Implement asynchronous permission requests

src/main/permissionRequestHandler.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {dialog} = require('electron');
+const {ipcMain} = require('electron');
 const {URL} = require('url');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
@@ -54,8 +54,41 @@ class PermissionManager {
   }
 }
 
+function dequeueRequests(requestQueue, permissionManager, origin, permission, status) {
+  switch (status) {
+  case 'allow':
+    permissionManager.grant(origin, permission);
+    break;
+  case 'block':
+    permissionManager.deny(origin, permission);
+    break;
+  default:
+    break;
+  }
+  if (status === 'allow' || status === 'block') {
+    const newQueue = requestQueue.filter((request) => {
+      if (request.origin === origin && request.permission === permission) {
+        request.callback(status === 'allow');
+        return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    });
+    requestQueue.splice(0, requestQueue.length, ...newQueue);
+  } else {
+    const index = requestQueue.findIndex((request) => {
+      return request.origin === origin && request.permission === permission;
+    });
+    requestQueue[index].callback(false);
+    requestQueue.splice(index, 1);
+  }
+}
+
 function permissionRequestHandler(mainWindow, permissionFile) {
   const permissionManager = new PermissionManager(permissionFile);
+  const requestQueue = [];
+  ipcMain.on('update-permission', (event, origin, permission, status) => {
+    dequeueRequests(requestQueue, permissionManager, origin, permission, status);
+  });
   return (webContents, permission, callback) => {
     const targetURL = new URL(webContents.getURL());
     if (permissionManager.isDenied(targetURL.origin, permission)) {
@@ -67,28 +100,12 @@ function permissionRequestHandler(mainWindow, permissionFile) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const buttons = ['Allow', 'Deny', 'Skip'];
-    const result = dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow, {
-      type: 'warning',
-      buttons,
-      title: 'Permission Required',
-      message: `${targetURL.host} is requesting "${permission}" permission`,
-      cancelId: 2,
-      noLink: false
+    requestQueue.push({
+      origin: targetURL.origin,
+      permission,
+      callback
     });
-    switch (result) {
-    case buttons.indexOf('Allow'):
-      permissionManager.grant(targetURL.origin, permission);
-      callback(true);
-      return;
-    case buttons.indexOf('Deny'):
-      permissionManager.deny(targetURL.origin, permission);
-      callback(false);
-      return;
-    default:
-      callback(false);
-
-    }
+    mainWindow.webContents.send('request-permission', targetURL.origin, permission);
   };
 }