Proxying Electron breaks it, so just don't

Author: Kyza

src/patchBrowserWindow.ts

@@ -5,43 +5,34 @@ console.log("Patching Electron's BrowserWindow.");
 
 const preloadPath = path.join(__dirname, "preload");
 
-// Create a Proxy over Electron that returns the PatchedBrowserWindow if BrowserWindow is called.
-// Can't just proxy the BrowserWindow class directly because it's a getter.
-const electronProxy = new Proxy(electron, {
-	get(electronTarget, property) {
-		switch (property) {
-			case "BrowserWindow":
-				return new Proxy(electronTarget[property], {
-					construct(BrowserWindowTarget, args) {
-						const [options, ...rest] = args;
-
-						// TODO: Need some way to let packages control this.
-						const originalPreload = options.webPreferences.preload;
-
-						options.webPreferences.preload = preloadPath;
-
-						// Any reason to have this off?
-						options.webPreferences.experimentalFeatures = true;
-
-						// Keybase (dumb).
-						options.webPreferences.devTools = true;
-
-						// @ts-ignore
-						const window = new BrowserWindowTarget(options, ...rest);
-
-						// Put the location and the original preload in a place the main IPC can easily reach.
-						// @ts-ignore
-						window.webContents.kernelWindowData = {
-							originalPreload: originalPreload,
-							windowOptions: options,
-						};
-
-						return window;
-					},
-				});
-			default:
-				return electronTarget[property];
-		}
+// Extending the class does not work.
+export const ProxiedBrowserWindow = new Proxy(electron.BrowserWindow, {
+	construct(target, args) {
+		const options: electron.BrowserWindowConstructorOptions = args[0];
+
+		const originalPreload = options.webPreferences.preload;
+
+		options.webPreferences.preload = preloadPath;
+
+		// Any reason to have this off?
+		options.webPreferences.experimentalFeatures = true;
+
+		// Keybase (dumb).
+		options.webPreferences.devTools = true;
+
+		// TODO: Check for MS Teams compatibility.
+
+		// @ts-ignore
+		const window = new target(options);
+
+		// Put the location and the original preload in a place the main IPC can easily reach.
+		// @ts-ignore
+		window.webContents.kernelWindowData = {
+			originalPreload: originalPreload,
+			windowOptions: options,
+		};
+
+		return window;
 	},
 });
 
@@ -50,5 +41,9 @@ const electronProxy = new Proxy(electron, {
 const electronPath = require.resolve("electron");
 // Delete Electron from the require cache because it's a getter.
 delete require.cache[electronPath].exports;
-// Replace it with the new Electron Proxy.
-require.cache[electronPath].exports = electronProxy;
+// Replace it with the a new Electron that has the ProxiedBrowserWindow.
+// TODO: Look at possible problems if getters aren't used.
+require.cache[electronPath].exports = {
+	...electron,
+	BrowserWindow: ProxiedBrowserWindow,
+};