Electron

The goal is to write cross-platform Perl 6 desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS on top of the Electron platform. It is based on io.js and Chromium and is used in the Atom editor.

Installation

To install it using zef (a module management tool bundled with Rakudo Star):

$ zef install Electron

Dependencies

Please follow the instructions below based on your platform:

Linux

• Install nodejs using apt

$ sudo apt-get install nodejs

• Install pre-built electron for your platform using the following command line:

$ sudo npm install electron -g

After a successful installation, electron should be installed in /usr/local/bin/electron.

Windows

If that fails, please download the correct electron platform from https://github.com/atom/electron/releases. and make sure that electron can be called from the command line.

• Install the installer from https://nodejs.org/

• Install pre-built electron for your platform using the following command line:

$ npm install electron -g

After a success installation, electron should be installed in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\npm\electron.cmd

Testing

To run tests:

$ prove -v -e "perl6 -Ilib"

Author

Ahmad M. Zawawi, azawawi on #perl6, https://github.com/azawawi/

License

MIT License