Weiterführung der IPC Verbindung

src/electron/main.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import {app, BrowserWindow} from 'electron';
-import path from 'path';
+import {getPreloadPath, getUIPath, inDevelopment} from './utils.js';
-import {getPreloadPath, inDevelopment} from './utils.js';
 import {ipcMain} from 'electron/main';
 import {ProdressConnection} from './pdr2com/connection.js';
 
-const APPLICATION_PATH = path.join(app.getAppPath(), '/dist-svelte/index.html');
-
 app.on('ready', async () => {
   const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
     webPreferences: {
@@ -15,7 +12,7 @@ app.on('ready', async () => {
   if (inDevelopment()) {
     mainWindow.loadURL('http://localhost:5123/');
   } else {
-    mainWindow.loadFile(APPLICATION_PATH);
+    mainWindow.loadFile(getUIPath());
   }
 
   ipcMain.handle('ping', () => {

src/electron/preload.cts

@@ -3,3 +3,27 @@ const electron: typeof Electron = require('electron');
 electron.contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electron', {
   ping: () => electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('ping'),
 } satisfies Window['electron']);
+
+/**
+ * adapter for the ipcRenderer invoke function
+ * - invokes an event to from the frontend to the backend
+ *@param event
+ * @returns the response from the backend
+ */
+function ipcInvoke<Event extends keyof EventPayloadMapping>(event: Event): Promise<EventPayloadMapping[Event]> {
+  return electron.ipcRenderer.invoke(event);
+}
+
+/**
+ * adapter for the ipcRenderer on function
+ * - subscribes to an event from the backend
+ * @param event
+ */
+function ipcOn<Event extends keyof EventPayloadMapping>(
+  event: Event,
+  subscribeFunction: SubscribeFunction<Event>,
+): UnsubscribeFunction {
+  const callback = (_: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, payload: EventPayloadMapping[Event]) => subscribeFunction(payload);
+  electron.ipcRenderer.on(event, callback);
+  return () => electron.ipcRenderer.off(event, callback);
+}

src/electron/utils.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from 'path';
-import {app} from 'electron';
+import {app, ipcMain, WebContents, WebFrameMain} from 'electron';
+import {pathToFileURL} from 'url';
 
 /**
  * @returns true, when the application is starded in develpoment mode
@@ -34,3 +35,56 @@ export function getPreloadPath(): string {
   const preloadScript = '/dist-electron/preload.cjs';
   return path.join(app.getAppPath(), inDevelopment() ? '.' : '..', preloadScript);
 }
+
+/**
+ * resolves teh path of the build ui
+ * @returns the path of the ui
+ */
+export function getUIPath(): string {
+  return path.join(app.getAppPath(), '/dist-svelte/index.html');
+}
+
+/**
+ * @todo
+ * adapter for the ipc handle function
+ * @param event
+ * @param handler
+ */
+export function ipcMainHandle<Event extends keyof EventPayloadMapping>(
+  event: Event,
+  handler: () => EventPayloadMapping[Event],
+): void {
+  ipcMain.handle(event, (eventInstance) => {
+    validateEventFrame(eventInstance.senderFrame);
+    return handler();
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * @todo
+ * adapter for the webContents send function
+ * @param event
+ * @param webContents
+ * @param payload
+ */
+export function ipcWebContentsSend<Event extends keyof EventPayloadMapping>(
+  event: Event,
+  webContents: WebContents,
+  payload: EventPayloadMapping[Event],
+): void {
+  webContents.send(event, payload);
+}
+
+/**
+ * barebones event validation
+ * @param frame
+ * @throws when an event gets listend to which is not invoked by the mainframe
+ */
+export function validateEventFrame(frame: WebFrameMain | null) {
+  if (inDevelopment() && frame && new URL(frame.url).host === 'localhost:5123') {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!frame || frame.url !== pathToFileURL(getUIPath()).toString()) {
+    throw new Error('Malicious Event');
+  }
+}

types.d.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+type EventPayloadMapping = {};
+
 /**
  * Extends the Main "Window" Interface
  */
@@ -6,3 +8,6 @@ interface Window {
     ping: () => Promise<string>;
   };
 }
+
+type UnsubscribeFunction = () => void;
+type SubscribeFunction<Event extends keyof EventPayloadMapping> = (payload: EventPayloadMapping[Event]) => void;