global hotkey mute

main.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', function (error) {
     error.log(error);
 });
 
-const {app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, screen, shell} = require('electron')
+const {app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, screen, shell, globalShortcut , session, desktopCapturer} = require('electron')
 const path = require('path')
 const contextMenu = require('electron-context-menu');
 
@@ -75,6 +75,22 @@ function createWindow (URL=url) {
 		counter+=1;
 		currentTitle = title + " " +(counter.toString());
 	}
+
+	const ret = globalShortcut.register('CommandOrControl+M', () => {
+		console.log('CommandOrControl+N is pressed')
+		if (mainWindow) {
+			mainWindow.webContents.send('postMessage', {'mic':'toggle'})
+		}
+	})
+
+	ipcMain.on('postMessage', () => {
+	    console.log('We received a postMessage from the preload script')
+	})
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		console.log('registration failed')
+	}
+
 
 	let factor = screen.getPrimaryDisplay().scaleFactor;
 
@@ -87,16 +103,18 @@ function createWindow (URL=url) {
 		fullscreenable: true,
 		titleBarStyle: 'customButtonsOnHover',
 		webPreferences: {
-				      preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
-		//		      zoomFactor: 1.0 / factor,
-				      nodeIntegration: true
+			preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
+			//	zoomFactor: 1.0 / factor,
+			nodeIntegration: true  // this could be a security hazard, but useful for enabling screen sharing and global hotkeys
 		},
 		title: currentTitle
 	});
 
 	mainWindow.on('close', function(e) { 
         e.preventDefault();
         mainWindow.destroy();
+		globalShortcut.unregister('CommandOrControl+M');
+		globalShortcut.unregisterAll();
 		//app.quit();
 	});
 
@@ -126,11 +144,28 @@ function createWindow (URL=url) {
 		// Windows?
   	}
 
+
+	session.fromPartition("default").setPermissionRequestHandler((webContents, permission, callback) => {
+        let allowedPermissions = ["audioCapture", "desktopCapture", "pageCapture", "tabCapture", "experimental"]; // Full list here: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/declare_permissions#manifest
+
+        if (allowedPermissions.includes(permission)) {
+            callback(true); // Approve permission request
+        } else {
+            console.error(
+                `The application tried to request permission for '${permission}'. This permission was not whitelisted and has been blocked.`
+            );
+
+            callback(false); // Deny
+        }
+    });
+
 	try {
 		mainWindow.loadURL(URL);
 	} catch (e){
 		app.quit();
   	}
+
+
 }
 
 // This method will be called when Electron has finished

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "OBSN.Electron.Capture.App",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "Simple tool to allow for playing frameless videos for screen capture",
   "author": "Steve Seguin",
   "main": "main.js",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     "run-script-os-fix": "^1.0.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "electron-context-menu": "^2.3.0",
+    "electron-context-menu": "^2.4.0",
     "electron-is-dev": "^1.0.1",
     "yargs": "^15.4.1"
   }

preload.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// All of the Node.js APIs are available in the preload process.
-// It has the same sandbox as a Chrome extension.
+const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
+
 window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   const replaceText = (selector, text) => {
     const element = document.getElementById(selector)
@@ -10,3 +10,27 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     replaceText(`${type}-version`, process.versions[type])
   }
 })
+
+
+
+window.addEventListener('message', ({ data }) => {
+  ipcRenderer.send('postMessage', data)
+})
+
+ipcRenderer.on('postMessage', (event, ...args) => {
+	try{
+		if ("mic" in args[0]) { // this should work for the director's mic mute button as well. Needs to be manually enabled the first time still tho.
+			if (args[0].mic === true) { // unmute
+				session.muted = false; // set
+				toggleMute(true); // apply 
+			} else if (args[0].mic === false) { // mute
+				session.muted = true; // set
+				toggleMute(true); // apply
+			} else if (args[0].mic === "toggle") { // toggle
+				toggleMute();
+			}
+		}
+	}catch(e){
+		console.error(e);
+	}
+})