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I'm currently building a desktop application using Electron and MongoDB. The objective of this application is to collect and store information of various customers in the local scope of the application (not on a server). I've done some research into MongoDB with node.js; however I haven't found a way to use it in Electron.
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This is an electron app for MongoDB management, you can check the code as an example on how to use mongodb and electron. Basically you can use mongodb as you would normally use in node. js in the Main process and then communicate with Renderer process through the ipc module.
MongoDB. MongoDB is a fantastic NoSQL database with a lot of resources. In MongoDB, a record is a document, which is a data structure with field and value pairs. It has a straightforward API that is simple to incorporate into your Electron application.
Since Electron uses Node on the backend, it also has access to the entire npm ecosystem that Node developers have come to rely on. Even though it is built on Node, Electron is used for desktop applications rather than web applications. This can present a new set of challenges.
This is an electron app for MongoDB management, you can check the code as an example on how to use mongodb and electron.
https://github.com/officert/mongotron
Basically you can use mongodb as you would normally use in node.js in the Main process and then communicate with Renderer process through the ipc module.
For example:
Renderer process
<html> <head></head> <body> <script> const ipc = require('electron').ipcRenderer; const informationBtn = document.getElementById('information-dialog') informationBtn.addEventListener('click', function (event) { ipc.send('create-user') }) </script> </body> <html> Main process
const ipc = require('electron').ipcMain const mongo = require('some-mongo-module') ipc.on('create-user', function (event) { /* MONGODB CODE */ }) I would recommend you to use the get started app that you can find in http://electron.atom.io/
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