Revert "Update Electron to 8.2.0"

This reverts commit c6c9a7bb21b4d465518987724c6b8fe33de9fa6a.

5 files changed, 41 insertions, 49 deletions

diff --git a/gui/package-lock.json b/gui/package-lock.json
index 5a05bb60e2..c0b8207d11 100644
--- a/gui/package-lock.json
+++ b/gui/package-lock.json
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@electron/get": {
-      "version": "1.9.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron/get/-/get-1.9.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OBIKtF6ttIJotDXe4KJMUyTBO4xMii+mFjlA8R4CORuD4HvCUaCK3lPjhdTRCvuEv6gzWNbAvd9DNBv0v780lw==",
+      "version": "1.7.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron/get/-/get-1.7.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LSE4LZGMjGS9TloDx0yO44D2UTbaeKRk+QjlhWLiQlikV6J4spgDCjb6z4YIcqmPAwNzlNCnWF4dubytwI+ATA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "debug": "^4.1.1",
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
         "global-agent": "^2.0.2",
         "global-tunnel-ng": "^2.7.1",
         "got": "^9.6.0",
-        "progress": "^2.0.3",
         "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.2",
         "sumchecker": "^3.0.1"
       },
@@ -1367,9 +1366,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "boolean": {
-      "version": "3.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boolean/-/boolean-3.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HRZPIjPcbwAVQvOTxR4YE3o8Xs98NqbbL1iEZDCz7CL8ql0Lt5iOyJFxfnAB0oFs8Oh02F/lLlg30Mexv46LjA==",
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boolean/-/boolean-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OElxJ1lUSinuoUnkpOgLmxp0DC4ytEhODEL6QJU0NpxE/mI4rUSh8h1P1Wkvfi3xQEBcxXR2gBIPNYNuaFcAbQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
@@ -2659,9 +2658,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "electron": {
-      "version": "8.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-8.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-mnV43gKCrCUMHLmGws/DU/l8LhaxrFD53A4ofwtthdCqOZWGIdk1+eMphiVumXR5a3lC64XVvmXQ2k28i7F/zw==",
+      "version": "7.1.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-7.1.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UDpS2CfBN3yufCrbET5Ozw1XrLhuANHn+Zs8Vgl/BcBT/MoNbkY79nRFcyxj6pCFrEde9IoNOf+DgNp6altNxw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@electron/get": "^1.0.1",
@@ -2670,9 +2669,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": {
-          "version": "12.12.31",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.12.31.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-T+wnJno8uh27G9c+1T+a1/WYCHzLeDqtsGJkoEdSp2X8RTh3oOCZQcUnjAx90CS8cmmADX51O0FI/tu9s0yssg==",
+          "version": "12.12.25",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.12.25.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-nf1LMGZvgFX186geVZR1xMZKKblJiRfiASTHw85zED2kI1yDKHDwTKMdkaCbTlXoRKlGKaDfYywt+V0As30q3w==",
           "dev": true
         }
       }
@@ -4145,9 +4144,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "mkdirp": {
-          "version": "0.5.4",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.4.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-iG9AK/dJLtJ0XNgTuDbSyNS3zECqDlAhnQW4CsNxBG3LQJBbHmRX1egw39DmtOdCAqY+dKXV+sgPgilNWUKMVw==",
+          "version": "0.5.5",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.5.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-NKmAlESf6jMGym1++R0Ra7wvhV+wFW63FaSOFPwRahvea0gMUcGUhVeAg/0BC0wiv9ih5NYPB1Wn1UEI1/L+xQ==",
           "dev": true,
           "requires": {
             "minimist": "^1.2.5"
@@ -5200,25 +5199,25 @@
       }
     },
     "global-agent": {
-      "version": "2.1.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/global-agent/-/global-agent-2.1.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VpBe/rhY6Rw2VDOTszAMNambg+4Qv8j0yiTNDYEXXXxkUNGWLHp8A3ztK4YDBbFNcWF4rgsec6/5gPyryya/+A==",
+      "version": "2.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/global-agent/-/global-agent-2.1.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ooK7eqGYZku+LgnbfH/Iv0RJ74XfhrBZDlke1QSzcBt0bw1PmJcnRADPAQuFE+R45pKKDTynAr25SBasY2kvow==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "boolean": "^3.0.0",
-        "core-js": "^3.6.4",
+        "core-js": "^3.4.1",
         "es6-error": "^4.1.1",
-        "matcher": "^2.1.0",
-        "roarr": "^2.15.2",
-        "semver": "^7.1.2",
+        "matcher": "^2.0.0",
+        "roarr": "^2.14.5",
+        "semver": "^6.3.0",
         "serialize-error": "^5.0.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "semver": {
-          "version": "7.1.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.1.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-ekM0zfiA9SCBlsKa2X1hxyxiI4L3B6EbVJkkdgQXnSEEaHlGdvyodMruTiulSRWMMB4NeIuYNMC9rTKTz97GxA==",
+          "version": "6.3.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==",
           "dev": true,
           "optional": true
         }
@@ -7300,9 +7299,9 @@
       }
     },
     "needle": {
-      "version": "2.3.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/needle/-/needle-2.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EkY0GeSq87rWp1hoq/sH/wnTWgFVhYlnIkbJ0YJFfRgEFlz2RraCjBpFQ+vrEgEdp0ThfyHADmkChEhcb7PKyw==",
+      "version": "2.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/needle/-/needle-2.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-x/gi6ijr4B7fwl6WYL9FwlCvRQKGlUNvnceho8wxkwXqN8jvVmmmATTmZPRRG7b/yC1eode26C2HO9jl78Du9g==",
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "debug": "^3.2.6",
@@ -7417,9 +7416,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "mkdirp": {
-          "version": "0.5.4",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.4.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-iG9AK/dJLtJ0XNgTuDbSyNS3zECqDlAhnQW4CsNxBG3LQJBbHmRX1egw39DmtOdCAqY+dKXV+sgPgilNWUKMVw==",
+          "version": "0.5.5",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.5.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-NKmAlESf6jMGym1++R0Ra7wvhV+wFW63FaSOFPwRahvea0gMUcGUhVeAg/0BC0wiv9ih5NYPB1Wn1UEI1/L+xQ==",
           "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "minimist": "^1.2.5"
@@ -8950,15 +8949,15 @@
       }
     },
     "roarr": {
-      "version": "2.15.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/roarr/-/roarr-2.15.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-jmaDhK9CO4YbQAV8zzCnq9vjAqeO489MS5ehZ+rXmFiPFFE6B+S9KYO6prjmLJ5A0zY3QxVlQdrIya7E/azz/Q==",
+      "version": "2.14.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/roarr/-/roarr-2.14.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qjbw0BEesKA+3XFBPt+KVe1PC/Z6ShfJ4wPlx2XifqH5h2Lj8/KQT5XJTsy3n1Es5kai+BwKALaECW3F70B1cg==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "boolean": "^3.0.0",
         "detect-node": "^2.0.4",
-        "globalthis": "^1.0.1",
+        "globalthis": "^1.0.0",
         "json-stringify-safe": "^5.0.1",
         "semver-compare": "^1.0.0",
         "sprintf-js": "^1.1.2"
@@ -10131,9 +10130,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "mkdirp": {
-          "version": "0.5.4",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.4.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-iG9AK/dJLtJ0XNgTuDbSyNS3zECqDlAhnQW4CsNxBG3LQJBbHmRX1egw39DmtOdCAqY+dKXV+sgPgilNWUKMVw==",
+          "version": "0.5.5",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.5.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-NKmAlESf6jMGym1++R0Ra7wvhV+wFW63FaSOFPwRahvea0gMUcGUhVeAg/0BC0wiv9ih5NYPB1Wn1UEI1/L+xQ==",
           "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "minimist": "^1.2.5"
diff --git a/gui/package.json b/gui/package.json
index 5247e3caec..de8e32bcd0 100644
--- a/gui/package.json
+++ b/gui/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
     "chai-spies": "^1.0.0",
     "cross-env": "^5.1.3",
-    "electron": "^8.2.0",
+    "electron": "^7.1.10",
     "electron-builder": "^21.2.0",
     "electron-devtools-installer": "^2.2.1",
     "electron-mocha": "^8.2.1",
diff --git a/gui/src/main/index.ts b/gui/src/main/index.ts
index 6f9185688a..7f04c14571 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/gui/src/main/index.ts
@@ -190,10 +190,6 @@ class ApplicationMain {
 
     this.guiSettings.load();
 
-    // The default value has previously been false but will be changed to true in Electron 9. The
-    // false value has been deprecated in Electron 8. This can be removed when Electron 9 is used.
-    app.allowRendererProcessReuse = true;
-
     app.on('activate', this.onActivate);
     app.on('ready', this.onReady);
     app.on('window-all-closed', () => app.quit());
diff --git a/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts b/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts
index b6e788e72e..bfa1e116ce 100644
--- a/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts
+++ b/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ function handler<T>(event: string): (handlerFn: (value: T) => void) => void {
 
 type RequestResult<T> = { type: 'success'; value: T } | { type: 'error'; message: string };
 
-// The  Electron API uses the `any` type.
+// The  Elector API uses the `any` type.
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 function requestHandler<T>(event: string): (fn: (...args: any[]) => Promise<T>) => void {
   return (fn: (...args: any[]) => Promise<T>) => {
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ function requestHandler<T>(event: string): (fn: (...args: any[]) => Promise<T>)
 }
 /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 
-// The  Electron API uses the `any` type.
+// The  Elector API uses the `any` type.
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 function requestSender<T>(event: string): (...args: any[]) => Promise<T> {
   return (...args: any[]): Promise<T> => {
diff --git a/gui/test/setup/main.js b/gui/test/setup/main.js
index 67e9293f9b..dd458a30b6 100644
--- a/gui/test/setup/main.js
+++ b/gui/test/setup/main.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 const log = require('electron-log');
-const { app } = require('electron');
 
 log.transports.console.level = false;
 log.transports.file.level = false;
-
-app.allowRendererProcessReuse = true;