Overview

The electron-react-typescript-boilerplate is a modified version of the electron-react-boilerplate created by chentsulin. This boilerplate uses TypeScript instead of Babel and Flow for type checking and supports Sass as well. It provides a development environment for building desktop applications using Electron, React, Redux, React Router, and Webpack.

Features

• Support for TypeScript for improved type checking and strict typing
• Integration with Sass for styling the application
• Live editing development on the desktop app
• Electron application boilerplate based on React, Redux, and React Router
• Integration with React Transform HMR for rapid application development

Installation

To install the electron-react-typescript-boilerplate, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have Node.js version 6 or higher and npm version 3 or higher installed on your system.
2. Clone the repository using git.

   git clone <repository-url>
   

3. Install the dependencies.

   npm install
   

   or

   yarn install
   

   (Yarn is recommended for faster and safer installation.)
4. (Optional) Remove the boilerplate sample code by running the command:

   npm run cleanup
   

   This will remove the initial sample boilerplate code to start with a clean project for custom development.

Summary

The electron-react-typescript-boilerplate is a modified version of the electron-react-boilerplate that uses TypeScript for improved type checking and Sass for styling. It provides a development environment based on Electron, React, Redux, and React Router, with support for rapid application development using React Transform HMR. The installation process is straightforward and can be done using either npm or yarn. Overall, this boilerplate is a great starting point for building desktop applications.