Desktop-CGI is a desktop executable app that can be created from any CGI files or CGI web apps that can be served from an file, an embedded web server using proxy, or an remote proxy web server. It supports embedding and managing embeddable databases and executables. It supports all major Operating systems supported by electron like Windows, Linux, and MacOS supported by Electron.
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Desktop-CGI can serve any CGI files, OR CGI / Scripted / Interpreted languages like PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl, JSP, ASPX, Other Interpreted Languages through embedded webservers, OR any remote proxy (any protocol / webserver) apps
Desktop-CGI runs an Electron - Node - Express based application under the hood and supports major Operating systems like Windows, Linux, Mac or any operating systems supported by Electron.
- Install node.js from https://www.nodejs.com
- Clone the Git repository (Alternatively, download the git repository)
- Change to the git repository directory / folder
cd path/to/desktop-cgifrom command line / shell / powershell - Run command
npm install - Add your application in the respective
wwwfolder or sub-folder [TODO - Simplify] - Check and modify
server/config/config-**template**.jsonfile for your application's configuration needs - Check if your electron app runs using command
npm run electron - Run command
npm run electronbuild[TODO - Simplify] - [Demo] A demo app is placed in the folder www\demoapp
cgijsis Nodejs framework independent / agnostic for serving CGI or interpreted scripting apps via files, or server based web apps via proxies- Express Recommended and used for demo
- Run any script files that supports CGI based file script serving - using
cgijs filemodule - Run any host that serves a web app - using
cgijs proxymodule- In App / Local / Remote proxy support
- Allows
- running multiple interpreters in one app
- running multiple proxies (currently http, websockets, tcp, udp. grpc planned) in one app
- multiple embedded servers in one app
- Allows embedding servers like httpd, nginx, etc to serve web applications - using
cgijs processmodule - Allows embedding database servers (in development) - using
cgijs processmodule
- Python (2.x, 3.x)
- Perl (Version Independent)
- PHP (Version Independent)
- Ruby (Version Independent)
- Jsp (With Tomcat embedded)
- Aspx (Version Independent - With local IIS proxy, Apache embedded)
- Any app using local / remote proxy (currently http, websockets, tcp, udp. grpc planned)
- Apache HTTPD (Allows Embed & Proxy)
- Apache TomCat (Allows Embed & Proxy)
- Nginx (Allows Embed & Proxy)
- Mongoose http server (Allows Embed & Proxy)
The script can proxy to any File, most embeddable web servers, and/ or Proxy-able local / remote servers; even IIS Server (Allows Proxy)
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Library dependencies:
- Nodejs: (> 8.x)
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Application Dependencies:
- cgi-js: (>=1.1.0)
- electron": (>=18.1.0)
- relevant compiling packages
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Application Demo Dependencies:
- body-parser: (>=1.20.0)
- ejs: (>=3.1.7)
- express: (>=4.18.0)
- fsevents: (>=2.3.2)
- socket.io: (>=4.5.0)
- ws: (>=8.5.0)
Check index.js and server folder for demo code
... * Technical specifications to be added
... * Wiki link to be added
In active development
You can track development status here desktop-cgi/projects
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Raise an Issue or Contribute. Active Contributors are invited.
Check file - .todo
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The MIT License (MIT) - See LICENSE for further details
Copyright © 2019 - till library works: Ganesh B desktopcgi@gmail.com
The project is intended to be maintained seriously.