perf: optimize release artifact size and file count

- Move 15 renderer-only dependencies to devDependencies since they are
  already bundled by Vite (197 → 37 runtime deps)
- Pack app resources into asar archive with native addon unpacking
- Strip unused Electron locale files, keeping only en-US
- Remove non-essential Electron files (LICENSES.chromium.html, LICENSE)
- Remove default_app.asar from Electron distribution
- Strip .NET sidecar localization satellite assemblies (en only)

Release artifact shrinks from 607 MB / 10,525 files to 478 MB / 235 files.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
This commit is contained in:
David Kaya
2026-03-26 12:19:46 +01:00
co-authored by Copilot
parent cb05148231
commit d1cc3c2e6d
4 changed files with 102 additions and 30 deletions
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@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
import { constants } from 'node:fs';
import { access, chmod, cp, mkdir, readFile, rename, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
import { access, chmod, cp, mkdir, readdir, readFile, rename, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
import { dirname, join, resolve } from 'node:path';
import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
import { createPackageWithOptions } from '@electron/asar';
import {
macBundleIdentifier,
productName,
@@ -160,6 +162,13 @@ async function copyApplicationPayload(
]);
await copyRuntimeDependencies(packagedAppDirectory, dependencyNames);
const asarPath = join(outputResourcesDirectory, 'app.asar');
await createPackageWithOptions(packagedAppDirectory, asarPath, {
unpack: '**/*.node',
});
await rm(packagedAppDirectory, { recursive: true });
return manifest;
}
@@ -195,12 +204,46 @@ async function applyMacMetadata(appBundleDirectory: string, version: string): Pr
await cp(macosIconPath, join(appBundleDirectory, 'Contents', 'Resources', 'icon.icns'));
}
async function stripUnneededElectronFiles(electronOutputDirectory: string): Promise<void> {
const filesToRemove = ['LICENSES.chromium.html', 'LICENSE'];
const resourcesToRemove = ['default_app.asar'];
await Promise.all([
...filesToRemove.map((file) => rm(join(electronOutputDirectory, file), { force: true })),
...resourcesToRemove.map((file) =>
rm(join(electronOutputDirectory, 'resources', file), { force: true }),
),
]);
const localesDirectory = join(electronOutputDirectory, 'locales');
if (await pathExists(localesDirectory)) {
const localeFiles = await readdir(localesDirectory);
await Promise.all(
localeFiles
.filter((file) => file !== 'en-US.pak')
.map((file) => rm(join(localesDirectory, file))),
);
}
}
async function stripMacElectronFiles(resourcesDirectory: string): Promise<void> {
await rm(join(resourcesDirectory, 'LICENSES.chromium.html'), { force: true });
const entries = await readdir(resourcesDirectory);
const unusedLproj = entries.filter(
(entry) => entry.endsWith('.lproj') && entry !== 'en.lproj',
);
await Promise.all(
unusedLproj.map((dir) => rm(join(resourcesDirectory, dir), { recursive: true })),
);
}
async function packageWindows(dependencyNames: string[]): Promise<void> {
const packagedExecutablePath = join(outputDirectory, `${productName}.exe`);
const packagedAppDirectory = join(outputDirectory, 'resources', 'app');
const outputResourcesDirectory = join(outputDirectory, 'resources');
await cp(electronDistributionDirectory, outputDirectory, { recursive: true });
await stripUnneededElectronFiles(outputDirectory);
await rename(join(outputDirectory, 'electron.exe'), packagedExecutablePath);
await copyApplicationPayload(packagedAppDirectory, outputResourcesDirectory, dependencyNames);
@@ -219,6 +262,7 @@ async function packageMac(dependencyNames: string[]): Promise<void> {
const outputResourcesDirectory = join(appBundleDirectory, 'Contents', 'Resources');
await cp(electronDistributionDirectory, appBundleDirectory, { recursive: true });
await stripMacElectronFiles(join(appBundleDirectory, 'Contents', 'Resources'));
const manifest = await copyApplicationPayload(packagedAppDirectory, outputResourcesDirectory, dependencyNames);
await applyMacMetadata(appBundleDirectory, manifest.version);
await ensureExecutable(join(outputResourcesDirectory, 'sidecar', releaseTarget.sidecarExecutableName));
@@ -236,6 +280,7 @@ async function packageLinux(dependencyNames: string[]): Promise<void> {
const chromeSandboxPath = join(outputDirectory, 'chrome-sandbox');
await cp(electronDistributionDirectory, outputDirectory, { recursive: true });
await stripUnneededElectronFiles(outputDirectory);
await rename(join(outputDirectory, 'electron'), packagedExecutablePath);
await ensureExecutable(packagedExecutablePath);
await copyApplicationPayload(packagedAppDirectory, outputResourcesDirectory, dependencyNames);