Electron Node import returns "Undefined"

Question

I want to use Electron with Node, but when importing this framework following the step by step of tutorial of the site, it always returns undefined.

// Abaixo tanto o "app" quanto o "BrowserWindow" são undefined.
const { app, BrowserWindow } = require("electron"); 

I performed the installation of Electron using the command npm install electron. I tried to import everything to know what was returning and what I received was the absolute path to an executable called electron.exe.

// Retorna o seguinte path: "C:\\...\\MyFolder\\node_modules\\electron\\dist\\electron.exe"
const electron = require("electron");

What am I doing wrong? There was no error while installing the framework.

Answer 1

Install Electron GLOBALLY like this:

npm install electron -g

Then go to your folder and run your command:

cd pasta/projeto
electron .

Your folder should contain files like:

seu-app/
├── package.json
├── main.js
└── index.html