From a9460957da12f59b1c7048668161c71f9ae81a1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: azivner <adam.zivner@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:01:02 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] prototype of executing requests without network calls in
 electron

---
 app.js                       | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 public/javascripts/server.js | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 40e9d5957..77165068a 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const session = require('express-session');
 const FileStore = require('session-file-store')(session);
 const os = require('os');
 const sessionSecret = require('./services/session_secret');
+const utils = require('./services/utils');
 
 require('./services/ping_job');
 
@@ -71,4 +72,30 @@ require('./services/sync');
 // triggers backup timer
 require('./services/backup');
 
+if (utils.isElectron()) {
+    const ipcMain = require('electron').ipcMain;
+
+    ipcMain.on('server-request', (event, arg) => {
+        const req = {};
+        req.url = arg.url;
+        req.method = arg.method;
+        req.body = arg.data;
+        req.headers = {};
+
+        const res = {};
+        res.setHeader = function() {
+
+        };
+
+        res.send = function(obj) {
+            event.sender.send('server-response', {
+                requestId: arg.requestId,
+                body: obj
+            });
+        };
+
+        return app._router.handle(req, res, () => {});
+    });
+}
+
 module.exports = app;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/javascripts/server.js b/public/javascripts/server.js
index 27d2cbae8..e8f53bf27 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/server.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/server.js
@@ -8,22 +8,54 @@ const server = (function() {
     }
 
     async function get(url) {
-        return await ajax('GET', url);
+        return await call('GET', url);
     }
 
     async function post(url, data) {
-        return await ajax('POST', url, data);
+        return await call('POST', url, data);
     }
 
     async function put(url, data) {
-        return await ajax('PUT', url, data);
+        return await call('PUT', url, data);
     }
 
     async function remove(url) {
-        return await ajax('DELETE', url);
+        return await call('DELETE', url);
     }
 
-    async function ajax(method, url, data) {
+    let i = 1;
+    const reqResolves = {};
+
+    async function call(method, url, data) {
+        if (isElectron()) {
+            const ipc = require('electron').ipcRenderer;
+            const requestId = i++;
+
+            return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                reqResolves[requestId] = resolve;
+
+                ipc.send('server-request', {
+                    requestId: requestId,
+                    method: method,
+                    url: "/" + baseApiUrl + url,
+                    data: data
+                });
+            });
+        }
+        else {
+            return await ajax(url, method, data);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (isElectron()) {
+        const ipc = require('electron').ipcRenderer;
+
+        ipc.on('server-response', (event, arg) => {
+            reqResolves[arg.requestId](arg.body);
+        });
+    }
+
+    async function ajax(url, method, data) {
         const options = {
             url: baseApiUrl + url,
             type: method
@@ -39,6 +71,7 @@ const server = (function() {
         });
     }
 
+
     initAjax();
 
     return {