Tauri

Tauri uses a Core Process (Rust) and WebView Process (HTML/CSS/JS) architecture:

• Core Process: Manages windows, system tray, IPC routing, and has full OS access
• WebView Process: Renders UI using system WebViews (no bundled browser!)
• Principle of Least Privilege: Each process has minimal required permissions

Inter-Process Communication (IPC)

Two IPC primitives:

• Events: Fire-and-forget, one-way messages (both Core ??WebView and WebView ??Core)
• Commands: Request-response pattern using invoke() API (WebView ??Core only)

Why Tauri?

• Small binaries: Uses OS WebViews (Microsoft Edge WebView2/WKWebView/webkitgtk)
• Security-first: Message passing architecture prevents direct function access
• Multi-platform: Desktop (Windows/macOS/Linux) + Mobile (Android/iOS)

Quick Reference

1. Project Setup - Cargo.toml

[build-dependencies]
tauri-build = "2.0.0"

[dependencies]
tauri = { version = "2.0.0" }

2. Windows Code Signing Configuration

{
  "tauri": {
    "bundle": {
      "windows": {
        "certificateThumbprint": "A1B1A2B2A3B3A4B4A5B5A6B6A7B7A8B8A9B9A0B0",
        "digestAlgorithm": "sha256",
        "timestampUrl": "http://timestamp.comodoca.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. VS Code Debugging - launch.json

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "type": "lldb",
      "request": "launch",
      "name": "Tauri Development Debug",
      "cargo": {
        "args": [
          "build",
          "--manifest-path=./src-tauri/Cargo.toml",
          "--no-default-features"
        ]
      },
      "preLaunchTask": "ui:dev"
    }
  ]
}

4. Rust State Management

let data = app.state::<AppData>();

5. GitHub Actions - Publish Workflow