Optimize post electron forge build module copying

Author: Shellishack

forge.config.ts

@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@ import type { ForgeConfig } from "@electron-forge/shared-types";
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 
-function removeNextjsModules(exceptionList: string[], nodeModulesPath: string) {
-  fs.readdirSync(nodeModulesPath).forEach((module) => {
-    if (!exceptionList.includes(module)) {
-      fs.removeSync(path.join(nodeModulesPath, module));
-    }
+function moveModule(moduleList: string[], resourcePath: string) {
+  moduleList.forEach((module) => {
+    fs.moveSync(
+      path.join(resourcePath, module),
+      path.join(resourcePath, "app/node_modules", module),
+    );
   });
 }
 
+const electronModules = ["electron-serve"];
+
 const config: ForgeConfig = {
   outDir: "out-desktop",
   packagerConfig: {
@@ -25,35 +28,29 @@ const config: ForgeConfig = {
         return false;
       } else if (path.match(/desktop/)) {
         return false;
-      } else if (path.match(/node_modules/)) {
-        return false;
       }
       return true;
     },
+    extraResource: electronModules.map((module) => `node_modules/${module}`),
     afterComplete: [
       (extractPath, electronVersion, platform, arch, done) => {
         // We need electron-serve to exist inside the electron build's node_modules.
         // All other modules from nextjs are not needed and can be removed.
-
-        const electronModules = ["electron-serve"];
         if (platform === "win32") {
-          removeNextjsModules(
+          moveModule(
             electronModules,
-            path.join(extractPath, "resources/app/node_modules"),
-          );
+            path.join(extractPath, "resources"),
+          )
         } else if (platform === "darwin") {
-          removeNextjsModules(
+          moveModule(
             electronModules,
-            path.join(
-              extractPath,
-              "chisel-editor.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules",
-            ),
-          );
+            path.join(extractPath, "chisel-editor.app/Contents/Resources"),
+          )
         } else if (platform === "linux") {
-          removeNextjsModules(
+          moveModule(
             electronModules,
-            path.join(extractPath, "resources/app/node_modules"),
-          );
+            path.join(extractPath, "resources"),
+          )
         }
 
         done();