This directory contains the Electron wrapper for New API, providing a native desktop application with system tray support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

The Electron app requires the compiled Go binary to function. You have two options:

Option A: Use existing binary (without Go installed)

# If you have a pre-built binary (e.g., new-api-macos)
cp ../new-api-macos ../new-api

Option B: Build from source (requires Go) TODO

cd electron
npm install

Run the app in development mode:

npm start

This will:

• Start the Go backend on port 3000
• Open an Electron window with DevTools enabled
• Create a system tray icon (menu bar on macOS)
• Store database in ../data/new-api.db

# Ensure Go binary exists in parent directory
ls ../new-api  # Should exist

# Build for current platform
npm run build

# Platform-specific builds
npm run build:mac    # Creates .dmg and .zip
npm run build:win    # Creates .exe installer
npm run build:linux  # Creates .AppImage and .deb

• Built applications are in electron/dist/
• macOS: .dmg (installer) and .zip (portable)
• Windows: .exe (installer) and portable exe
• Linux: .AppImage and .deb

Default port is 3000. To change, edit main.js:

const PORT = 3000; // Change to desired port

• Development: ../data/new-api.db (project directory)
• Production:
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/New API/data/
  • Windows: %APPDATA%/New API/data/
  • Linux: ~/.config/New API/data/