add vibecommit exe as resource into electron exe, and also allow devtools in production build for now while testing

Author: Ademfcan

electron/ipc/vibe-handlers.js

@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
 
 // Helper function to get the correct path to vibe.exe
 function getVibeExecutablePath() {
-  // Use app.getAppPath() for both development and production
-  // This points to the app's root directory in both cases
+  // In production, binaries should be outside the ASAR, under resources
+  if (app.isPackaged) {
+    return join(process.resourcesPath, "vibecommit", "win64", "vibe.exe");
+  }
+  // In development, resolve relative to the project root
   const appPath = app.getAppPath();
   return join(appPath, "vibecommit", "win64", "vibe.exe");
 }
@@ -88,12 +91,7 @@ function registerVibeHandlers() {
       }
 
       // Check if executable exists
-      const executablePath = join(
-        process.cwd(),
-        "vibecommit",
-        "win64",
-        "vibe.exe",
-      );
+      const executablePath = getVibeExecutablePath();
 
       if (!existsSync(executablePath)) {
         throw new Error("vibe.exe not found in vibecommit/win64/ directory");

electron/main.js

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-const { app, BrowserWindow, Menu, dialog } = require("electron");
+const { app, BrowserWindow, Menu, dialog, globalShortcut } = require("electron");
 const path = require("path");
 const { registerGitHandlers } = require("./ipc/git-handlers");
 const { registerVibeHandlers } = require("./ipc/vibe-handlers");
 const { registerCommonHandlers } = require("./ipc/common-handlers");
 const { registerSecureStoreHandlers } = require("./ipc/secure-store");
 const { createLogger } = require('./logger');
 const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" || !app.isPackaged;
+// Allow enabling DevTools in production via env var or CLI flag
+const enableDevTools =
+  isDev ||
+  process.env.ELECTRON_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS === "1" ||
+  process.argv.includes("--enable-devtools");
 
 const logger = createLogger({ component: 'main' });
 
@@ -41,11 +46,20 @@ function createWindow() {
   });
 
   // Open DevTools in development
-  if (isDev) {
+  if (enableDevTools) {
     mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
     logger.info('DevTools opened for development');
   }
 
+  // Keyboard toggles for DevTools even without a menu
+  mainWindow.webContents.on('before-input-event', (event, input) => {
+    const isToggle = (input.key?.toUpperCase() === 'I' && input.control && input.shift) || input.code === 'F12';
+    if (isToggle) {
+      mainWindow.webContents.toggleDevTools();
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+  });
+
   // Handle window closed
   mainWindow.on("closed", () => {
     mainWindow = null;
@@ -82,6 +96,21 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
 
   createWindow();
 
+  // Global shortcuts to toggle DevTools in production builds
+  try {
+    globalShortcut.register('Control+Shift+I', () => {
+      const win = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
+      if (win) win.webContents.toggleDevTools();
+    });
+    globalShortcut.register('F12', () => {
+      const win = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
+      if (win) win.webContents.toggleDevTools();
+    });
+    logger.info('Global shortcuts for DevTools registered');
+  } catch (e) {
+    logger.error('Failed to register global shortcuts', { error: e?.message });
+  }
+
   // On macOS, re-create window when dock icon is clicked
   app.on("activate", () => {
     if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
@@ -98,6 +127,14 @@ app.on("window-all-closed", () => {
   }
 });
 
+// Unregister global shortcuts on quit
+app.on('will-quit', () => {
+  try {
+    globalShortcut.unregisterAll();
+    logger.info('Global shortcuts unregistered');
+  } catch {}
+});
+
 // Security: Prevent new window creation
 app.on("web-contents-created", (event, contents) => {
   contents.on("new-window", (event, navigationUrl) => {

package.json

@@ -100,8 +100,13 @@
     "files": [
       "out/**/*",
       "electron/**/*",
-      "node_modules/**/*",
-      "vibecommit/**/*"
+      "node_modules/**/*"
+    ],
+    "extraResources": [
+      {
+        "from": "vibecommit",
+        "to": "vibecommit"
+      }
     ],
     "win": {
       "target": "nsis",