Includes the following properties:
appPath: Path to running Local by Flywheel.app
userHome: Path to current user home directory
phpVersion: Available PHP versions in Local
version: Local version
dockerPath: Path to Docker binary in Local by Flywheel.app
userDataPath: Path to Local's user data folder. On macOS this defaults to ~/Library/Application Support/Local by Flywheel
Use context.hooks
to run actions at certain times. Hooks are especially useful when adding in element with context.React
.
Exposes Electron API. The available methods and classes will differ based on whether or not this is ran from the main process or renderer process.
With the Electron API you can create dialogs, open new windows, and more.
request npm package, which makes it very easy to send HTTP/HTTPS requests.
fs-extra npm package, which extends the native fs API in Node.js.
fs-jetpack npm package. Some may prefer it over the native fs API in Node.js.
node-notifier npm package. The main method in this class is notify
.
context.notifier.notify({title: 'Notification Title',message: 'This is an example notification message.',});
Node.js process object.
Renderer Only
context.React
to required to use JSX in your renderer entry point. You can also use context.React
to access React's Top-Level API.
Use context.docker
to run Docker commands.
context.docker(`start ${container}`).then(stdout => {//Success}).catch(({stdout, stderr}) => {//Something bad happened});