@distromate/electron-forge

Build Electron apps through distromate with Electron Forge as the host build tool.

Install

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

Node.js 22+ is required.

Usage

Keep your normal forge.config.js, then point distromate.yaml at this builder plugin:

source:
  type: adapter
  plugin: electron-forge
  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-forge adds the dm-plugin-electron-forge command. distromate no longer installs plugins for you.

Behavior

• invokes Electron Forge's package() API through @electron-forge/core
• reuses Electron Forge's configured output directory (default out/)
• derives source.root and source.executable from the packaged app
• writes DistroMate package artifacts to the same Forge output directory unless outputDir is overridden
• 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