common: Factor out electron.remote pattern to a module.

Signed-off-by: Anders Kaseorg <anders@zulip.com>

app/common/config-util.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import electron from "electron";
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
 
@@ -9,14 +8,12 @@ import type * as z from "zod";
 import {configSchemata} from "./config-schemata";
 import * as EnterpriseUtil from "./enterprise-util";
 import Logger from "./logger-util";
+import {app, dialog} from "./remote";
 
 export type Config = {
   [Key in keyof typeof configSchemata]: z.output<typeof configSchemata[Key]>;
 };
 
-/* To make the util runnable in both main and renderer process */
-const {app, dialog} = process.type === "renderer" ? electron.remote : electron;
-
 const logger = new Logger({
   file: "config-util.log",
 });

app/common/default-util.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import electron from "electron";
 import fs from "fs";
 
-const {app} = process.type === "renderer" ? electron.remote : electron;
+import {app} from "./remote";
 
 let setupCompleted = false;
 

app/common/logger-util.ts

@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import fs from "fs";
 import os from "os";
 
 import {initSetUp} from "./default-util";
+import {app} from "./remote";
 import {captureException, sentryInit} from "./sentry-util";
 
-const {app} = process.type === "renderer" ? electron.remote : electron;
-
 interface LoggerOptions {
   file?: string;
 }

app/common/remote.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import electron from "electron";
+
+export const {app, dialog} =
+  process.type === "renderer" ? electron.remote : electron;

app/common/sentry-util.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import electron from "electron";
-
 import {init} from "@sentry/electron";
 
-const {app} = process.type === "renderer" ? electron.remote : electron;
+import {app} from "./remote";
 
 export const sentryInit = (): void => {
   if (app.isPackaged) {