Electron Browser Window won't open [duplicate] - electron

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When I am executing npm command npm start it shows only this not opening an electron browser window.
firstdesktopapp#1.0.0 start E:\NodeJS Projects\ElectronJs\FirstDesktopAPp
electron .
here is my package.json code
{
"name": "firstdesktopapp",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "First Desktop App on Electron",
"main": "app.js",
"scripts": {
"start": "electron ."
},
"author": "Makhmoor Rehman",
"license": "NoN",
"devDependencies": {
"electron": "^4.0.0-nightly.20181010"
}
}
and here is my app.js code
const electron = require("electron");
const url = require("url");
const path = require("path");
const {app, BrowserWindow} = electron;
let mainWindow;
// Listen for app to be ready
app.on("ready", function() {
// Create new window
mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({});
//load html into window
mainWindow.loadURL(url.format({
pathname: path.join(__dirname, "index.html"),
protocol: "file:",
slashes: true,
}));
});
I have installed the latest version of electron and nodejs, I have a dell laptop and os Windows 10 64bit.
After killing the process of electron I am getting this.
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! firstdesktopapp#1.0.0 start: electron .
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the firstdesktopapp#1.0.0 start script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional
logging output ab ove.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\makhm\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2018-10-31T01_10_09_481Z-debug.log
And in the debug file I am getting this
nfo it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ 'E:\nodejs\node.exe',
1 verbose cli 'E:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js',
1 verbose cli 'start' ]
2 info using npm#6.4.1
3 info using node#v11.0.0
4 verbose run-script [ 'prestart', 'start', 'poststart' ]
5 info lifecycle firstdesktopapp#1.0.0~prestart: firstdesktopapp#1.0.0
6 info lifecycle firstdesktopapp#1.0.0~start: firstdesktopapp#1.0.0
7 verbose lifecycle firstdesktopapp#1.0.0~start: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
8 verbose lifecycle firstdesktopapp#1.0.0~start: PATH:
E:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin;E:\NodeJS Projects\ElectronJs\FirstDesktopAPp\node_modules.bin;C:\Users\makhm\bin;E:\Git\mingw64\bin;E:\Git\usr\local\bin;E:\Git\usr\bin;E:\Git\usr\bin;E:\Git\mingw64\bin;E:\Git\usr\bin;C:\Users\makhm\bin;C:\Python27;C:\Python27\Scripts;C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WBEM;C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WINDOWSPOWERSHELL\V1.0;C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\SKYPE\PHONE;C:\xampp\php;F:\PuTTY;C:\xamppp\php;C:\ProgramData\ComposerSetup\bin;C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_152\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Yarn\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\bin;E:\Git\cmd;E:\nodejs;C:\Users\makhm\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\makhm\AppData\Roaming\Composer\vendor\bin;C:\Users\makhm\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin;C:\Users\makhm\AppData\Roaming\npm;E:\Git\usr\bin\vendor_perl;E:\Git\usr\bin\core_perl
9 verbose lifecycle firstdesktopapp#1.0.0~start: CWD: E:\NodeJS Projects\ElectronJs\FirstDesktopAPp
10 silly lifecycle firstdesktopapp#1.0.0~start: Args: [ '/d /s /c', 'electron .' ]
11 silly lifecycle firstdesktopapp#1.0.0~start: Returned: code: 1 signal: null
12 info lifecycle firstdesktopapp#1.0.0~start: Failed to exec start script
13 verbose stack Error: firstdesktopapp#1.0.0 start: electron .
13 verbose stack Exit status 1
13 verbose stack at EventEmitter. (E:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\index.js:301:16)
13 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:182:13)
13 verbose stack at ChildProcess. (E:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\lib\spawn.js:55:14)
13 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:182:13)
13 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:962:16)
13 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:251:5)
14 verbose pkgid firstdesktopapp#1.0.0
15 verbose cwd E:\NodeJS Projects\ElectronJs\FirstDesktopAPp
16 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.17134
17 verbose argv "E:\nodejs\node.exe" "E:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "start"
18 verbose node v11.0.0
19 verbose npm v6.4.1
20 error code ELIFECYCLE
21 error errno 1
22 error firstdesktopapp#1.0.0 start: electron .
22 error Exit status 1
23 error Failed at the firstdesktopapp#1.0.0 start script.
23 error This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]
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Answer 1

I was using the latest version of nodejs 11 that's why that was not working when I install the 10.11 version it worked thanks for #pushkin.