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Consider creating a electron desktop app #4

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@uri-may

Reuse the chrome extension JS and create a desktop app using electron.

As this won't be a browser extension the main issue is whether a more "DSP" discipline of accessing the raw audio bytes using OS functionality instead of accessing the Page DOM. This is a more solid approach INMHO. What do you guys think?

Pros:

  1. Access sound from all running process
  2. Proof for browser manipulations on DOM
  3. Cross browser and cross platform
  4. Use current code - only change the signal acquiring flow

I thought of a simple design with a 'system tray icon' indication the SilverDog app is active.
If a beacon is detected SilverDog electron can use electron notifications to inform the user.
Right click on the Tray Icon open a settings dialog which can be an exact replicate of the current settings.

*System tray icon behavior could be created using electron on all platforms:

  1. https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/docs/api/tray.md
  2. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37828758/electron-js-how-to-minimize-close-window-to-system-tray-and-restore-window-back

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