OneDrive Authentication - Electron App

This Electron app solves OneDrive authentication with onedrive (abraunegg) through a user-friendly GUI.

Solution

This Electron app provides:

• Automatic browser opening: The auth window opens automatically
• URL handoff: Automatically detects and forwards the auth URL
• User-friendly GUI: No manual URL entry required

Usage

1. Start the app:

   npm run dev

2. OneDrive authentication:

   • Click "Start OneDrive Authentication"
   • A browser window opens automatically
   • Sign in with your Microsoft account
   • The app detects the redirect and closes the window

3. Monitor status:

   • All steps are shown in the status history
   • Click the info icon for detailed messages

Technical Details

Architecture

Electron Main Process (index.js)
├── OneDrive Auth Process (spawn)
├── Auth Window (BrowserWindow)
└── URL Handling (will-navigate)

Workflow

1. Start auth process: onedrive --auth-files request:response
2. Wait for URL: Watch the request.url file
3. Open browser: Automatically load the auth URL
4. Detect redirect: Automatically detect the response URL
5. Save response: Write to response.url

Files

• index.js: Main process with OneDrive integration
• index.html: User interface
• preload.js: IPC bridge

Configuration

The app uses the default OneDrive configuration:

• Config directory: ~/.config/onedrive
• Auth files: ~/.config/onedrive/auth/request.url and response.url

Requirements

• onedrive (abraunegg) must be installed
• Node.js and npm
• Electron

Build

npm run build

Creates an AppImage for Linux.