fix(installVueDevtools): launch electron even if devtools install fails

Author: nklayman

generator/templates/base/src/background.js

@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ app.on('activate', () => {
 app.on('ready', async () => {
   if (isDevelopment && !process.env.IS_TEST) {
     // Install Vue Devtools
-    await installVueDevtools()
+    try {
+      await installVueDevtools()
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('Vue Devtools failed to install:', e.toString())
+    }
   }
   createWindow()
 })

lib/installVueDevtools/index.js

@@ -20,35 +20,35 @@ if (fs.existsSync(getIDMapPath())) {
 }
 
 const install = (forceDownload = false) => {
-  return new Promise(resolve => {
-    const chromeStoreID = 'nhdogjmejiglipccpnnnanhbledajbpd'
-    const extensionName = IDMap[chromeStoreID]
-    const extensionInstalled =
-      extensionName &&
-      BrowserWindow.getDevToolsExtensions &&
-      BrowserWindow.getDevToolsExtensions()[extensionName]
-    if (!forceDownload && extensionInstalled) {
-      return resolve(IDMap[chromeStoreID])
-    }
-    downloadChromeExtension(chromeStoreID, forceDownload).then(
-      extensionFolder => {
-        // Use forceDownload, but already installed
-        if (extensionInstalled) {
-          BrowserWindow.removeDevToolsExtension(extensionName)
-        }
-        const name = BrowserWindow.addDevToolsExtension(extensionFolder) // eslint-disable-line
-        fs.writeFileSync(
-          getIDMapPath(),
-          JSON.stringify(
-            Object.assign(IDMap, {
-              [chromeStoreID]: name
-            })
-          )
-        )
-        resolve(extensionFolder)
+  // return new Promise(resolve => {
+  const chromeStoreID = 'nhdogjmejiglipccpnnnanhbledajbpd'
+  const extensionName = IDMap[chromeStoreID]
+  const extensionInstalled =
+    extensionName &&
+    BrowserWindow.getDevToolsExtensions &&
+    BrowserWindow.getDevToolsExtensions()[extensionName]
+  if (!forceDownload && extensionInstalled) {
+    return Promise.resolve(IDMap[chromeStoreID])
+  }
+  return downloadChromeExtension(chromeStoreID, forceDownload).then(
+    extensionFolder => {
+      // Use forceDownload, but already installed
+      if (extensionInstalled) {
+        BrowserWindow.removeDevToolsExtension(extensionName)
       }
-    )
-  })
+      const name = BrowserWindow.addDevToolsExtension(extensionFolder) // eslint-disable-line
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        getIDMapPath(),
+        JSON.stringify(
+          Object.assign(IDMap, {
+            [chromeStoreID]: name
+          })
+        )
+      )
+      return Promise.resolve(name)
+    }
+  )
+  // })
 }
 
 export default install