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Generate type-safe Electron IPC bridges from decorated TypeScript functions.

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electron-expose – Make Electron IPC boring with TypeScript decorators

by jskull·Jun 18, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidShip ItSolve My Problem

Decorators drive IPC code gen for Electron when tRPC feels too heavy.

Strengths
  • •Decorator syntax keeps exposure definitions directly next to actual function implementation logic.
  • •CLI automates main, preload, and type bridge generation without manual syncing steps.
  • •Interactive init command handles config and tsconfig flags for quick project onboarding.
Weaknesses
  • •Only six commits suggests early stage without proven long-term maintenance support yet.
  • •Requires TypeScript experimental decorators flag, adding build configuration friction for some users.
Target Audience

Electron developers building TypeScript desktop apps

Similar To

tRPC · electron-rpc · open-rpc

Post Description

I built electron-expose while working on an email client for myself and getting tired of writing the repetitive ipc bits, i tried a few libraries and nothing really clicked so i built my own.

It generates the main/preload/types bridge from the functions you explicitly expose with TS decorators. The goal is to just make the repetitive bits easier without any additional schema validators etc, imo those can be done in the function themselves with the library that the user chooses (Zod for example).

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