Should i replace the deprecated process.mainModule.filename with which Tauri api? | Tauri Apps | Page 1

proud reef Jul 28, 2023, 12:53 AM

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  "use strict";

  const tauri = window.__TAURI__;

  StorageManager.fileDirectoryPath = async function () {
    // Old code
    // const path = require('path');
    // const base = path.dirname(process.mainModule.filename);
    // return path.join(base, 'save/');

    const base = await tauri.path.dirname(process.mainModule.filename);
    return await tauri.path.join(base, 'save/');
  };
})();```

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Should i replace the deprecated process.mainModule.filename with which Tauri api?

golden hollow Jul 28, 2023, 1:19 AM

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If I understand your code correctly, you want to find the file that is currently being executed and then return it's sibling save directory?

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Tauri's JS files are bundled into the executable so there's no way to replicate this exactly. It's also not recommended to write to the install directory as it is typically a read-only directory.

proud reef Jul 28, 2023, 1:25 AM

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i suppose resourceDir() is my best bet?

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i'm moving it from nw.js to tauri btw

golden hollow Jul 28, 2023, 1:27 AM

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resourceDir() is usually reserved for Tauri's automatically bundled files (https://tauri.app/v1/guides/building/resources).

frank moth Jul 28, 2023, 1:27 AM

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that kinda depends on what you're trying to store

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there is https://tauri.app/v1/api/js/path/#appdatadir

path | Tauri Apps

The path module provides utilities for working with file and directory paths.

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which

Returns the path to the suggested directory for your app's data files

proud reef Jul 28, 2023, 1:30 AM

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frank moth Jul 28, 2023, 1:30 AM

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hm

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I feel like you'd want to bundle a bunch of these using whatever web app bundler you have

proud reef Jul 28, 2023, 1:30 AM

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it's in the src folder the print above

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i'm still maintaining compatibility with nw.js with this structure

frank moth Jul 28, 2023, 1:31 AM

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okay

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I think

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I found what you should be doing

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one: check out https://tauri.app/v1/api/config/#bundleconfig

Configuration | Tauri Apps

The Tauri configuration object. It is read from a file where you can define your frontend assets, configure the bundler, enable the app updater, define a system tray, enable APIs via the allowlist and more.

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it has a "resources" key which lets you define arbitrary paths to be included in your bundle by tauri

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then two

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https://tauri.app/v1/api/js/path/#resolveresource

path | Tauri Apps

The path module provides utilities for working with file and directory paths.

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will resolve a relative path to your bundled resources

golden hollow Jul 28, 2023, 1:34 AM

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Keep in mind that bundling the files into resources will make them accessible on the filesystem. Tauri doesn't provide much protection for your JS code to begin with but you still have to run it through a program like strings to get any of it.

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NW.js seems to provide some kind of protection mechanism but it doesn't sound like it's particularly secure from their docs.

frank moth Jul 28, 2023, 1:34 AM

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you're not supposed to bundle javascript files as a resource

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my assumption was that this is about things like images, sound, etc

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@proud reef what do you keen in save/?

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if this is a game I'd assume the user's savestate

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which probably is more fit for appDataDir or appLocalDataDir

proud reef Jul 28, 2023, 1:41 AM

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It's a RPG Maker MZ game, originally created using pixi.js and nw.js, i was using electron to bundle my game but the size was 1.1 gb compared to tauri's 600 mb so i decided to give it a try, the save folder is the only incompatibility so far

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golden hollow Jul 28, 2023, 1:46 AM

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I'm not particularly familiar with RPG Maker's expectations of file locations. Are you able to place it anywhere you want or does it have to be in the install directory?

proud reef Jul 28, 2023, 1:48 AM

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seems to store save folder locally in game folder if using nw.js but if running in browser it appears to be cached

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It's a good engine to make a quick RPG prototype or a fangame and it comes with a lot already coded if you know some JS you can easily extend the features but between it and Godot the latter is much better

golden hollow Jul 28, 2023, 1:52 AM

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It sounds like RPG Maker MZ can read it from anywhere it wants.

#Should i replace the deprecated process.mainModule.filename with which Tauri api?