Update Electron to 8.2.0

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/gui/src/main/index.ts b/gui/src/main/index.ts
index 2dd41afbb3..0d542e475f 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/gui/src/main/index.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ 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/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts b/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts
index 5268415bfa..48f7b71bdc 100644
--- a/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts
+++ b/gui/src/shared/ipc-event-channel.ts
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ function handler<T>(event: string): (handlerFn: (value: T) => void) => void {
 
 type RequestResult<T> = { type: 'success'; value: T } | { type: 'error'; message: string };
 
-// The  Elector API uses the `any` type.
+// The  Electron 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>) => {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ function requestHandler<T>(event: string): (fn: (...args: any[]) => Promise<T>)
 }
 /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 
-// The  Elector API uses the `any` type.
+// The  Electron 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> => {