chia-blockchain/electron-react/src/setupEvents.js

const electron = require("electron");
const app = electron.app;

module.exports = {
  handleSquirrelEvent: function() {
    if (process.argv.length === 1) {
      return false;
    }

    const ChildProcess = require("child_process");
    const path = require("path");

    const appFolder = path.resolve(process.execPath, "..");
    const rootAtomFolder = path.resolve(appFolder, "..");
    const updateDotExe = path.resolve(path.join(rootAtomFolder, "Update.exe"));
    const exeName = path.basename(process.execPath);
    const spawn = function(command, args) {
      let spawnedProcess, error;

      try {
        spawnedProcess = ChildProcess.spawn(command, args, { detached: true });
      } catch (error) {}

      return spawnedProcess;
    };

    const spawnUpdate = function(args) {
      return spawn(updateDotExe, args);
    };

    const squirrelEvent = process.argv[1];
    switch (squirrelEvent) {
      case "--squirrel-install":
      case "--squirrel-updated":
        // Optionally do things such as:
        // - Add your .exe to the PATH
        // - Write to the registry for things like file associations and
        // explorer context menus

        // Install desktop and start menu shortcuts
        spawnUpdate(["--createShortcut", exeName]);

        setTimeout(app.quit, 1000);
        return true;

      case "--squirrel-uninstall":
        // Undo anything you did in the --squirrel-install and
        // --squirrel-updated handlers

        // Remove desktop and start menu shortcuts
        spawnUpdate(["--removeShortcut", exeName]);

        setTimeout(app.quit, 1000);
        return true;

      case "--squirrel-obsolete":
        // This is called on the outgoing version of your app before
        // we update to the new version - it's the opposite of
        // --squirrel-updated

        app.quit();
        return true;
    }
  }
};