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A single, shared library that includes the Chromium Content module and all its
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dependencies (e.g., Blink, [V8], etc.).
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-## Main Process
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+## main process
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The main process, commonly a file named `main.js`, is the entry point to every
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Electron app. It controls the life of the app, from open to close. It also
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@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ Every app's main process file is specified in the `main` property in
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Acronym for Apple's Mac App Store. For details on submitting your app to the
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MAS, see the [Mac App Store Submission Guide].
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-## Native Modules
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+## native modules
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-Native Modules (also called [addons] in
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+Native modules (also called [addons] in
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Node.js) are modules written in C or C++ that can be loaded into Node.js or
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Electron using the require() function, and used just as if they were an
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ordinary Node.js module. They are used primarily to provide an interface
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system, you have to manually specify the location of Electron’s headers when
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building native modules.
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-See also [Using Native Node Modules]
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+See also [Using Native Node Modules].
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-## Renderer Process
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+# process
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+
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+A process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. Electron
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+apps that make use of the [main] and one or many [renderer] process are
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+actually running several programs simultaneously.
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+
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+In Node.js and Electron, each running process has a `process` object. This
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+object is a global that provides information about, and control over, the
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+current process. As a global, it is always available to applications without
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+using require().
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+
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+## renderer process
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The renderer process is a browser window in your app. Unlike the main process,
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there can be multiple of these and each is run in a separate process.
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used in Google Chrome, the open source browser from Google. V8 can run
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standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.
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+## webview
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+
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+`webview` tags are used to embed 'guest' content (such as external web pages) in
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+your Electron app. They are similar to `iframe`s, but differ in that each
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+webview runs in a separate process. It doesn't have the same
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+permissions as your web page and all interactions between your app and
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+embedded content will be asynchronous. This keeps your app safe from the
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+embedded content.
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+
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[addons]: https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html
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[autoUpdater]: api/auto-updater.md
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[libchromiumcontent]: #libchromiumcontent
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Zeke Sikelianos