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electron-build

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Build and test the Electron app with proper worktree isolation

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Electron Build

Build, lint, and test the Rocket.Chat Electron app. Uses git worktrees to avoid disrupting the user's working directory.

Arguments

  • platform (optional): Target platform - mac, win, linux, or all. Defaults to current platform.
  • skip-worktree (optional): If "true", build in the current directory instead of creating a worktree.

Steps

1. Setup

If skip-worktree is not "true":

  1. Create a worktree from the current branch: 
    mkdir -p ../Rocket.Chat.Electron-worktrees
git worktree add ../Rocket.Chat.Electron-worktrees/build-$(git branch --show-current) HEAD
  2. Change to the worktree directory
  3. Install dependencies: yarn

2. Lint

yarn lint

Fix any lint errors before proceeding.

3. Test

yarn test

All tests must pass before building.

4. Build

Build the app bundle:

yarn build

Then build platform packages if requested:

PlatformCommand
macOSyarn build-mac
Windowsyarn build-win (includes --x64 --ia32 --arm64)
Linuxyarn build-linux

5. Workspace Build

If changes touch workspaces/desktop-release-action/:

yarn workspaces:build
rm -rf workspaces/desktop-release-action/dist/dist

6. Cleanup

If a worktree was created:

git worktree remove ../Rocket.Chat.Electron-worktrees/build-$(git branch --show-current)

Report

After completion, report:

  • Lint status (pass/fail with error count)
  • Test status (pass/fail with test count)
  • Build status and output location