Electron-builder: How to disable packing into asar files?

[ahgan84]

Hi guys, i notice that after we installed the app fr the installer, our html sources files are all pack into app. asar and electron. asar. May i know is there a way to open it or not pack our source file into asar? This is because for maintenance convenience, we sometimes need to modify the html coding at the spot..

[gamestailer94]

just add asar: false under build in you dev package.json
see https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/wiki/Options#build

[develar]

You should use asar because

• Windows io is very poor — app start up time.
• You must not (yes, must) modify app files after installation — code signing. Please use standard system locations to store user config.

[ahgan84]

@develar , u mean if i disable the asar, it wil take longer time for my app to start up?

Can u explain more on what is code signing? And what is standard system location to store user config?

[develar]

what is code signing

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Security/Conceptual/CodeSigningGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537361(v=vs.85).aspx

And what is standard system location to store user config?

https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/docs/api/app.md#appgetpathname see userData

[ahgan84]

I know that code signing is for security purposes but my app won't be distributing online. It will only be used privately.