BetterDiscord Installer

Overview | Development | Contributors

A simple standalone program which automates the installation, removal and maintenance of BetterDiscord.

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Overview

This repository contains the source code for the BetterDiscord installer. This installer is written with electron-webpack and Svelte 3.

Downloads

These will link you to the latest builds found in the releases tab of this repository.

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Windows (7+)	macOS (10.10+)	Linux

Codebase

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├──assets                  // Contains static assets (such as images) used by the installer.
└──src                     // The installer's source code.
    ├──main                // Electron "main" process. Creates and configures the BrowserWindow.
    └──renderer            // Electron "renderer" process. Contains most components and scripts.
        ├──actions         // Scripts performed by the installer such as installing, repairing and uninstalling.
        ├──common          // Common UI components such as buttons, checkboxes, radios, etc...
        ├──pages           // Component files for each page in the installer's setup process.
        ├──stores          // Svelte store used for storing global data.
        └──transitions     // Contains custom Svelte transitions and animations.

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Development

This is a tutorial designed for people looking to contribute to, or work directly with the installer's source code. If you are just looking to download and install BetterDiscord, visit the releases page of this repository.

Prerequisites

• Git
• Node.js with npm.
• Command line of your choice.

Building

1: Clone the repository.

git clone https://github.com/BetterDiscord/installer | cd installer

This will create a local copy of this repostory and navigate you to the root folder of the repository.

2: Install Dependencies

Run this command at the root folder to install dependencies:

npm i

3: Run Build Script

To run the installer in development mode, simply run the following command:

npm run dev

Additional Scripts

Linting

This project uses ESLint. Run this command to lint your changes:

npm run lint

Compiling & Distribution

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Contributors