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BizGaze_Remote/desktop
Sravan 49718e5d37 feat: hyperlinks, group seen-by for all, profile-pic preview, in-call invite fix + desktop update progress (0.1.6)
- #1: URLs in chat are now clickable links (open externally on desktop).
- #2: group 'Seen by X, Y +N more' now shows under the LATEST message to EVERYONE
  (server computes reads for all messages; click shows the names).
- #5: tapping the conversation-header avatar previews the DP/group photo full-size.
- #4: in-call invite lists only people you've messaged, excludes those already in the
  call/invited, and the Invite button is sticky.
- #3 (0.1.6 shell): auto-updater emits checking/available/downloading/ready/error to
  the web UI, which shows a progress banner (+ Restart button) so updates aren't silent.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-08 15:58:09 +05:30
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Biz Connect — Desktop client

Electron shell that loads the live Connect web UI and adds native screen capture. See the overall plan in ../CLIENTS.md.

Run (dev = local testing)

npm install
npm start                                   # dev auto-targets http://localhost:8090 (your local server)
SERVER_URL=https://remote.bizgaze.com npm start   # …or point dev at production to compare

npm start IS the local desktop test — no separate "local" installer needed. In dev (unpackaged) the shell defaults to the local server; a PACKAGED installer defaults to production. SERVER_URL overrides either. (Bash/Git-Bash syntax above; in PowerShell: $env:SERVER_URL='…'; npm start.)

Build installers

npm run dist        # electron-builder → Win NSIS / Mac dmg / Linux AppImage

Signed, trusted installers need certificates:

  • Windows: an EV (or OV) code-signing certificate.
  • macOS: Apple Developer ID cert + notarization (CSC_LINK, APPLE_ID, APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD).

Notes

  • The window loads ${SERVER_URL}/home; relative /api and /ws URLs work because the origin is the server itself — no web-code changes.
  • setDisplayMediaRequestHandler in main.js is what makes "Share Screen" work in Electron; it currently defaults to the primary display. Swap in a source-picker for production.
  • The session is persisted (persist:bizconnect) so login survives restarts.
  • window.__NATIVE__ === 'desktop' is exposed for the web UI to feature-detect.