diag - start crash reporter as early as possible if --crash-reporter-directory is used

Benjamin Pasero · Benjamin Pasero · commit 004282afb048 · 2020-05-08T08:14:57.000+02:00
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ app.setPath('userData', userDataPath);
 // Set temp directory based on crash-reporter-directory CLI argument
 // The crash reporter will store crashes in temp folder so we need
 // to change that location accordingly.
+
+// If a crash-reporter-directory is specified we setup the crash reporter
+// right from the beginning as early as possible to monitor all processes.
 let crashReporterDirectory = args['crash-reporter-directory'];
 if (crashReporterDirectory) {
 	crashReporterDirectory = path.normalize(crashReporterDirectory);
@@ -47,8 +50,20 @@ if (crashReporterDirectory) {
 			app.exit(1);
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Crashes are stored in the temp directory by default, so we
+	// need to change that directory to the provided one
 	console.log(`Found --crash-reporter-directory argument. Setting temp directory to be '${crashReporterDirectory}'`);
 	app.setPath('temp', crashReporterDirectory);
+
+	// Start crash reporter
+	const { crashReporter } = require('electron');
+	crashReporter.start({
+		companyName: 'Microsoft',
+		productName: product.nameShort,
+		submitURL: '',
+		uploadToServer: false
+	});
 }
 
 // Set logs path before app 'ready' event if running portable
