Tooloop-Kiosk-Browser/main.js

const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron/main');
const path = require('node:path');
const fs = require('fs');
const log = require('electron-log/main');


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Properties
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

let config;
let win;


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**
 * Loads a config file from disc.
 * The file is expected to be in the application path and called “config.json”.
 */
function loadConfig() {
    try {
        const data = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "config.json"), { encoding: 'utf8' });
        config = JSON.parse(data);
    } catch (err) {
        console.error(err);
    }
}

/**
 * Creates the browser window
 */
async function createWindow() {
    win = new BrowserWindow({
        width: 1920,
        height: 1080,
        backgroundColor: '#000000',
        webPreferences: {
            preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
            nodeIntegration: true,
            webSecurity: false,
        },
        show: false,
        autoHideMenuBar: true
    });

    win.on("closed", function () {
        win = null;
    });

    win.webContents.addListener("will-navigate", validateDomain);

    win.once("ready-to-show", () => {
        win.setKiosk(true);
        win.show();
    });

    win.loadFile('index.html');

    try {
        let url = new URL(config.url);
        // let options = {
        //     method: 'HEAD',
        //     host: url.hostname,
        //     port: url.port ? url.port : 80,
        //     path: '/'
        // };
        // let req = http.request(options, function (r) {
        //     log.info(r.headers);
        // });
        // req.end();

        win.loadURL(config.url);

    } catch (err) {
        log.error(err);
    } finally {
    }
}


/**
 * Validates the url of a navigatio event against the list of allowed domains in
 * the config file. See https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/web-contents#event-will-frame-navigate
 * @param {Event} event 
 */
function validateDomain(event) {
    let url = new URL(event.url);
    if ('allowedDomains' in config && !config.allowedDomains.includes(url.hostname)) {
        event.preventDefault();
        log.info("Navigation to " + event.url + " prevented");
    }
}


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Init electon app
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

app.whenReady().then(() => {
    loadConfig();

    log.initialize();
    if ('logPath' in config) {
        log.transports.file.resolvePathFn = () => config.logPath;
    }

    createWindow();

    app.on('activate', () => {
        if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
            createWindow();
        }
    })
});

app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
    app.quit()
});