Update to Electron 9 and enable E2EE

Electron 9 ships with Chrome 83 which means we have access to E2EE by enabling experimental web platform features.
netzbegruenung · May 20, 2020 · 1f789ec · 1f789ec
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diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ const config = require('./app/features/config');
 // We need this because of https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/18214
 app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-site-isolation-trials');
 
+// Needed until robot.js is fixed: https://github.com/octalmage/robotjs/issues/580
+app.allowRendererProcessReuse = false;
+
 autoUpdater.logger = require('electron-log');
 autoUpdater.logger.transports.file.level = 'info';
 
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@ function createJitsiMeetWindow() {
         minHeight: 600,
         show: false,
         webPreferences: {
+            experimentalFeatures: true, // Insertable streams, for E2EE.
             nativeWindowOpen: true,
             nodeIntegration: false,
             preload: path.resolve(basePath, './build/preload.js')

diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     "concurrently": "5.1.0",
     "css-loader": "3.5.0",
     "devtron": "1.4.0",
-    "electron": "8.2.1",
+    "electron": "9.0.0",
     "electron-builder": "22.3.6",
     "electron-react-devtools": "0.5.3",
     "eslint": "6.5.1",