one attempt with one library

packages/desktop/public/electron.js

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-const path = require('path');
+const ElectronGoogleOAuth2 =
+  require("@getstation/electron-google-oauth2").default;
 
-const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron');
-const isDev = require('electron-is-dev');
+const path = require("path");
+
+const { app, BrowserWindow } = require("electron");
+const isDev = require("electron-is-dev");
 
 function createWindow() {
   // Create the browser window.
@@ -17,12 +20,12 @@ function createWindow() {
   // win.loadFile("index.html");
   win.loadURL(
     isDev
-      ? 'http://localhost:3000'
-      : `file://${path.join(__dirname, '../build/index.html')}`
+      ? "http://localhost:3000"
+      : `file://${path.join(__dirname, "../build/index.html")}`
   );
   // Open the DevTools.
   if (isDev) {
-    win.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: 'detach' });
+    win.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: "detach" });
   }
 }
 
@@ -34,14 +37,29 @@ app.whenReady().then(createWindow);
 // Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
 // for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits
 // explicitly with Cmd + Q.
-app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
-  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
+app.on("window-all-closed", () => {
+  if (process.platform !== "darwin") {
     app.quit();
   }
 });
 
-app.on('activate', () => {
+app.on("activate", () => {
   if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
     createWindow();
   }
-});
+});
+
+app.on("ready", () => {
+  console.log(process.env);
+  const myApiOauth = new ElectronGoogleOAuth2(
+    "423533244953-banligobgbof8hg89i6cr1l7u0p7c2pk.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+    "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",
+    [""],
+    { successRedirectURL: "http://localhost:3000" }
+  );
+
+  myApiOauth.openAuthWindowAndGetTokens().then((token) => {
+    // use your token.access_token
+    console.log(`got the user's authentication: ${token}`);
+  });
+});