Upgrade to Electron 8.3.2

5 files changed, 62 insertions, 49 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1835a17b9a..516a8c82a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ Line wrap the file at 100 chars.                                              Th
 - Add Korean, Polish and Thai languages to the desktop app.
 - Show system notification when account has expired.
 
+### Changed
+- Upgrade from Electron 7 to Electron 8.
+
 #### Android
 - Show a system notification when the account time will soon run out.
 
diff --git a/gui/package-lock.json b/gui/package-lock.json
index c0e7601074..1d93e2fefa 100644
--- a/gui/package-lock.json
+++ b/gui/package-lock.json
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@electron/get": {
-      "version": "1.7.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron/get/-/get-1.7.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LSE4LZGMjGS9TloDx0yO44D2UTbaeKRk+QjlhWLiQlikV6J4spgDCjb6z4YIcqmPAwNzlNCnWF4dubytwI+ATA==",
+      "version": "1.12.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron/get/-/get-1.12.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vAuHUbfvBQpYTJ5wB7uVIDq5c/Ry0fiTBMs7lnEYAo/qXXppIVcWdfBr57u6eRnKdVso7KSiH6p/LbQAG6Izrg==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "debug": "^4.1.1",
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@
         "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"
       },
@@ -331,9 +332,9 @@
           }
         },
         "graceful-fs": {
-          "version": "4.2.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-a30VEBm4PEdx1dRB7MFK7BejejvCvBronbLjht+sHuGYj8PHs7M/5Z+rt5lw551vZ7yfTCj4Vuyy3mSJytDWRQ==",
+          "version": "4.2.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-WjKPNJF79dtJAVniUlGGWHYGz2jWxT6VhN/4m1NdkbZ2nOsEF+cI1Edgql5zCRhs/VsQYRvrXctxktVXZUkixw==",
           "dev": true
         },
         "jsonfile": {
@@ -1618,9 +1619,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "boolean": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boolean/-/boolean-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OElxJ1lUSinuoUnkpOgLmxp0DC4ytEhODEL6QJU0NpxE/mI4rUSh8h1P1Wkvfi3xQEBcxXR2gBIPNYNuaFcAbQ==",
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boolean/-/boolean-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HRZPIjPcbwAVQvOTxR4YE3o8Xs98NqbbL1iEZDCz7CL8ql0Lt5iOyJFxfnAB0oFs8Oh02F/lLlg30Mexv46LjA==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
@@ -2445,9 +2446,9 @@
       }
     },
     "core-js": {
-      "version": "3.6.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-js/-/core-js-3.6.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4paDGScNgZP2IXXilaffL9X7968RuvwlkK3xWtZRVqgd8SYNiVKRJvkFd1aqqEuPfN7E68ZHEp9hDj6lHj4Hyw==",
+      "version": "3.6.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-js/-/core-js-3.6.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vZVEEwZoIsI+vPEuoF9Iqf5H7/M3eeQqWlQnYa8FSKKePuYTf5MWnxb5SDAzCa60b3JBRS5g9b+Dq7b1y/RCrA==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
@@ -2940,9 +2941,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "electron": {
-      "version": "7.1.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-7.1.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-UDpS2CfBN3yufCrbET5Ozw1XrLhuANHn+Zs8Vgl/BcBT/MoNbkY79nRFcyxj6pCFrEde9IoNOf+DgNp6altNxw==",
+      "version": "8.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-8.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/LGnjnE9BQzkn2VpjflLi7jpQxYIp+maqmiDPy6ww76hkQvt/LJ991ewdHpfLR4or3VqzPIu+AK+ZJrTlDAWyw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@electron/get": "^1.0.1",
@@ -2951,9 +2952,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": {
-          "version": "12.12.25",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.12.25.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-nf1LMGZvgFX186geVZR1xMZKKblJiRfiASTHw85zED2kI1yDKHDwTKMdkaCbTlXoRKlGKaDfYywt+V0As30q3w==",
+          "version": "12.12.47",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.12.47.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-yzBInQFhdY8kaZmqoL2+3U5dSTMrKaYcb561VU+lDzAYvqt+2lojvBEy+hmpSNuXnPTx7m9+04CzWYOUqWME2A==",
           "dev": true
         }
       }
@@ -5480,25 +5481,25 @@
       }
     },
     "global-agent": {
-      "version": "2.1.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/global-agent/-/global-agent-2.1.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ooK7eqGYZku+LgnbfH/Iv0RJ74XfhrBZDlke1QSzcBt0bw1PmJcnRADPAQuFE+R45pKKDTynAr25SBasY2kvow==",
+      "version": "2.1.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/global-agent/-/global-agent-2.1.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-caAljRMS/qcDo69X9BfkgrihGUgGx44Fb4QQToNQjsiWh+YlQ66uqYVAdA8Olqit+5Ng0nkz09je3ZzANMZcjg==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
-        "boolean": "^3.0.0",
-        "core-js": "^3.4.1",
+        "boolean": "^3.0.1",
+        "core-js": "^3.6.5",
         "es6-error": "^4.1.1",
-        "matcher": "^2.0.0",
-        "roarr": "^2.14.5",
-        "semver": "^6.3.0",
-        "serialize-error": "^5.0.0"
+        "matcher": "^3.0.0",
+        "roarr": "^2.15.3",
+        "semver": "^7.3.2",
+        "serialize-error": "^7.0.1"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "semver": {
-          "version": "6.3.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==",
+          "version": "7.3.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-OrOb32TeeambH6UrhtShmF7CRDqhL6/5XpPNp2DuRH6+9QLw/orhp72j87v8Qa1ScDkvrrBNpZcDejAirJmfXQ==",
           "dev": true,
           "optional": true
         }
@@ -7075,19 +7076,19 @@
       }
     },
     "matcher": {
-      "version": "2.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/matcher/-/matcher-2.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-o+nZr+vtJtgPNklyeUKkkH42OsK8WAfdgaJE2FNxcjLPg+5QbeEoT6vRj8Xq/iv18JlQ9cmKsEu0b94ixWf1YQ==",
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/matcher/-/matcher-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OkeDaAZ/bQCxeFAozM55PKcKU0yJMPGifLwV4Qgjitu+5MoAfSQN4lsLJeXZ1b8w0x+/Emda6MZgXS1jvsapng==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
-        "escape-string-regexp": "^2.0.0"
+        "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "escape-string-regexp": {
-          "version": "2.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-2.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-UpzcLCXolUWcNu5HtVMHYdXJjArjsF9C0aNnquZYY4uW/Vu0miy5YoWvbV345HauVvcAUnpRuhMMcqTcGOY2+w==",
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-TtpcNJ3XAzx3Gq8sWRzJaVajRs0uVxA2YAkdb1jm2YkPz4G6egUFAyA3n5vtEIZefPk5Wa4UXbKuS5fKkJWdgA==",
           "dev": true,
           "optional": true
         }
@@ -9268,15 +9269,15 @@
       }
     },
     "roarr": {
-      "version": "2.14.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/roarr/-/roarr-2.14.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qjbw0BEesKA+3XFBPt+KVe1PC/Z6ShfJ4wPlx2XifqH5h2Lj8/KQT5XJTsy3n1Es5kai+BwKALaECW3F70B1cg==",
+      "version": "2.15.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/roarr/-/roarr-2.15.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AEjYvmAhlyxOeB9OqPUzQCo3kuAkNfuDk/HqWbZdFsqDFpapkTjiw+p4svNEoRLvuqNTxqfL+s+gtD4eDgZ+CA==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "boolean": "^3.0.0",
         "detect-node": "^2.0.4",
-        "globalthis": "^1.0.0",
+        "globalthis": "^1.0.1",
         "json-stringify-safe": "^5.0.1",
         "semver-compare": "^1.0.0",
         "sprintf-js": "^1.1.2"
@@ -9444,19 +9445,19 @@
       }
     },
     "serialize-error": {
-      "version": "5.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serialize-error/-/serialize-error-5.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/VtpuyzYf82mHYTtI4QKtwHa79vAdU5OQpNPAmE/0UDdlGT0ZxHwC+J6gXkw29wwoVI8fMPsfcVHOwXtUQYYQA==",
+      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serialize-error/-/serialize-error-7.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8I8TjW5KMOKsZQTvoxjuSIa7foAwPWGOts+6o7sgjz41/qMD9VQHEDxi6PBvK2l0MXUmqZyNpUK+T2tQaaElvw==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
-        "type-fest": "^0.8.0"
+        "type-fest": "^0.13.1"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "type-fest": {
-          "version": "0.8.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.8.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-4dbzIzqvjtgiM5rw1k5rEHtBANKmdudhGyBEajN01fEyhaAIhsoKNy6y7+IN93IfpFtwY9iqi7kD+xwKhQsNJA==",
+          "version": "0.13.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.13.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-34R7HTnG0XIJcBSn5XhDd7nNFPRcXYRZrBB2O2jdKqYODldSzBAqzsWoZYYvduky73toYS/ESqxPvkDf/F0XMg==",
           "dev": true,
           "optional": true
         }
diff --git a/gui/package.json b/gui/package.json
index fe52e98690..62a1068b3a 100644
--- a/gui/package.json
+++ b/gui/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
     "chai-spies": "^1.0.0",
     "cross-env": "^5.1.3",
-    "electron": "^7.1.10",
+    "electron": "^8.3.3",
     "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 cef8eda51b..0bdc71a2ef 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/gui/src/main/index.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ 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/test/setup/main.js b/gui/test/setup/main.js
index dd458a30b6..df773dc7b2 100644
--- a/gui/test/setup/main.js
+++ b/gui/test/setup/main.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
+const { app } = require('electron');
 const log = require('electron-log');
 
 log.transports.console.level = false;
 log.transports.file.level = false;
+
+// 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;