Node Gtk Boilerplate

A boilerplate to build gnome native applications using nodejs.

Usage

• Clone Repo: git clone https://github.com/nmanumr/node-gtk-boilerplate.git

• Install dependencies (Refer to node-gtk guide for more details): npm install

• Copy node-gtk bindings: cp ./node_modules/node-gtk/lib/binding/[BINDING_VERSION]/node_gtk.node ./lib/binding/

• Test run: npm start

Bundling for flatpak

• Install flatpak: https://flatpak.org/setup/

• Install flatpack runtime: flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Platform//3.28 org.gnome.Sdk//3.28

• Bundle the app: npm run pack

• Install flatpak bundle: npm run flatpak:install

• Run bundled app: npm run flatpak:run

References

• node-gtk
• pkg docs
• flatpak-bundler