project-nomad/electron/assets
Claude cd28a109b9
feat: add Electron desktop app wrapper
Adds a native desktop application shell in electron/ that wraps the
existing Docker-based NOMAD stack in an Electron BrowserWindow.

Architecture:
- Single instance lock prevents multiple app copies from running
- Main process manages the full Docker Compose lifecycle (up/stop)
- Health-check polling (GET /api/health) with 3-minute timeout before
  loading the NOMAD web UI in the BrowserWindow
- System tray stays alive when the window is closed, with menu items
  for Show/Hide, Open in Browser, Restart, Stop, and Quit
- Retry button on the loading screen re-runs the launch sequence
  without needing to restart the app

Files:
  electron/package.json       - Electron 34 + electron-builder config
                                Targets: AppImage/deb (Linux), DMG (Mac),
                                NSIS (Windows); supports x64 + arm64
  electron/tsconfig.json      - CommonJS/ES2020 TypeScript for main process
  electron/src/main.ts        - Main process: window, tray, Docker helpers,
                                startup state machine, IPC handlers
  electron/src/preload.ts     - contextBridge: exposes onStatus / retryLaunch
                                to loading screen without full nodeIntegration
  electron/src/loading.html   - Branded startup screen with animated progress
                                bar, status messages, and error retry button
  electron/assets/README.md   - Icon file guide (512px PNG, tray 32px PNG,
                                ICNS for Mac, ICO for Windows)

Root scripts added:
  npm run electron:install     - install electron deps
  npm run electron:build       - compile TypeScript
  npm run electron:dev         - build + launch in dev mode
  npm run electron📦*   - package for linux/mac/win

https://claude.ai/code/session_01WfRC4tDeYprykhMrg4PxX6
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Electron App Icons

Place the following icon files here for the packaged desktop app:

File Size Platform
icon.png 512×512 px Linux (AppImage, deb)
tray-icon.png 32×32 px System tray (all platforms)
icon.icns macOS bundle macOS
icon.ico Multi-size ICO Windows

The tray-icon.png is also used as a fallback tray icon during development. If it is missing, Electron will use a blank 1×1 image and the tray entry will still appear (just without a visible icon).