How to embed mac app extension in Electron app?

Question

I am trying to implement the Finder Sync extension written in Swift in my application written using Electron . How can I make them work together and communicate with each other? I read the Apple documentation , but explains how to add a target to a native application. I also noticed that I can manually paste the .appexcompiled file (created by Xcode) into the application folder Pluginsusing the electronic builder . How can I develop and test an extension in Xcode and embed it correctly in an Electron user application? Any suggestion?

Thanks so much for any suggestion.

Answer 1

Create the PlugIns folder in the Electron root folder.

Copy the .appex file to the PlugIns folder.

If you are using an electronic builder, modify the package.json file - add: "extraFiles": ["PlugIns/"]in the "mac" section.

Build. The contents of your application package will contain the PlugIns folder and your apx file inside, and the application will be loaded into your application process.

Answer 2

How to embed mac app extension in Electron app?

, , child_process.execFile

execFile, ( )

const util = require('util');
const execFile = util.promisify(require('child_process').execFile);
async function FinderSyncExtPlugin(ARGUMENTS) {
  const { stdout } = await execFile('YourBinary', ARGUMENTS);
  console.log(stdout);
}
FinderSyncExtPlugin(['argument1','argument2','...']);

stdout, / .