[ electron ] electron.remote been deprecated, reworked to use "electron/remote" module.

Author: soapdog

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Security
 -->
 
+## v4.3.2 - 2026-01-02
+### Added
+### Changed
+* added `@electron/remote` module as a replacement for `electron.remote` which has been deprecated.
+### Deprecated
+### Removed
+### Fixed
+* loads of `showDialog()` calls used `electron.remote` and now use the remote from `@electron/remote` module.
+### Security
+
 ## v4.3.1 - 2026-01-02
 ### Added
 * announcement system allows me to display notices on launch

index.js

@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ const extend = require("xtend");
 const ssbKeys = require("ssb-keys");
 const announcements = require("./lib/announcements.js");
 
+require("@electron/remote/main").initialize();
+
 const windows = {
   dialogs: new Set(),
 };
-  const appIcon = nativeImage.createFromPath(
-    Path.join(__dirname, "assets/512x512.png"),
-  );
+const appIcon = nativeImage.createFromPath(
+  Path.join(__dirname, "assets/512x512.png"),
+);
 let ssbConfig = null;
 let quitting = false;
 
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ electron.app.on("ready", () => {
       process.argv.includes("--use-global-ssb")),
   }, () => {
     const browserWindow = openMainWindow();
+    require("@electron/remote/main").enable(browserWindow.webContents)
 
     browserWindow.on("app-command", (e, cmd) => {
       switch (cmd) {
@@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ function openMainWindow() {
       if (process.platform !== "darwin") electron.app.quit();
     });
   }
-  windows.main.setIcon(appIcon)
+  windows.main.setIcon(appIcon);
   return windows.main;
 }
 
@@ -402,7 +405,7 @@ function setupContext(appName, opts, cb) {
     //   ev.preventDefault()
     //   windows.background.hide()
     // })
-    windows.background.setIcon(appIcon)
+    windows.background.setIcon(appIcon);
   }
 }
 
@@ -425,11 +428,11 @@ function openAnnouncementsWindow() {
       announcements: announcements.getAsHTML(),
       show: true,
       backgroundColor: "#EEE",
-      icon: appIcon
+      icon: appIcon,
     },
   );
 
   windows.announcements.setAlwaysOnTop(true);
-  windows.announcements.setIcon(appIcon)
+  windows.announcements.setIcon(appIcon);
   // windows.announcements.openDevTools()
 }

lib/depject/blogs/sheet/compose.js

@@ -276,9 +276,10 @@ exports.create = function (api) {
     }
 
     function showDialog(opts) {
-      const electron = require("electron");
-      electron.remote.dialog.showMessageBox(
-        electron.remote.getCurrentWindow(),
+      const remote = require('@electron/remote')
+
+      remote.dialog.showMessageBox(
+        remote.getCurrentWindow(),
         opts,
       );
     }

lib/depject/books/sheet/review.js

@@ -201,9 +201,10 @@ exports.create = function (api) {
   }
 
   function showDialog(opts) {
-    const electron = require("electron");
-    electron.remote.dialog.showMessageBox(
-      electron.remote.getCurrentWindow(),
+    const remote = require("@electron/remote");
+
+    remote.dialog.showMessageBox(
+      remote.getCurrentWindow(),
       opts,
     );
   }

lib/depject/contact/html/follow-toggle.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const nest = require('depnest')
 const electron = require('electron')
+const remote = require('@electron/remote')
 const { h, when, computed } = require('mutant')
 
 exports.gives = nest('contact.html.followToggle')
@@ -93,8 +94,8 @@ exports.create = function (api) {
       ? ignoring
       : status === false
 
-    const factor = electron.remote.getCurrentWindow().webContents.getZoomFactor()
-    const menu = electron.remote.Menu.buildFromTemplate([
+    const factor = remote.getCurrentWindow().webContents.getZoomFactor()
+    const menu = remote.Menu.buildFromTemplate([
       {
         type: 'radio',
         label: i18n('Neutral'),
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ exports.create = function (api) {
       }
     ])
     menu.popup({
-      window: electron.remote.getCurrentWindow(),
+      window: remote.getCurrentWindow(),
       x: Math.round(rects.left * factor),
       y: Math.round(rects.bottom * factor) + 4
     })