From 25b10f3c3dfbe6003de98b826253e230b03239e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samuel Sergi <sam@sammysergi.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:20:29 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: support custom Electron package name

---
 src/config.ts   | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 src/electron.ts | 12 +++++++++---
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 87994bc..250e9e8 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ export interface PreloadViteConfig extends BaseViteConfig<PreloadBuildOptions> {
 export interface RendererViteConfig extends BaseViteConfig<RendererBuildOptions> {}
 
 export interface UserConfig {
+  /**
+   * Custom Electron package name (e.g., '@overwolf/ow-electron').
+   * Can also be set via ELECTRON_PKG_NAME environment variable.
+   *
+   * @default 'electron'
+   */
+  electronPackage?: string
   /**
    * Vite config options for electron main process
    *
@@ -313,6 +320,16 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
     }
   }
 
+  // Set ELECTRON_PKG_NAME from config or environment variable
+  // Priority: existing env var > config file > default to 'electron'
+  if (!process.env.ELECTRON_PKG_NAME) {
+    if (userConfig?.electronPackage) {
+      process.env.ELECTRON_PKG_NAME = userConfig.electronPackage
+    } else {
+      process.env.ELECTRON_PKG_NAME = 'electron'
+    }
+  }
+
   const resolved: ResolvedConfig = {
     config: userConfig,
     configFile: configFile ? normalizePath(configFile) : undefined,
diff --git a/src/electron.ts b/src/electron.ts
index af1bb29..54a49fc 100644
--- a/src/electron.ts
+++ b/src/electron.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import { loadPackageData } from './utils'
 
 const _require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
 
+const getElectronPackageName = (): string => {
+  return process.env.ELECTRON_PKG_NAME || 'electron'
+}
+
 const ensureElectronEntryFile = (root = process.cwd()): void => {
   if (process.env.ELECTRON_ENTRY) return
   const pkg = loadPackageData()
@@ -26,7 +30,8 @@ const ensureElectronEntryFile = (root = process.cwd()): void => {
 const getElectronMajorVer = (): string => {
   let majorVer = process.env.ELECTRON_MAJOR_VER || ''
   if (!majorVer) {
-    const pkg = _require.resolve('electron/package.json')
+    const electronPkgName = getElectronPackageName()
+    const pkg = _require.resolve(`${electronPkgName}/package.json`)
     if (fs.existsSync(pkg)) {
       const version = _require(pkg).version
       majorVer = version.split('.')[0]
@@ -49,7 +54,8 @@ export function supportImportMetaPaths(): boolean {
 export function getElectronPath(): string {
   let electronExecPath = process.env.ELECTRON_EXEC_PATH || ''
   if (!electronExecPath) {
-    const electronModulePath = path.dirname(_require.resolve('electron'))
+    const electronPkgName = getElectronPackageName()
+    const electronModulePath = path.dirname(_require.resolve(electronPkgName))
     const pathFile = path.join(electronModulePath, 'path.txt')
     let executablePath
     if (fs.existsSync(pathFile)) {
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ export function getElectronPath(): string {
       electronExecPath = path.join(electronModulePath, 'dist', executablePath)
       process.env.ELECTRON_EXEC_PATH = electronExecPath
     } else {
-      throw new Error('Electron uninstall')
+      throw new Error(`Electron package "${electronPkgName}" not found or uninstalled`)
     }
   }
   return electronExecPath