Ch3shireDev / ASP.NET-Core-MVC-ElectronNET

Short instruction of how to implement ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 8.0) with ElectronNET (23.6.1).

ASP.NET-Core-MVC-ElectronNET

Short instruction of how to implement ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 8.0) with ElectronNET (23.6.1).

1. Create new project with dotnet tool:

   dotnet new mvc --use-program-main
   

2. Add package ElectronNET.API to project:

   dotnet add package ElectronNET.API
   

3. Add electronize to dotnet tools:

   dotnet tool install ElectronNET.CLI -g
   

4. Add following code to Program.cs:

   // Add using statements
   using ElectronNET.API;
   using ElectronNET.API.Entities;
   
   // ...
   
   // Add after var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
   builder.WebHost.UseElectron(args);
   builder.Services.AddElectron();
   
   // ...
   
   // Add instead of app.Run();
   // Remember to add async to Main method
   await app.StartAsync();
   await Electron.WindowManager.CreateWindowAsync();
   app.WaitForShutdown();

5. Electronize app:

   electronize init
   

6. Start app (first time is slow beacause of npm install):

   electronize start
   

7. If you want to build with electronize, you will need electron-builder tool:

   npm install -g electron-builder
   

8. Now build app with command:

   electronize build /target win-x64