'Electron Blank Screen Error When Referencing Components

Good afternoon all,

I am trying to import some React components from another application of mine, into my new Electron app. On the new Electron app, I changed aspects of index.html, so that I can reference ‘root’ in my App.js component(which I imported from my react-app to the electron app). I also imported my index.js from my react app into my new electron app, and nested it in the src file.

The Problem:

I am currently getting back a blank screen, and am not sure why. It might be that i referenced some files incorrectly, or a routing issue, but I’m not certain. (Picture of Screen Attached Below)

File Directory:

The Code:

`App.js`:

import './App.css';
import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css';
import {
  BrowserRouter as Router,
} from "react-router-dom";
import NavbarA from './src/components/NavbarA';



function App() {
 
  return (
  <div>
      <Router>
      <NavbarA/>
    </Router>
      </div>
  );
}

export default App;

`Main.js`

// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const {app, BrowserWindow} = require('electron')
const path = require('path')

function createWindow () {
  // Create the browser window.
  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    webPreferences: {
      preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js')
    }
  })

  // and load the index.html of the app.
  mainWindow.loadFile('index.html')

  // Open the DevTools.
  // mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()
}

// This method will be called when Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
app.whenReady().then(() => {
  createWindow()

  app.on('activate', function () {
    // On macOS it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
    // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
    if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) createWindow()
  })
})

// Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
// for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits
// explicitly with Cmd + Q.
app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') app.quit()
})

// In this file you can include the rest of your app's specific main process
// code. You can also put them in separate files and require them here.

`Index.html`

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <div id="root"></div>
    <title>Spotify</title>
    <!-- You can also require other files to run in this process -->
    <script src="./App.js>"></script>
</html>

`Index.js`

import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import App from './App';



ReactDOM.render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>,
  document.getElementById('root')
);

`Package.json`

{
  "name": "electron-quick-start",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "A minimal Electron application",
  "main": "main.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "electron ."
  },
  "repository": "https://github.com/electron/electron-quick-start",
  "keywords": [
    "Electron",
    "quick",
    "start",
    "tutorial",
    "demo"
  ],
  "author": "GitHub",
  "license": "CC0-1.0",
  "devDependencies": {
    "electron": "^18.2.0"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "bootstrap": "^5.1.3",
    "firebase": "^9.7.0",
    "react": "^18.1.0",
    "react-audio-player": "^0.17.0",
    "react-bootstrap": "^2.3.1",
    "react-is": "^18.1.0",
    "react-router-dom": "^6.3.0",
    "react-scripts": "^5.0.1"
  }
}

Let Me Know What You Think!

Best,

-Zpo

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Solution	Source

'Electron Blank Screen Error When Referencing Components

File Directory:

The Code:

App.js:

Main.js

Index.html

Index.js

Package.json