context-isolation is true  #321
• Unhandled Runtime Error ReferenceError: require is not defined (Electron + Next.js) #323
• using ES module NPM package #333
• Nextron app opens new instance each time a change is made in app files #340
• App not running at startup #341
• Run Nextron inside NX monorepo #343
• shamefully-hoist vs pnpm add #352
• Cookie not working in Prod #353
• "Nextron Application is Damanaged or can't be opened" error in Mac M1 #355
• child_process.fork cannot access node_modules in prod #365
• nextron don't recognize less file in node_modules #368
• Import native node module + dylib file #369
• app.quit() using JavaScript. #396

FYI

• Looking for maintainers ⚡ #244
• Useful references: https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/examples

[makeusabrew]

Hi @saltyshiomix! I don't know you personally, but I just wanted to say welcome back. Nextron is a great project and you've done some great work.

The list of issues you've posted above looks pretty daunting, so if there's anything the community can do to help with them (even if it's help decide if they can just be closed?), shout. I don't have bags of free time, but I'll try and do my bit and I'm sure others will too.

[saltyshiomix]

@makeusabrew

Thank you very much, and you are totally right!

I'll improve nextron step by step, too 🙇

[bm777]

I'm looking forward to it because I'm building my startup product with Nextron because I have struggled a bit with some features to implement in Nextron with external links.

I will distribute the beta version to people to test it before shipping the first release.

Thanks, @saltyshiomix for creating Nextron ✌️

[saltyshiomix]

@bm777

Thank you for using nextron!
I appreciate it very much. Please let me know when the service is released!!!

Please feel free to open issues if you have any troubles :)

[bm777]

@saltyshiomix

I will definitely :-)

I think, I will open an issue today, if we solve that issue, it will be a great achievement.

[saltyshiomix]

@bm777

I just created the disscussion:

• Made by nextron? #406

Feel free to share your apps :)

[bm777]

@saltyshiomix

Yes of course, when the beta is ready I will share it with you first to correct some bugs 😉

[riclava]

Electron 22+ is nice ;-)

[saltyshiomix]

@riclava
Thanks!
To use electron v22+, please see this introduction:
#299 (comment)

[saltyshiomix]

Nextron v8.12.0 is out!

Now it supports preload script for secure IPC features :)

[alexis-piquet]

Nice to see you back in the game @saltyshiomix. Have you plan to bump next version to 14? 'cause it's the latest available version. Let me know, I would like help you on this subject ;)

[saltyshiomix]

@alexis-piquet

Sorry for late reply.

Yes, I'm planning nextron v9 which supports both next v13 and v14 🙇

[pixelass]

Welcome back.. life is ****, the community is great.

BTW we use nextjs 13 with i18next (with no real issues). Happy to provide a basic example if it helps.

[saltyshiomix]

@pixelass

I appreciate very much your sponsorship!

Thank you also for the pull request, I'll check it out soon :)

• feat: add example for next-i18next #441

[saltyshiomix]

I apologize for the very slow work on support Next.js v14. I'm preparing it little by little, so please wait a little longer.

[saltyshiomix]

CC: @makeusabrew @bm777 @riclava @alexis-piquet @pixelass

Just released nextron v5.15.0, which supports Next.js v13 🎉

Next.js v14 support is coming soon 🙇

[bm777]

Oh waouh, Amazing new :) @saltyshiomix

[saltyshiomix]

I just released nextron v9.0.0, which supports next.js v13 and v14 🎉

NOTE: Please update renderer/next.config.js as belows:

module.exports = {
  output: 'export',
  // we want to change distDir to "app" so as nextron can build the app in production mode!
  distDir: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? '../app' : '.next',
  trailingSlash: true,
  images: {
    unoptimized: true,
  },
}