@distromate/electron-builder

Build Electron apps through distromate with electron-builder as the host build tool.

Install

npm install -D @distromate/cli @distromate/electron-builder electron-builder

Node.js 22+ is required.

Usage

Keep your existing electron-builder config, then point distromate.yaml at this builder plugin:

source:
  type: adapter
  plugin: electron-builder
  options:
    projectDir: .

publish:
  appId: "70253487"
  channel: stable

package:
  publisher: Demo Inc.

Run DistroMate directly:

distromate package -v 1.2.3
distromate publish -v 1.2.3

Installing @distromate/electron-builder adds the dm-plugin-electron-builder command. distromate no longer installs plugins for you.

Behavior

• loads the normal electron-builder config sources (package.json#build, electron-builder.yml, JS/TS config files, and so on)
• forces the active platform target to dir
• disables native electron-builder publishers for the build step
• captures the unpacked app layout from afterPack
• returns prepared native source metadata plus inferred DistroMate defaults over JSON/stdio so distromate continues the package or publish flow

Notes

• host-native only: the target platform and arch must match the current machine
• set publish.appId before calling distromate publish
• plugin-specific overrides go under source.options