An npm installer for NW.js.
Please go through the CHANGELOG carefully and choose the appropriate version. Bug fixes and feature updates are pushed to the repo periodically.
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Latest version of normal build flavor:npm install --save-dev nwSpecific version with changes to installer:
npm install --save-dev nw@0.94.1-1
You may use
npm view nw versions
to view the list of available versions.
For more options, see the Options table below.
Add a script in your package.json
:
{ "scripts": { "start": "nw /path/to/app" } }
Executing npm start
runs the NW.js app. Omitting the file path makes NW.js check for valid project in current working directory. You can also call nw
directly from ./node_modules/.bin/nw
.
import { findpath } from 'nw'; let path = await findpath();Find the path to the chromedriver binary
import { findpath } from 'nw'; let path = await findpath('chromedriver', { flavor: 'sdk' });Download specific versions independant of installer version
import { get } from 'nw'; await get({ version: '0.14.7' // other options });Name Type Default Description CLI Usage .npmrc Usage .env Usage Module Usage version
string | "latest" | "stable"
"latest"
Runtime version npm install --save-dev nw
`` `` get({ version: "latest" })
flavor "normal" | "sdk"
"normal"
Runtime flavor npm install --save-dev nw@sdk
nwjs_build_type=sdk
export NWJS_BUILD_TYPE=sdk
get({ flavor: "sdk" })
platform "linux" | "osx" | "win"
<defaults to host platform>
Host platform npm install --save-dev --nwjs-platform nw
nwjs_platform=linux
NWJS_PLATFORM=linux
get({ platform: "linux" })
arch "ia32" | "x64" | "arm64"
<defaults to architecture platform>
Host architecture npm install --save-dev --nwjs-arch nw
nwjs_arch=x64
NWJS_ARCH=x64
get({ arch: "x64"})
downloadUrl "https://dl.nwjs.io" | "https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/nwjs" | https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/nwjs | "https://github.com/corwin-of-amber/nw.js/releases/ nw"
"https://dl.nwjs.io"
Download server (https and file system is supported, for eg file:///home/user/nwjs_cache
) npm install --save-dev --nwjs-urlbase=https://dl.nwjs.io
nwjs_urlbase=https://dl.nwjs.io
NWJS_URLBASE=https://dl.nwjs.io
get({ downloadUrl: "https://dl.nwjs.io"})
cacheDir string
./node_modules/nw
Directory to cache NW binaries npm install --save-dev --nwjs-cache-dir ./cache nw
nwjs_cache_dir=./cache
NWJS_CACHE_DIR=./cache
get({ cacheDir: "./cache" })
sirDir string
.
File path to NW.js project nw .
`` `` get({ srcDir: "." })
cache boolean
true
If true the existing cache is used. Otherwise it removes and redownloads it. npm install --save-dev --nwjs-cache=true nw
nwjs_cache=true
NWJS_CACHE=true
get({ cache: true })
ffmpeg boolean
false
If true the chromium ffmpeg is replaced by community version with proprietary codecs. npm install --save-dev --nwjs-ffmpeg=true nw
nwjs_ffmpeg=true
NWJS_FFMPEG=true
get({ ffmpeg: true })
nodeAddon false | "gyp"
false
Download Node headers npm install --save-dev --nwjs-native-addon=true nw
nwjs_native_addon=true
NWJS_NATIVE_ADDON=true
get({ nativeAddon: true })
unref boolean
false
Prevent the parent process from waiting for a given subprocess. This is useful if you're using nw
package to call the executable and want to prevent zombie processes eating up memory. npm install --save-dev --nwjs-unref=true nw
nwjs_unref=true
NWJS_UNREF=true
get({ unref: true })
shaSum boolean
true
If true, then shasums are verified. Otherwise, it is ignored. npm install --save-dev --nwjs-shasum=true nw
nwjs_shasum=true
NWJS_SHASUM=true
get({ shaSum: true })
Note: While using the CLI interface, /path/to/project refers to options.srcDir in the JavaScript API or JSON object.
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