gelectron/ELECTRON_API_STATUS.md

Gelectron — Electron API Compatibility Status

Every Electron module tracked. Status: full / partial / stub / missing

full = API surface complete, behavior matches Electron for common use cases partial = Core methods work, some methods are no-ops or return defaults stub = API surface exists but does nothing real missing = Not implemented at all

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Browser (Main Process) Modules

#	Module	File	webview-bundle	index.js	Status	Notes
1	app	YES	YES	YES	full	All methods, properties, events, quit lifecycle, dock, badge, GPU, about panel, secure keyboard, window tracking
2	autoUpdater	YES	YES	YES	stub	API surface for electron-updater compat, no actual updates
3	BaseWindow	NO	NO	NO	missing	Parent class for BrowserWindow, not implemented
4	BrowserView	NO	NO	NO	missing	Deprecated in favor of WebContentsView
5	BrowserWindow	YES	YES	YES	partial	create/show/hide/focus/min/max/close/destroy/setTitle/setSize/loadURL/loadFile. Missing: DevTools, navigation, capturePage, print, printToPDF
6	clipboard	YES	inline	YES	full	readText/writeText/readHTML/writeHTML/readRTF/writeRTF/readImage/writeImage/readBookmark/writeBookmark/readFindText/writeFindText/clear/availableFormats/has. Sync via Unix FIFO channel (macOS/Linux) or async bridge (Windows). RTF/bookmark/find-text/formats via NSPasteboard on macOS
7	contentTracing	NO	NO	NO	missing	Tracing/recording profiling data
8	crashReporter	NO	NO	NO	missing	Crash upload to server
9	desktopCapturer	NO	NO	NO	missing	Screen/window capture source enumeration
10	dialog	YES	YES	YES	partial	showOpenDialog/showSaveDialog/showMessageBox/showErrorBox. Native dialogs wired via rfd (Rust)
11	globalShortcut	NO	inline	YES	stub	register() always returns true, does nothing
12	ipcMain	YES	YES	YES	full	handle/handleOnce/on/once/removeHandler, full EventEmitter
13	ImageView	NO	NO	NO	missing	New in Electron 33+, image display view
14	inAppPurchase	NO	NO	NO	missing	macOS App Store in-app purchases
15	Menu	YES	YES	YES	partial	buildFromTemplate/append/insert/getMenuItemById, native setApplicationMenu via muda, _serialize. Missing: click events from native menu, role-based predefined items
16	MenuItem	YES	YES	YES	partial	All properties present (id/label/type/role/accelerator/enabled/visible/checked/submenu/click). Missing: role auto-behavior
17	MessageChannelMain	NO	NO	NO	missing	MessagePort-based IPC between main/renderer
18	nativeImage	YES	YES	YES	partial	createFromPath/Buffer/DataURL, toDataURL, getSize. Missing: resize/crop pixel transform, proper toPNG/toJPEG
19	nativeTheme	YES	inline	YES	partial	NativeTheme class: shouldUseDarkColors (getter + method), themeSource (getter/setter), shouldSystemUseDarkColors, queries Rust for system theme. systemPreferences.isDarkMode() linked
20	net	NO	inline	YES	partial	fetch delegates to globalThis.fetch. Missing: net.request(), ClientRequest API
21	netLog	NO	NO	NO	missing	Network log capture
22	Notification	YES	YES	YES	full	Full Electron API (title/subtitle/body/silent/icon/urgency/timeoutType/actions/hasReply/replyPlaceholder/sound/closeButtonText/toastXml). Native OS integration via notify-rust (macOS Notification Center, Windows Toasts, Linux D-Bus). Events: show/click/action/reply/close/failed
23	powerMonitor	NO	inline	YES	stub	getSystemIdleState returns 'active', no real monitoring
24	powerSaveBlocker	NO	NO	NO	missing	Prevent system sleep
25	protocol	NO	inline (session)	NO	missing	Custom protocol registration (standalone module). Session stubs exist
26	pushNotifications	NO	NO	NO	missing	macOS push notification registration
27	safeStorage	YES	YES	YES	stub	Base64 encoding, not real encryption
28	screen	YES	inline	YES	partial	Screen class: getPrimaryDisplay/getAllDisplays/getDisplayMatching/getCursorScreenPoint/getMenuBarHeight, fetches real monitor info from Rust via bridge
29	ServiceWorkerMain	NO	NO	NO	missing	Service worker management in main process
30	session	NO	inline	YES	stub	defaultSession + fromPartition stubs, all no-ops
31	sharedTexture	NO	NO	NO	missing	Shared texture between processes
32	ShareMenu	NO	NO	NO	missing	macOS share sheet
33	shell	YES	YES	YES	partial	openExternal/openPath (open crate), showItemInFolder (platform commands), moveItemToTrash (trash/fallback), beep. Shortcut stubs
34	systemPreferences	NO	inline	YES	stub	isDarkMode() linked to nativeTheme. Most other methods are no-ops
35	TouchBar	NO	NO	NO	missing	macOS Touch Bar. Sub-classes: TouchBarButton, TouchBarColorPicker, TouchBarGroup, TouchBarLabel, TouchBarOtherItemsProxy, TouchBarPopover, TouchBarScrubber, TouchBarSegmentedControl, TouchBarSlider, TouchBarSpacer
36	Tray	YES	YES	YES	stub	API surface present, no native system tray
37	utilityProcess	NO	NO	NO	missing	Fork utility child processes
38	View	NO	NO	NO	missing	Base View class for embedding
39	webContents	YES	YES	YES	partial	loadURL/loadFile/send/executeJavaScript/reload, session stub. Missing: navigation history, DevTools CDP, zoom, print, capturePage
40	WebContentsView	NO	NO	NO	missing	View-based content embedding
41	webFrameMain	NO	NO	NO	missing	Main-process webFrame for frame control

Renderer Process Modules

#	Module	File	webview-bundle	index.js	Status	Notes
42	clipboard (renderer)	NO	inline	YES	partial	Same as main process: readText/writeText/readImage/writeImage/clear/has via bridge
43	contextBridge	YES	YES	YES	partial	exposeInMainWorld with deep freeze. No real world isolation
44	crashReporter (renderer)	NO	NO	NO	missing	Renderer-side crash reporter
45	ipcRenderer	YES	NO (inline)	NO (via require hook)	partial	invoke/send/sendSync/on/once/removeListener. Bridge not always wired
46	sharedTexture (renderer)	NO	NO	NO	missing	Renderer-side shared texture
47	webFrame	NO	NO	NO	missing	setZoomFactor/setZoomLevel/insertCSS/executeJavaScript in frame context
48	webUtils	NO	NO	NO	missing	Renderer-side utilities (process

Common Modules (Both Processes)

#	Module	File	webview-bundle	index.js	Status	Notes
49	nativeImage	YES	YES	YES	partial	createFromPath/Buffer/DataURL, toDataURL, getSize. Missing: resize/crop transform
50	shell	YES	YES	YES	partial	openExternal/openPath/showItemInFolder/moveItemToTrash/beep via bridge (open crate + platform commands)

Deprecated / Internal

#	Module	Status	Notes
51	BrowserView	missing	Deprecated, replaced by WebContentsView
52	remote	missing	Removed in Electron 14+
53	webviewTag	missing	Deprecated, replaced by BrowserView/WebContentsView
54	process (polyfill)	partial	WebView mode polyfill: pid/argv/env/platform/versions/cwd/nextTick. Missing: memoryUsage/cpuUsage/uptime/kill
55	contextIsolation	stub	webPreferences.contextIsolation stored but no actual V8 isolate separation

Additional APIs from Electron Docs

#	API	Status	Notes
56	navigation-history	missing	Navigation history API
57	parent-port	missing	UtilityProcess communication port
58	web-request	missing	Intercept/modify HTTP requests
59	web-socket	missing	WebSocket server
60	window-open	missing	window.open() handling
61	local-ai-handler	missing	Local AI model handler (new)

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Summary

Status	Count	Modules
full	4	app, ipcMain, clipboard, Notification
partial	13	BrowserWindow, Menu, MenuItem, dialog, shell, nativeImage, contextBridge, webContents, ipcRenderer, net, process, screen, nativeTheme
stub	7	Tray, safeStorage, autoUpdater, session, systemPreferences, powerMonitor, globalShortcut
missing	36	BaseWindow, BrowserView, contentTracing, crashReporter, desktopCapturer, ImageView, inAppPurchase, MessageChannelMain, netLog, powerSaveBlocker, protocol, pushNotifications, ServiceWorkerMain, sharedTexture, ShareMenu, TouchBar (+10 sub-classes), utilityProcess, View, WebContentsView, webFrameMain, webFrame, webUtils, crashReporter (renderer), sharedTexture (renderer), remote, webviewTag, navigation-history, parent-port, web-request, web-socket, window-open, local-ai-handler
Total	60	BrowserView counted once (listed in both Main and Deprecated tables)

Rust Bridge (main.rs ToRust commands)

These commands are implemented on the Rust side and can be triggered from the WebView:

Command	Status	Notes
create-window	YES	Creates a new tao+wry window
destroy-window	YES	Removes window from state
load-url	YES	Navigates webview to URL
load-file	YES	Rebuilds WebView with file:// URL
set-title	YES	Updates window title
set-size	YES	Updates window inner size
show / hide / focus	YES	Window visibility
minimize / maximize	YES	Window state
close	YES	Closes window
eval-js	YES	Execute JavaScript in webview
ipc-message	YES	Forward IPC to renderer
quit	YES	Exit event loop
relaunch	YES	Spawn new process, exit
set-application-menu	YES	Set native menu via muda (macOS: init_for_nsapp)
popup-menu	YES	Show context menu via muda
close-popup-menu	YES	Close context menu
clipboard-read-text	YES	Read clipboard text via arboard
clipboard-write-text	YES	Write text to clipboard via arboard
clipboard-read-image	YES	Read clipboard image (base64 PNG) via arboard
clipboard-write-image	YES	Write image to clipboard via arboard
clipboard-read-html	YES	Read HTML via arboard
clipboard-write-html	YES	Write HTML (with optional plain-text alt) via arboard
clipboard-read-rtf	YES	Read RTF via NSPasteboard (macOS), empty elsewhere
clipboard-write-rtf	YES	Write RTF via NSPasteboard (macOS), no-op elsewhere
clipboard-read-bookmark	YES	Read bookmark { title, url } via NSPasteboard (macOS)
clipboard-write-bookmark	YES	Write bookmark via NSPasteboard (macOS)
clipboard-read-find-text	YES	Read find-pasteboard text (macOS), empty elsewhere
clipboard-write-find-text	YES	Write find-pasteboard text (macOS), no-op elsewhere
clipboard-clear	YES	Clear clipboard via arboard
clipboard-available-formats	YES	List MIME formats (NSPasteboard types on macOS, arboard probes elsewhere)
clipboard-has	YES	Check if a format is present
screen-get-displays	YES	Query monitor info via tao
native-theme-query	YES	Detect dark mode via platform API
dialog-open	YES	Show native open file dialog via rfd
dialog-save	YES	Show native save file dialog via rfd
dialog-message	YES	Show native message box via rfd
dialog-error	YES	Show native error box via rfd
shell-open-external	YES	Open URL in default browser via open crate
shell-open-path	YES	Open file in default app via open crate
shell-show-in-folder	YES	Reveal file in Finder/Explorer via platform command
shell-move-to-trash	YES	Move file to trash via platform API
shell-beep	YES	Play system beep