trying stuff with electron forge but moving away

packages/desktop2/src/index.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { app, BrowserWindow } from 'electron';
+import { BrowserWindow, app } from "electron";
 // This allows TypeScript to pick up the magic constant that's auto-generated by Forge's Webpack
 // plugin that tells the Electron app where to look for the Webpack-bundled app code (depending on
 // whether you're running in development or production).
 declare const MAIN_WINDOW_WEBPACK_ENTRY: string;
 
 // Handle creating/removing shortcuts on Windows when installing/uninstalling.
-if (require('electron-squirrel-startup')) {
+if (require("electron-squirrel-startup")) {
   // eslint-disable-line global-require
   app.quit();
 }
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const createWindow = (): void => {
   const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
     height: 600,
     width: 800,
+    webPreferences: {
+      preload: MAIN_WINDOW_WEBPACK_ENTRY,
+    }, // use a preload script
   });
 
   // and load the index.html of the app.
@@ -27,18 +30,18 @@ const createWindow = (): void => {
 // This method will be called when Electron has finished
 // initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
 // Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
-app.on('ready', createWindow);
+app.on("ready", 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", () => {
   // On OS X it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
   // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
   if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {