Download NW.js and related binaries for Linux, MacOS and Windows.
- Install Volta
npm ito install third party dependencies
import get from "@nwutils/getter";
await get({
version: "latest",
flavor: "normal",
platform: "linux",
arch: "x64",
downloadUrl: "https://dl.nwjs.io",
manifestUrl: "https://nwjs.io/versions.json",
cacheDir: "./cache",
cache: true,
ffmpeg: false,
nativeAddon: false,
shaSum: true,
});Options
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| version | string | "latest" | "stable" |
Runtime version |
| flavor | "normal" | "sdk" |
Runtime flavor |
| platform | "linux" | "osx" | "win" |
Host platform |
| arch | "ia32" | "x64" | "arm64" |
Host architecture |
| downloadUrl | "https://dl.nwjs.io" | "https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/nwjs" | https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/nwjs | "https://github.com/corwin-of-amber/nw.js/releases/" |
Download server. Supports file systems too (for example file:///home/user/nwjs_mirror) |
| manifestUrl | "https://nwjs.io/versions.json" | "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nwutils/nw-builder/main/src/util/osx.arm.versions.json" |
Versions manifest |
| cacheDir | string |
Directory to cache NW binaries |
| cache | boolean |
If true the existing cache is used. Otherwise it removes and redownloads it. |
| ffmpeg | boolean |
If true the chromium ffmpeg is replaced by community version with proprietary codecs. |
| nativeAddon | boolean |
If true download NW.js Node headers. |
| shaSum | boolean |
Flag to enable/disable shasum checks. |
- Use Node.js standard libraries whenever possible.
- Prefer to use syncronous APIs over modern APIs which have been introduced in later versions.
- npm trusted publishing is used for releases
- a package is released when a maintainer creates a release note for a specific version