// src/tsipc.ts
import {createIpcChannel, createTypesafeIpc} from "electron-typesafe-ipc";

//first, describe the ipc communication schema - channel names, their direction (main->rend / rend->main) and type of their params (void means no params)
const ipcSchema = {
    main: {
        //main -> rend communication
        trayItemClick: createIpcChannel<{itemId: number}>({msg: "IPC_TRAY_ITEM_CLICK"}),
        trayLogoutClick: createIpcChannel<void>({msg: "IPC_TRAY_LOGOUT_CLICK"})
    },
    rend: {
        //rend -> main communication
        login: createIpcChannel<{loginEmail: string}>({msg: "IPC_LOGIN"}),
        bringWindowToFront: createIpcChannel<void>({msg: "IPC_BRING_TO_FRONT"})
    }
};

//then create the typesafe ipc object via library function
export const tsipc = createTypesafeIpc(ipcSchema);

// src/main.ts
import {tsipc} from "./tsipc.ts";

//register listener
tsipc.main.on.login(({loginEmail}) => {
    //main process received information that user was logged in via renderer process
    //do whatever you want here - ie change tray menu (display logout button)
});

//send message to renderer process (BrowserWindow win - your app window with target renderer process)
tsipc.main.send.trayLogoutClick(win);

// src/renderer.ts
import {tsipc} from "./tsipc.ts";

//register listener
tsipc.rend.on.trayItemClick(({itemId}) => {
    //renderer process received information that user clicked tray item
    //do whatever you want here
});

//send message to main process
tsipc.rend.send.login({loginEmail: "email@gmail.com"});

createIpcChannel<TParamType>({msg: string});
createTypesafeIpc(ipcSchema: TIpcSchema);

tsipc.main.send;

tsipc.main.on;
tsipc.main.once;
tsipc.main.remove;

tsipc.rend.send;

tsipc.rend.on;
tsipc.rend.once;
tsipc.rend.remove;