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> We built Axiom on a pretty popular framework, Puppeteer, which requires desktop binaries to run. This means you need an Electron app, too. I thought it was P
by ptrthomas 6y ago
> We built Axiom on a pretty popular framework, Puppeteer, which requires desktop binaries to run. This means you need an Electron app, too.
I thought it was Playwright that depends on patched browser binaries and that Puppeteer works with stock Chrome and does not need Electron. Can you clarify, just trying to learn here.
- yaseer 6y agoYep, you're right! It doesn't need electron specifically, just several node modules that don't run in a browser-only environment. We use electron to package up the node modules, and use it for auto-updates + other 'nice' things electron can provide. I do hate how bloated electron apps become, and ours is also chunky. We'd like to slim this down with time, or perhaps move to a better framework.
- ptrthomas 6y agoThanks, that makes sense