fix: renderer plugin load timing

MAGIC OF JAVASCRIPT

src/index.ts

@@ -590,12 +590,12 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
     }
   }
 
-  ipcMain.handle('load-renderer-plugins', async () => {
+  ipcMain.on('get-renderer-script', (event) => {
     // Inject index.html file as string using insertAdjacentHTML
     // In dev mode, get string from process.env.VITE_DEV_SERVER_URL, else use fs.readFileSync
     if (is.dev() && process.env.ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL) {
       // HACK: to make vite work with electron renderer (supports hot reload)
-      await mainWindow?.webContents.executeJavaScript(`
+      event.returnValue = [null, `
         console.log('Loading vite from dev server');
         const viteScript = document.createElement('script');
         viteScript.type = 'module';
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
         document.body.appendChild(viteScript);
         document.body.appendChild(rendererScript);
         0
-      `);
+      `];
     } else {
       const rendererPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'renderer');
       const indexHTML = parse(
@@ -618,16 +618,7 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
         scriptSrc.getAttribute('src')!,
       );
       const scriptString = fs.readFileSync(scriptPath, 'utf-8');
-      await mainWindow?.webContents.executeJavaScriptInIsolatedWorld(
-        0,
-        [
-          {
-            code: scriptString + ';0',
-            url: url.pathToFileURL(scriptPath).toString(),
-          },
-        ],
-        true,
-      );
+      event.returnValue = [url.pathToFileURL(scriptPath).toString(), scriptString + ';0'];
     }
   });
 

src/preload.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { contextBridge, ipcRenderer, IpcRendererEvent } from 'electron';
+import { contextBridge, ipcRenderer, IpcRendererEvent, webFrame } from 'electron';
 import is from 'electron-is';
 
 import config from './config';
@@ -54,4 +54,18 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld(
   process.env.ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL,
 );
 
-ipcRenderer.invoke('load-renderer-plugins');
+const [path, script] = ipcRenderer.sendSync('get-renderer-script') as [string | null, string];
+let blocked = true;
+if (path) {
+  webFrame.executeJavaScriptInIsolatedWorld(0, [
+    {
+      code: script,
+      url: path,
+    },
+  ], true, () => blocked = false);
+} else {
+  webFrame.executeJavaScript(script, true, () => blocked = false);
+}
+
+// HACK: Wait for the script to be executed
+while (blocked);

src/renderer.ts

@@ -21,37 +21,6 @@ let isPluginLoaded = false;
 let isApiLoaded = false;
 let firstDataLoaded = false;
 
-const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
-  const playerApi = document.querySelector<Element & YoutubePlayer>(
-    '#movie_player',
-  );
-  if (playerApi) {
-    observer.disconnect();
-
-    // Inject song-info provider
-    setupSongInfo(playerApi);
-    const dataLoadedListener = (name: string) => {
-      if (!firstDataLoaded && name === 'dataloaded') {
-        firstDataLoaded = true;
-        playerApi.removeEventListener('videodatachange', dataLoadedListener);
-      }
-    };
-    playerApi.addEventListener('videodatachange', dataLoadedListener);
-
-    if (isPluginLoaded && !isApiLoaded) {
-      api = playerApi;
-      isApiLoaded = true;
-
-      onApiLoaded();
-    }
-  }
-});
-
-observer.observe(document.documentElement, {
-  childList: true,
-  subtree: true,
-});
-
 async function listenForApiLoad() {
   if (!isApiLoaded) {
     api = document.querySelector('#movie_player');
@@ -176,14 +145,16 @@ const defineYTMDTransElements = () => {
   );
 };
 
-(async () => {
+const preload = async () => {
   await loadI18n();
   await setLanguage(window.mainConfig.get('options.language') ?? 'en');
   window.i18n = {
     t: i18t.bind(i18next),
   };
   defineYTMDTransElements();
+};
 
+const main = async () => {
   await loadAllRendererPlugins();
   isPluginLoaded = true;
 
@@ -226,4 +197,50 @@ const defineYTMDTransElements = () => {
       console.log(JSON.parse(log));
     });
   }
-})();
+};
+
+const initObserver = async () => {
+  // check document.documentElement is ready
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    document.addEventListener(
+      'DOMContentLoaded',
+      () => {
+        resolve();
+      },
+      { once: true },
+    );
+  });
+
+  const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+    const playerApi = document.querySelector<Element & YoutubePlayer>(
+      '#movie_player',
+    );
+    if (playerApi) {
+      observer.disconnect();
+
+      // Inject song-info provider
+      setupSongInfo(playerApi);
+      const dataLoadedListener = (name: string) => {
+        if (!firstDataLoaded && name === 'dataloaded') {
+          firstDataLoaded = true;
+          playerApi.removeEventListener('videodatachange', dataLoadedListener);
+        }
+      };
+      playerApi.addEventListener('videodatachange', dataLoadedListener);
+
+      if (isPluginLoaded && !isApiLoaded) {
+        api = playerApi;
+        isApiLoaded = true;
+
+        onApiLoaded();
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  observer.observe(document.documentElement, {
+    childList: true,
+    subtree: true,
+  });
+};
+
+initObserver().then(preload).then(main);