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Electron Usage ​

Prerequisites ​

Before proceeding, ensure the following are installed and set up:

  1. Node.js: Install the latest LTS version from Node.js official site.
  2. Python: Required by node-gyp. Install Python 3.x.
  3. Build Tools:
    • Linux: Install build-essential (e.g., sudo apt install build-essential on Ubuntu).
  4. filerix: Ensure the filerix library and its development files are installed. If you built filerix manually, ensure the .so files are in your library path.

Building the Node.js Wrapper with node-gyp ​

  1. Navigate to the example/electron directory:

    bash
    cd example/electron

  2. Run the following command to configure and build the wrapper:

    bash
    node-gyp configure
node-gyp build

  3. After building, the compiled Node.js addon (filerix.node) will be available in the build/Release directory.

Installation ​

  1. Ensure you are in the example/electron directory:

    bash
    cd example/electron

  2. Install the required dependencies:

    bash
    npm install

Running the Example ​

  1. The example is set up in example/electron.
  • The getDrives function gets all available mountable/mounted drives and returns an object.
  • The getDriveUsage function fetches and logs the disk usage information for a given path.
  1. To run the example:
    bash
    npm run dev

Common issues ​

  • If you encounter issues with library loading (e.g., filerix.so not found), ensure the library path is correctly set:
    bash
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH