running own server to permit oauth workflow

main.js

@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
-const {app, BrowserWindow, shell} = require('electron')
-const path = require('path')
-const url = require('url')
+const { app, server, BrowserWindow, shell } = require('electron');
+const path = require('path');
+const url = require('url');
+const http = require('http');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
-  // Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
-  // be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
-  let win
-  
-  function createWindow () {
+// Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
+// be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
+let win
+
+function createWindow() {
     // Create the browser window.
-    win = new BrowserWindow({ width: 395, height: 800, title: "Sengi", backgroundColor: '#FFF'});
-    win.loadURL("http://localhost:4200");
+    win = new BrowserWindow({ width: 395, height: 800, title: "Sengi", backgroundColor: '#FFF' });
+
+
+    var server = http.createServer(requestHandler).listen(9527);
+
+    // win.loadURL("http://localhost:4200");
+    win.loadURL('http://localhost:9527');
     win.setMenu(null);
 
     // and load the index.html of the app.
@@ -23,41 +30,75 @@ const url = require('url')
     win.webContents.openDevTools()
 
     //open external links to browser 
-    win.webContents.on('new-window', function(event, url){
-      event.preventDefault();
-      shell.openExternal(url);
-   });
+    win.webContents.on('new-window', function (event, url) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        shell.openExternal(url);
+    });
 
     // Emitted when the window is closed.
     win.on('closed', () => {
-      // Dereference the window object, usually you would store windows
-      // in an array if your app supports multi windows, this is the time
-      // when you should delete the corresponding element.
-      win = null
+        // Dereference the window object, usually you would store windows
+        // in an array if your app supports multi windows, this is the time
+        // when you should delete the corresponding element.
+        win = null
     })
-  }
-  
-  // This method will be called when Electron has finished
-  // initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
-  // Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
-  app.on('ready', createWindow)
-  
-  // Quit when all windows are closed.
-  app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
+};
+
+
+function requestHandler(req, res) {
+    var file = req.url == '/' ? '/index.html' : req.url,
+        root = __dirname + '/dist',
+        page404 = root + '/404.html';
+
+    if (file.includes('register')) file = '/index.html';
+
+    getFile((root + file), res, page404);
+};
+
+function getFile(filePath, res, page404) {
+    fs.exists(filePath, function (exists) {
+        if (exists) {
+            fs.readFile(filePath, function (err, contents) {
+                if (!err) {
+                    res.end(contents);
+                } else {
+                    console.dir(err);
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            fs.readFile(page404, function (err, contents) {
+                if (!err) {
+                    res.writeHead(404, { 'Content-Type': 'text/html' });
+                    res.end(contents);
+                } else {
+                    console.dir(err);
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    });
+};
+
+// This method will be called when Electron has finished
+// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
+// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
+app.on('ready', createWindow)
+
+// Quit when all windows are closed.
+app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
     // On macOS it is common for applications and their menu bar
     // to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
     if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
-      app.quit()
+        app.quit()
     }
-  })
-  
-  app.on('activate', () => {
+})
+
+app.on('activate', () => {
     // On macOS it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
     // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
     if (win === null) {
-      createWindow()
+        createWindow()
     }
-  })
-  
+})
+
   // In this file you can include the rest of your app's specific main process
   // code. You can also put them in separate files and require them here.