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+dist
+node_modules
+npm-switch*/
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+# NPM Switch
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+const { app, Tray, Menu, BrowserWindow, shell, globalShortcut, Notification } = require('electron');
+const fs = require('fs').promises;
+const constants = require('fs').constants;
+const path = require('path');
+const os = require('os');
+const chokidar = require('chokidar');
+const debug = require('debug');
+const log = debug('npm-switch');
+
+const icon = path.join(__dirname, 'npm_icon.png');
+const configDir = path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.npm_switch');
+const npmrcDir = path.resolve(configDir, '.npmrc');
+const configFile = path.join(configDir, 'config.json');
+const defaultNpmrc = path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.npmrc');
+
+let tray;
+
+// look into for a lighter alternative
+// https://github.com/zaaack/node-systray
+// https://github.com/mikaelbr/node-notifier
+
+// https://nwjs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/References/Tray/
+
+async function loadConfig() {
+	let config;
+	try {
+		const buffer = await fs.readFile(path.join(configDir, 'config.json'));
+		config = JSON.parse(buffer.toString());
+	} catch {
+		// no config
+		config = {};
+	}
+	const files = await fs.readdir(npmrcDir);
+	config.files = files;
+	return config;
+}
+
+async function getContextMenu(config) {
+	globalShortcut.unregisterAll();
+	const none = [];
+	if (!config.selected) {
+		none.push({
+			enabled: false,
+			label: '.npmrc is unmanaged',
+			type: 'radio',
+			checked: true
+		});
+	}
+	const contextMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate([
+		...none,
+		...config.files.map((label, i) => {
+			const accelerator = `CommandOrControl+Shift+${i + 1}`;
+			const action = async () => {
+				if (config.selected === label) {
+					return;
+				}
+				// select item;
+				// pop up system notification "switched npm to..."
+				await copyNpmrc(label);
+				config.selected = label;
+				await updateConfig(config);
+				const notification = new Notification({
+					title: 'NPM Switcher',
+					icon,
+					body: 'Switched .npmrc to ' + label,
+				});
+				notification.show();
+			}
+			globalShortcut.register(accelerator, action);
+			return {
+				label,
+				accelerator,
+				type: 'radio',
+				click: action,
+				checked: config.selected === label
+			}
+		}),
+		{
+			type: 'separator'
+		},
+		{
+			label: 'Configure...',
+			click: () => {
+				shell.openPath(npmrcDir);
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			label: 'Close NPM switcher',
+			type: 'normal',
+			role: 'quit',
+			click: () => {
+				app.quit();
+			}
+		}
+	]);
+	return contextMenu;
+}
+
+async function loadContextMenu(tray) {
+	const config = await loadConfig();
+	const contextMenu = await getContextMenu(config);
+	tray.setContextMenu(contextMenu);
+	log('config and menu loaded');
+	return contextMenu;
+}
+
+async function ensureDir(dir) {
+	try {
+		log('access ensureDir', dir);
+		await fs.access(dir, constants.F_OK | constants.W_OK);
+	} catch (err) {
+		await fs.mkdir(dir);
+	}
+}
+
+async function ensureFile(file, defaultData) {
+	try {
+		log('access ensureFile', file);
+		await fs.access(file, constants.F_OK | constants.W_OK);
+	} catch (err) {
+		await fs.writeFile(file, defaultData);
+	}
+}
+
+async function backupExisting() {
+	const dir = path.resolve(configDir, '.npmrc.bak');
+	log('backing up existing .npmrc to', dir);
+	await fs.copyFile(defaultNpmrc, dir);
+}
+
+async function ensureConfig() {
+	await ensureDir(configDir);
+	await ensureFile(configFile, JSON.stringify({
+		target: defaultNpmrc
+	}, null, '\t'));
+	await ensureDir(npmrcDir);
+}
+
+async function updateConfig({ selected, target }) {
+	return fs.writeFile(configFile, JSON.stringify({
+		selected,
+		target
+	}, null, '\t'));
+}
+
+async function copyNpmrc(source) {
+	try {
+		log('checking access permissions', defaultNpmrc);
+		await fs.access(defaultNpmrc, constants.F_OK | constants.W_OK);
+		const stats = await fs.lstat(defaultNpmrc);
+		if (!stats.isSymbolicLink()) {
+			log('existing .npmrc is unmanaged, backing up...');
+			await backupExisting();
+		}
+		log('removing existing file');
+		await fs.unlink(defaultNpmrc);
+	} catch (err) {
+		console.log(err);
+	}
+	const newSource = path.resolve(npmrcDir, source);
+	log('creating link to', newSource);
+	await fs.symlink(newSource, defaultNpmrc, 'file');
+}
+
+app.on('ready', async () => {
+	log('app ready');
+	try {
+		await ensureConfig();
+		win = new BrowserWindow({ show: false });
+		tray = new Tray(icon);
+		await loadContextMenu(tray);
+		log('watching changes in', npmrcDir);
+		const confWatcher = chokidar.watch(configFile);
+		confWatcher.on('ready', () => {
+			confWatcher.on('change', async (event, path) => {
+				try {
+					log('change detected in', configFile, event, path);
+					await loadContextMenu(tray);
+				} catch (err) {
+					console.log(err);
+					app.quit(1);
+				}
+			});
+		});
+
+		const watcher = chokidar.watch(npmrcDir);
+		watcher.on('ready', () => {
+			watcher.on('all', async (event, path) => {
+				if (event === 'change') {
+					return;
+				}
+				try {
+					log('change detected in', npmrcDir, event, path);
+					await loadContextMenu(tray);
+				} catch (err) {
+					console.log(err);
+					app.quit(1);
+				}
+			});
+		});
+	} catch (err) {
+		console.log(err);
+		app.quit(1);
+	}
+});
+
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+{
+  "name": "npm-switch",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "build": "electron-packager . npm-switch --overwrite --icon=npm_icon.png",
+    "start": "electron ."
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "electron": "^9.0.5",
+    "electron-packager": "^15.0.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "debug": "^4.1.1",
+    "chokidar": "^3.4.0"
+  }
+}
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