Configuration
The app is configured via a JSON file that is built at compile time.
The build process is:
- The
config-base.jsonfile is used as the base config - Values from the appropriate build config files then override the base values
- Final config is stored in
desktop/config.json, which is then used by the app
Config Values
server_port - Calypso server port
server_url - Calypso server URL for development against localhost
server_host - Calypso server host name
debug - false to disable, or a set of debug config
mainWindow - main app window config
preferencesWindow - preference window config
aboutWindow - about window config
secretWindow - secret window config
crash_reporter - crash reporter config
updater - auto updater config
settings_filename - filename used for the user settings (see lib/settings)
default_settings - default values used for the user settings
Debug config
enabled_by_default - whether debug mode is enabled by default
namespace - the debug namespace
clear_log - whether to clear the log at app start
colors - whether to show colors in debug output
Updater config
url - Base URL for the updater
delay - Delay after app starts before checking for updates (ms)
interval - Interval between each update check (ms)
Crash Reporter config
url - a URL used to post crash reports
tracker - enable crash tracking (see lib/crash-tracker)
electron - enable Electron crash reporter
Window config
Window config is taken directly from the Electron BrowserWindow