added proper status message

startHandler.js

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, Tray, Menu, nativeImage, MenuItem, dialog } = require('electron')
+const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, Tray, Menu, MenuItem, dialog } = require('electron')
 const path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const _ = require("underscore")
 const open = require('open');
 const childProcess = require('child_process');
+const http = require('http');
+
 
 const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("package.json"))
 
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ const tempJsonText = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("config.json", "utf8"));
 configObject = _.extend(configObject, tempJsonText);
 fs.writeFileSync("config.json", JSON.stringify(configObject));
 
+let serverStatus = "Starting"
+
 const processArgs = process.argv;
 // Check if --headless is passed as an argument
 if (processArgs.includes("--headless")) {
@@ -31,11 +35,29 @@ if (processArgs.includes("--headless")) {
 		startServer()
 		createTray()
 		createWindow()
+		setInterval(() => {
+			http.get('http://127.0.0.1:' + configObject.port + "/api/v1/system", (resp) => {
+				let data = '';
+
+				// A chunk of data has been received.
+				resp.on('data', (chunk) => {
+				  data += chunk;
+				});
+			      
+				// The whole response has been received. Print out the result.
+				resp.on('end', () => {
+				  let parsed = JSON.parse(data)
+				  serverStatus = "Running"
+				});
+			}).on("error", (err) => {
+				console.log("Error: " + err.message);
+			});
+		}, 1000);
 	})
 
 	ipcMain.on('info', function () {
 		if (win) {
-            win.webContents.send('info', { "appStatus": "Testing", "appURL": "http://127.0.0.1:" + configObject.port, "appName": "openCountdown " + packageJson.version, "startMinimised": configObject.startMinimised, "port": configObject.port })
+			win.webContents.send('info', { "appStatus": serverStatus, "appURL": "http://127.0.0.1:" + configObject.port, "appName": "openCountdown " + packageJson.version, "startMinimised": configObject.startMinimised, "port": configObject.port })
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -62,7 +84,8 @@ if (processArgs.includes("--headless")) {
 		fs.writeFileSync("config.json", JSON.stringify(configObject));
 		dialog.showMessageBoxSync({
 			message: "Port changed. Restart openCountdown to apply change.",
-            buttons: ["OK"]})
+			buttons: ["OK"]
+		})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -131,21 +154,21 @@ function createTray() {
 	});
 }
 
-function showScreen(){
+function showScreen() {
 	win.show()
 }
 
-function launchUI(){
+function launchUI() {
 	open("http://127.0.0.1:" + configObject.port)
 }
 
-function trayQuit(){
+function trayQuit() {
 	let options = {
-        buttons: ["Yes","No"],
+		buttons: ["Yes", "No"],
 		message: "Do you really want to quit openCountdown?"
 	}
 	let response = dialog.showMessageBoxSync(options)
-    if(response == 0){
+	if (response == 0) {
 		srvProc.kill("SIGINT")
 		setTimeout(app.quit, 1000)
 	}
@@ -180,11 +203,11 @@ function runScript(scriptPath, callback, valueCb) {
 
 srvProc = null;
 
-function setServer(process){
+function setServer(process) {
 	srvProc = process
 }
 
-function startServer(){
+function startServer() {
 	runScript(path.join(__dirname, 'index.js'), function (err) {
 		if (err) throw err;
 	}, setServer)