# nw-dev

**Repository Path**: mirrors_leecade/nw-dev

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: nw-dev
- **Description**: A drop-in library for nw.js development
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-09
- **Last Updated**: 2026-02-07

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README


# nw-dev

A drop-in library for [nw.js](https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js) development

* Live-reloads upon save

* Opens devtools when you press <kbd>F12</kbd>

* Opens devtools upon error

* Sets `window.CRASHED` upon error,
  so you can stop an animation loop for example
  (and not flood the console with errors)

* Clears require cache,
  so reloading works with modules

* When you change `package.json`, it closes and reopens the window
  with the new values, so you don't even have to restart
  to change things like `window.frame` or `window.toolbar`

* When loaded in a browser (non-nw.js),
  it only tries to do error handling


## install

`npm i nw-dev --save-dev`

Put this script before any other scripts
(that you're developing, at least):

```html
<script src="node_modules/nw-dev/lib/dev.js"></script>
```


## my window annoyingly asserts focus when reloading

(This can be especially annoying if your editor autosaves!)

You probably have your app set up to show itself once it finishes loading.

That's a good thing, but you're calling `win.show()`,
inadvertently focusing the window.

Do this (with CoffeeScript):

```coffee
win.show() unless win.shown
win.shown = yes
```

Or this (with JavaScript):

```js
if(!win.shown){
    win.show();
    win.shown = true;
}
```

(Now your autosaving workflow is once again beneficial!)


## develop nw-dev

* `npm i`

* `npm link`

* `cd ~/some/other/project`

* `npm link nw-dev`

* `cd ../back/to/nw-dev`

* `npm run prepublish` to recompile