ipcrenderer preload.js
const {
contextBridge,
ipcRenderer
} = require("electron");
// Expose protected methods that allow the renderer process to use
// the ipcRenderer without exposing the entire object
contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld(
"api", {
//send: (channel, data) => {
request: (channel, data) => {
// whitelist channels
let validChannels = ["toMain"];
if (validChannels.includes(channel)) {
ipcRenderer.send(channel, data);
}
},
//receive: (channel, func) => {
response: (channel, func) => {
let validChannels = ["fromMain"];
if (validChannels.includes(channel)) {
// Deliberately strip event as it includes `sender`
ipcRenderer.on(channel, (event, ...args) => func(...args));
}
}
}
);