forge.build.js

const process = require("node:process");
if (!["make", "start"].includes(process.argv[2])) {
  console.error("Invalid Usage!");
  console.log("usage: node forge.build.js [make|start]");
  process.exit(1);
}

const { execSync } = require("node:child_process");
const fs = require("fs");

console.log("\x1b[35m > reading package.json...\x1b[0m");
const package_str = fs.readFileSync("./package.json", { encoding: "utf8" });
const package_json = JSON.parse(package_str);

const oldMain = "node_modules/expo/AppEntry.js";
package_json.main = "resources/js/electron.js";
console.log("\x1b[35m > manipulating package.json...\x1b[0m");
fs.writeFileSync("./package.json", JSON.stringify(package_json));

console.log(
  `\x1b[35m > Executing 'npm electron-forge ${process.argv.slice(2, process.argv.length).join(' ')}'...\x1b[0m`,
);
console.warn("  - it may take a while...");

try {
  const stdout = execSync(`npx electron-forge ${process.argv.slice(2, process.argv.length).join(' ')}`, {
    encoding: "utf8",
  });
  console.log(stdout);
}
catch(err) {
  console.error(err);
}

console.log("\x1b[35m > recovering package.json...\x1b[0m");
package_json.main = oldMain;
fs.writeFileSync("./package.json", JSON.stringify(package_json));

console.log("\x1b[35m > reformatting package.json...\x1b[0m");
execSync(`npx prettier ./package.json --write`);

console.log("\x1b[32m - exited. \x1b[0m");