Basic external software download and run

installed-software.js

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 var commandExistsSync = require('command-exists').sync;
 var app = require('electron').app;
+var fs = require('fs');
+var util = require('util');
+var fetch = require('node-fetch')
+var stream = require('stream');
+var path = require('path');
+const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+const { ipcMain } = require('electron')
+
+var pipeline = util.promisify(stream.pipeline);
+
+
 
 exports.getInstalledSoftware = (softwareList) => {
   const installed = {};
@@ -19,12 +30,21 @@ exports.getInstalledSoftware = (softwareList) => {
   return installed;
 }
 
-exports.install = (software) => {
-  var type = software.type;
-
-  if (type == 'web') {
+ipcMain.on('installed-software-install', async function (event, software) {
+  const softwarePath = path.join(app.getAppPath(), software.binary);
 
+  if (software.type == 'web') {
+    var response = await fetch(software.resource);
+    await pipeline(
+      response.body,
+      fs.createWriteStream(softwarePath)
+    );
   }
 
-  console.log(app.getAppPath());
-}
+  const command = `${softwarePath}`;  
+  const child = spawn(command, software.installation_arguments);
+  child.on('exit', () => {
+    console.log("exited");
+  });
+  event.sender.send('installed-software-installed', { success: true});
+});

main.js

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const path = require('path');
 const url = require('url');
 const yargs = require('yargs');
 
+const { ipcMain } = require('electron')
+
 // Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
 // be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
 let mainWindow;
@@ -141,5 +143,3 @@ app.on('activate', function () {
 
 // In this file you can include the rest of your app's specific main process
 // code. You can also put them in separate files and require them here.
-
-

package.json

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     "karma-jasmine": "~2.0.1",
     "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^1.4.0",
     "license-checker": "^24.1.0",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.3.0",
     "node-sass": "^4.11.0",
     "popper.js": "^1.14.6",
     "prettier": "^1.15.2",

src/app/components/installed-software/installed-software.component.ts

@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ export class InstalledSoftwareComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   install(software) {
-    this.installedSoftwareService.install({
-      type: 'web'
-    });
+    this.installedSoftwareService.install(software);
   }
 }
 

src/app/services/installed-software.service.ts

@@ -19,14 +19,19 @@ export class InstalledSoftwareService {
       'SolarPuTTY.exe'
     ],
     type: 'web',
-    resource: 'exe',
+    resource: '.exe',
     binary: 'SolarPuTTY.exe',
+    installation_arguments: ['--only-ask'],
     installed: false
   }];
 
   constructor(
     private electronService: ElectronService
-  ) { }
+  ) { 
+    this.electronService.ipcRenderer.on('installed-software-installed', (event, data) => {
+      console.log("installed", data);
+    });
+  }
 
   list() {
     const installedSoftware = this.electronService.remote.require('./installed-software.js')
@@ -39,8 +44,6 @@ export class InstalledSoftwareService {
   }
 
   install(software) {
-    const installedSoftware = this.electronService.remote.require('./installed-software.js')
-      .install(software);
-    
+    this.electronService.ipcRenderer.send('installed-software-install', software);
   }
 }