Use ipc instead of a websocket to communicate with the frontend. - Githubissues

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Use ipc instead of a websocket to communicate with the frontend. #23

Closed kdzwinel closed 8 years ago

kdzwinel commented 8 years ago

Currently backend (node) creates a websocket connection with the frontend (DT). This has couple of disadvantages:

port where socket connection is being created may be unavailable (e.g. #20)
when Betwixt will start supporting websockets, it may cause "our" websocket to misbehave
it's not the fastest nor the simplest option

Electron has a build in communication channel between frontend and backend (ipc), so let's use that instead!