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Installation

Ensure that your Node.js version is 16.0 or higher (e.g., 16.8). Avoid using sudo for the installation. If you encounter permission issues with npm, refer to How to fix npm throwing error without sudo.

npm install pake-cli -g 

Considerations for Windows & Linux Users

• CRITICAL: Consult Tauri prerequisites before proceeding.

• For Windows users (ensure that Win10 SDK (10.0.19041.0) and Visual Studio build tool 2022 (>=17.2) are installed), additional installations are required:

  1. Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64)
  2. Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86)
  3. Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) (optional)
  4. Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) (optional)
  5. Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (x86) (optional)

• For Ubuntu users, execute the following commands to install the required libraries before compiling:

  sudo apt install libdbus-1-dev \
      libsoup2.4-dev \
      libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev \
      libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev \
      build-essential \
      curl \
      wget \
      libssl-dev \
      libgtk-3-dev \
      libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
      librsvg2-dev \
      gnome-video-effects \
      gnome-video-effects-extra

Usage

Development

The DEFAULT_DEV_PAKE_OPTIONS configuration in bin/defaults.ts can be modified at development time to match the pake-cli configuration description.

export const DEFAULT_DEV_PAKE_OPTIONS: PakeCliOptions & {url: string} = {
  ...DEFAULT_PAKE_OPTIONS,
  url: 'https://weread.qq.com',
  name: 'Weread',
}

then

yarn cli:dev

The script will reads the above configuration and packages the specified app using watch mode, and changes to the pake-cli code and pake are hot updated in real time.

CLI Usage

pake [url] [options]

The packaged application will be located in the current working directory by default. The first packaging might take some time due to environment configuration. Please be patient.

Note: Packaging requires the Rust environment. If Rust is not installed, you will be prompted for installation confirmation. In case of installation failure or timeout, you can install it manually.

[url]

The URL is the link to the web page you want to package or the path to a local HTML file. This is mandatory.

[options]

Various options are available for customization. You can pass corresponding arguments during packaging to achieve the desired configuration.

[name]

Specify the application name. If not provided, you will be prompted to enter it. It is recommended to use English.

--name <value>

[icon]

Specify the application icon. Supports both local and remote files. By default, it uses the Pake brand icon. For custom icons, visit icon icons or macOSicons.

• For macOS, use .icns format.
• For Windows, use .ico format.
• For Linux, use .png format.

--icon <path>

[height]

Set the height of the application window. Default is 780px.

--height <number>

[width]

Set the width of the application window. Default is 1200px.

--width <number>

[transparent]

Enable or disable immersive header. Default is false. Use the following command to enable this feature, macOS only.

--transparent

[fullscreen]

Determine whether the application launches in full screen. Default is false. Use the following command to enable full screen.

--fullscreen

[multi-arch]

Package the application to support both Intel and M1 chips, exclusively for macOS. Default is false.

Prerequisites

• Note: After enabling this option, Rust must be installed using rustup from the official Rust website. Installation via brew is not supported.
• For Intel chip users, install the arm64 cross-platform package to support M1 chips using the following command:

rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin

• For M1 chip users, install the x86 cross-platform package to support Intel chips using the following command:

rustup target add x86_64-apple-darwin

Usage

--multi-arch

[targets]

Select the output package format for Linux. Options include deb, appimage, or all. If all is selected, both deb and appimage will be packaged. Default is all.

--targets <format>

[user-agent]

Customize the browser user agent. Default is empty.

--user-agent <value>

[show-menu]

Display the menu bar. Default is not to display. Use the following command to enable the menu bar. Recommended for macOS users.

--show-menu

[show-system-tray]

Display the system tray. Default is not to display. Use the following command to enable the system tray.

--show-system-tray

[system-tray-icon]

Specify the system tray icon. This is only effective when the system tray is enabled. The icon must be in .ico or .png format and should be an image with dimensions ranging from 32x32 to 256x256 pixels.

--system-tray-icon <path>

[iter-copy-file]

Enable recursive copying. When the URL is a local file path, enabling this option will copy the folder containing the file specified in the URL, as well as all sub-files, to the Pake static folder. This is disabled by default.

--iter-copy-file

[inject]

Using inject, you can inject local absolute and relative path css and js files into the page you specify the url to customize it. For example, an adblock script that can be applied to any web page, or a css that optimizes the UI of a page, you can write it once to customize it. would only need to write the app once to generalize it to any other page.

--inject ./tools/style.css,./tools/hotkey.js

[safe-domain]

This secure domain is a domain other than your currently configured url to which you may be redirected or jumped to, and only in domains that have been configured as secure can you use tauri to expose api to browsers to ensure that pake's built-in enhancements work correctly. Only in a domain that has been configured as secure can you use the tauri to expose the api to the browser, ensuring that pake's built-in enhancements work correctly.

PS: Secure domains do not need to carry protocols.

--safe-domain weread.qq.com,google.com

Conclusion

After completing the above steps, your application should be successfully packaged. Please note that the packaging process may take some time depending on your system configuration and network conditions. Be patient, and once the packaging is complete, you can find the application installer in the specified directory.