From af289a8c375415dfee07f1cad0223b8a77cf8cfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 10:51:55 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 01/17] save fixture

---
 .eslintignore                                 |  1 +
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js  | 18 ++++++++
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/package.json     | 46 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.css    |  8 ++++
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.html   | 12 +++++
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js     | 46 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/src/preload.js   |  2 +
 .../src/AutoUnpackNativesPlugin.ts            |  5 +-
 8 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js
 create mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
 create mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.css
 create mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.html
 create mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js
 create mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/preload.js

diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index f7b1d78263..ee00edba5a 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ packages/*/*/index.ts
 packages/**/bad.js
 tmpl
 packages/api/core/helper/dynamic-import.js
+packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a2a5f4f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module.exports = {
+  packagerConfig: {
+    asar: false,
+  },
+  rebuildConfig: {},
+  makers: [
+    {
+      name: '@electron-forge/maker-zip',
+      platforms: ['darwin', 'linux', 'win32'],
+    },
+  ],
+  plugins: [
+    {
+      name: '@electron-forge/plugin-auto-unpack-natives',
+      config: {},
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6be98262f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  "name": "default-app",
+  "productName": "Test-App",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Test Electron application for Forge API tests",
+  "main": "src/index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "electron-forge start",
+    "package": "electron-forge package",
+    "make": "electron-forge make",
+    "lint": "echo \"No linting configured\""
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "Test Author",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "homepage": "http://www.example.com/",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@electron-forge/cli": "file:../../../../../api/cli",
+    "@electron-forge/core": "file:../../../../../api/core",
+    "@electron-forge/core-utils": "file:../../../../../utils/core-utils",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-appx": "file:../../../../../maker/appx",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-base": "file:../../../../../maker/base",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-deb": "file:../../../../../maker/deb",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-dmg": "file:../../../../../maker/dmg",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-flatpak": "file:../../../../../maker/flatpak",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-msix": "file:../../../../../maker/msix",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-pkg": "file:../../../../../maker/pkg",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-rpm": "file:../../../../../maker/rpm",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-snap": "file:../../../../../maker/snap",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-squirrel": "file:../../../../../maker/squirrel",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-wix": "file:../../../../../maker/wix",
+    "@electron-forge/maker-zip": "file:../../../../../maker/zip",
+    "@electron-forge/plugin-auto-unpack-natives": "file:../../../../../plugin/auto-unpack-natives",
+    "@electron-forge/plugin-base": "file:../../../../../plugin/base",
+    "@electron-forge/plugin-fuses": "file:../../../../../plugin/fuses",
+    "@electron-forge/shared-types": "file:../../../../../utils/types",
+    "@electron/fuses": "^1.8.0",
+    "electron": "^33.0.0"
+  },
+  "config": {
+    "forge": "./forge.config.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.css b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a16b1c779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.css
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+body {
+  font-family:
+    -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial,
+    sans-serif;
+  margin: auto;
+  max-width: 38rem;
+  padding: 2rem;
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.html b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f197f06546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <title>Hello World!</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css" />
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h1>Hello World!</h1>
+    <p>Welcome to your Electron application.</p>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..146cf18e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron');
+
+// Handle creating/removing shortcuts on Windows when installing/uninstalling.
+if (require('electron-squirrel-startup')) {
+  app.quit();
+}
+
+const createWindow = () => {
+  // Create the browser window.
+  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
+    width: 800,
+    height: 600,
+    webPreferences: {
+      preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
+    },
+  });
+
+  // and load the index.html of the app.
+  mainWindow.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, 'index.html'));
+};
+
+// This method will be called when Electron has finished
+// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
+// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
+app.whenReady().then(() => {
+  createWindow();
+
+  // On OS X it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
+  // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
+  app.on('activate', () => {
+    if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
+      createWindow();
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+// Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
+// for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits
+// explicitly with Cmd + Q.
+app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
+  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
+    app.quit();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/preload.js b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/preload.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e9d369cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/preload.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// See the Electron documentation for details on how to use preload scripts:
+// https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/process-model#preload-scripts
diff --git a/packages/plugin/auto-unpack-natives/src/AutoUnpackNativesPlugin.ts b/packages/plugin/auto-unpack-natives/src/AutoUnpackNativesPlugin.ts
index aed54e54b5..358628122f 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/auto-unpack-natives/src/AutoUnpackNativesPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/auto-unpack-natives/src/AutoUnpackNativesPlugin.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ export default class AutoUnpackNativesPlugin extends PluginBase<AutoUnpackNative
   resolveForgeConfig: ForgeHookFn<'resolveForgeConfig'> = async (
     forgeConfig,
   ) => {
-    if (!forgeConfig.packagerConfig) {
-      forgeConfig.packagerConfig = {};
-    }
-    if (!forgeConfig.packagerConfig.asar) {
+    if (forgeConfig.packagerConfig.asar === false) {
       throw new Error(
         'The AutoUnpackNatives plugin requires asar to be truthy or an object',
       );

From df19a06fc135a746ab2efa835971d486ba7388df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 16:14:49 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 02/17] test: use predictable fixtures for `package` tests

---
 package.json                                  |   6 +
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js  |   2 +-
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/package.json     |   6 +-
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/api.slow.spec.ts  |  73 ----------
 .../api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts   | 136 ++++++++++++++++++
 yarn.lock                                     |  97 ++++++++++++-
 6 files changed, 242 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f5295a2b55..80ec794149 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.0.0",
     "@yarnpkg/types": "^4.0.1",
+    "electron": "^39.2.6",
     "electron-installer-common": "^0.10.2",
+    "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1",
     "eslint": "^8.56.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.31.0",
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@
     "minimist": "^1.2.6",
     "msw": "^2.7.0",
     "prettier": "^3.6.2",
+    "ref-napi": "^3.0.3",
     "typedoc": "0.25.13",
     "typescript": "~5.4.5",
     "vitest": "^4.0.14",
@@ -152,6 +155,9 @@
     "@bitdisaster/exe-icon-extractor": {
       "built": true
     },
+    "electron": {
+      "built": true
+    },
     "electron-winstaller": {
       "built": true
     },
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js
index 5a2a5f4f1a..71b001e601 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = {
   packagerConfig: {
-    asar: false,
+    asar: true,
   },
   rebuildConfig: {},
   makers: [
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
index 6be98262f0..94b8ff2a91 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "http://www.example.com/",
   "dependencies": {
-    "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1"
+    "electron-squirrel-startup": "file:../../../../../../node_modules/electron-squirrel-startup"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@electron-forge/cli": "file:../../../../../api/cli",
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
     "@electron-forge/plugin-base": "file:../../../../../plugin/base",
     "@electron-forge/plugin-fuses": "file:../../../../../plugin/fuses",
     "@electron-forge/shared-types": "file:../../../../../utils/types",
-    "@electron/fuses": "^1.8.0",
-    "electron": "^33.0.0"
+    "@electron/fuses": "file:../../../../../../node_modules/@electron/fuses",
+    "electron": "file:../../../../../../node_modules/electron"
   },
   "config": {
     "forge": "./forge.config.js"
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/api.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/api.slow.spec.ts
index 352882e436..0c05bf0b73 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/api.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/api.slow.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import assert from 'node:assert';
 import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
@@ -16,12 +15,10 @@ import {
   ensureTestDirIsNonexistent,
   expectLintToPass,
 } from '@electron-forge/test-utils';
-import { readMetadata } from 'electron-installer-common';
 import semver from 'semver';
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import { api, InitOptions } from '../../src/api/index';
-import { installDependencies } from '../../src/util/install-dependencies';
 import { readRawPackageJson } from '../../src/util/read-package-json';
 
 type BeforeInitFunction = () => void;
@@ -417,30 +414,6 @@ describe.each([
         };
       });
 
-      it('throws an error when all is set', async () => {
-        await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
-          assert(packageJSON.config.forge.packagerConfig);
-          packageJSON.config.forge.packagerConfig.all = true;
-        });
-        await expect(api.package({ dir })).rejects.toThrow(
-          /packagerConfig\.all is not supported by Electron Forge/,
-        );
-        await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
-          assert(packageJSON.config.forge.packagerConfig);
-          delete packageJSON.config.forge.packagerConfig.all;
-        });
-      });
-
-      it('can package to outDir without errors', async () => {
-        const outDir = `${dir}/foo`;
-
-        expect(fs.existsSync(outDir)).toEqual(false);
-
-        await api.package({ dir, outDir });
-
-        expect(fs.existsSync(outDir)).toEqual(true);
-      });
-
       it('can make from custom outDir without errors', async () => {
         await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
           // eslint-disable-next-line n/no-missing-require
@@ -460,53 +433,7 @@ describe.each([
         });
       });
 
-      describe('with prebuilt native module deps installed', () => {
-        beforeAll(async () => {
-          await installDependencies(pm, dir, ['ref-napi']);
-
-          return async () => {
-            await fs.promises.rm(path.resolve(dir, 'node_modules/ref-napi'), {
-              recursive: true,
-              force: true,
-            });
-            await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
-              delete packageJSON.dependencies['ref-napi'];
-            });
-          };
-        });
-
-        it('can package without errors', async () => {
-          await api.package({ dir });
-        });
-      });
-
-      it('can package without errors', async () => {
-        await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
-          assert(packageJSON.config.forge.packagerConfig);
-          packageJSON.config.forge.packagerConfig.asar = true;
-        });
-
-        await api.package({ dir });
-      });
-
       describe('after package', () => {
-        it('should have deleted the forge config from the packaged app', async () => {
-          const cleanPackageJSON = await readMetadata({
-            src: path.resolve(
-              dir,
-              'out',
-              `Test-App-${process.platform}-${process.arch}`,
-            ),
-            logger: console.error,
-          });
-          expect(cleanPackageJSON).not.toHaveProperty('config.forge');
-        });
-
-        it('should not affect the actual forge config', async () => {
-          const normalPackageJSON = await readRawPackageJson(dir);
-          expect(normalPackageJSON).toHaveProperty('config.forge');
-        });
-
         if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
           process.env.DISABLE_SQUIRREL_TEST = 'true';
         }
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1740bad7d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+import { ensureTestDirIsNonexistent } from '@electron-forge/test-utils';
+import { readMetadata } from 'electron-installer-common';
+import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { api } from '../../src/api/index';
+import { readRawPackageJson } from '../../src/util/read-package-json';
+
+type PackageJSON = Record<string, unknown> & {
+  config?: {
+    forge?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
+  dependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+  devDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Mutates the `package.json` file in a directory.
+ * Use the return value to later restore the original `package.json` value
+ * in a subsequent call of this function.
+ *
+ * @param dir - The target directory containing the `package.json` file
+ * @param callback - A callback function that returns the value of the new `package.json` to be applied
+ * @returns The original `package.json` prior to mutation
+ */
+async function updatePackageJSON(
+  dir: string,
+  callback: (packageJSON: PackageJSON) => Promise<PackageJSON>,
+) {
+  const packageJSON = await readRawPackageJson(dir);
+  const mutated = await callback(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(packageJSON)));
+  await fs.promises.writeFile(
+    path.resolve(dir, 'package.json'),
+    JSON.stringify(mutated, null, 2),
+    'utf-8',
+  );
+  return packageJSON;
+}
+
+describe('Package', () => {
+  let outDir: string;
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    outDir = await ensureTestDirIsNonexistent();
+
+    return async () => {
+      await fs.promises.rm(outDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('can package an Electron app', async () => {
+    const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
+
+    expect(fs.existsSync(outDir)).toEqual(false);
+
+    await api.package({ dir, outDir });
+
+    // should respect outDir
+    expect(fs.existsSync(outDir)).toEqual(true);
+
+    // should remove Forge config from packaged app's package.json
+    const cleanPackageJSON = await readMetadata({
+      src: path.resolve(outDir, `Test-App-${process.platform}-${process.arch}`),
+      logger: console.error,
+    });
+    expect(cleanPackageJSON).not.toHaveProperty('config.forge');
+
+    // should leave the original Forge config intact
+    const normalPackageJSON = await readRawPackageJson(dir);
+    expect(normalPackageJSON).toHaveProperty('config.forge');
+  });
+
+  describe('with packagerConfig.all', () => {
+    const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
+
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      const original = await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
+        packageJSON.config = {
+          forge: {
+            packagerConfig: {
+              all: true,
+            },
+          },
+        };
+        return packageJSON;
+      });
+
+      return async () => {
+        await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (_packageJSON) => {
+          return original;
+        });
+      };
+    });
+
+    it('throws an error when packagerConfig.all is set', async () => {
+      const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
+      await expect(api.package({ dir })).rejects.toThrow(
+        /packagerConfig\.all is not supported by Electron Forge/,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with prebuilt native module dependencies', () => {
+    const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
+
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      const original = await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
+        // add ref-napi from root workspace
+        packageJSON.dependencies = {
+          ...packageJSON.dependencies,
+          'ref-napi': 'file:../../../../../../node_modules/ref-napi',
+        };
+        return packageJSON;
+      });
+
+      return async () => {
+        await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (_packageJSON) => {
+          return original;
+        });
+      };
+    });
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      outDir = await ensureTestDirIsNonexistent();
+
+      return async () => {
+        await fs.promises.rm(outDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      };
+    });
+
+    it('can package without errors', async () => {
+      await api.package({ dir, outDir });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a272ffa77a..1fff2751b0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1411,6 +1411,25 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@electron/get@npm:^2.0.0":
+  version: 2.0.3
+  resolution: "@electron/get@npm:2.0.3"
+  dependencies:
+    debug: "npm:^4.1.1"
+    env-paths: "npm:^2.2.0"
+    fs-extra: "npm:^8.1.0"
+    global-agent: "npm:^3.0.0"
+    got: "npm:^11.8.5"
+    progress: "npm:^2.0.3"
+    semver: "npm:^6.2.0"
+    sumchecker: "npm:^3.0.1"
+  dependenciesMeta:
+    global-agent:
+      optional: true
+  checksum: 10c0/148957d531bac50c29541515f2483c3e5c9c6ba9f0269a5d536540d2b8d849188a89588f18901f3a84c2b4fd376d1e0c5ea2159eb2d17bda68558f57df19015e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@electron/get@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.0
   resolution: "@electron/get@npm:3.0.0"
@@ -5097,6 +5116,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/node@npm:^22.7.7":
+  version: 22.19.1
+  resolution: "@types/node@npm:22.19.1"
+  dependencies:
+    undici-types: "npm:~6.21.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/6edd93aea86da740cb7872626839cd6f4a67a049d3a3a6639cb592c620ec591408a30989ab7410008d1a0b2d4985ce50f1e488e79c033e4476d3bec6833b0a2f
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/normalize-package-data@npm:^2.4.0":
   version: 2.4.1
   resolution: "@types/normalize-package-data@npm:2.4.1"
@@ -8110,11 +8138,13 @@ __metadata:
     cross-spawn: "npm:^7.0.3"
     cross-zip: "npm:^4.0.0"
     debug: "npm:^4.3.1"
+    electron: "npm:^39.2.6"
     electron-installer-common: "npm:^0.10.2"
     electron-installer-debian: "npm:^3.2.0"
     electron-installer-dmg: "npm:^5.0.1"
     electron-installer-redhat: "npm:^3.2.0"
     electron-installer-snap: "npm:^5.2.0"
+    electron-squirrel-startup: "npm:^1.0.1"
     electron-windows-msix: "npm:^2.0.4"
     electron-windows-store: "npm:^2.1.0"
     electron-winstaller: "npm:^5.3.0"
@@ -8151,6 +8181,7 @@ __metadata:
     parse-author: "npm:^2.0.0"
     prettier: "npm:^3.6.2"
     rechoir: "npm:^0.8.0"
+    ref-napi: "npm:^3.0.3"
     semver: "npm:^7.2.1"
     source-map-support: "npm:^0.5.13"
     tsx: "npm:^4.21.0"
@@ -8175,6 +8206,8 @@ __metadata:
       built: true
     "@malept/electron-installer-flatpak":
       optional: true
+    electron:
+      built: true
     electron-installer-debian:
       optional: true
     electron-installer-dmg:
@@ -8292,6 +8325,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"electron-squirrel-startup@npm:^1.0.1":
+  version: 1.0.1
+  resolution: "electron-squirrel-startup@npm:1.0.1"
+  dependencies:
+    debug: "npm:^2.2.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/eaff42844702321237b23f68ae2bff2eae17cb1251189e9a5397d94d1598a607e3cbedc60e130a0641798739019db44c37b2a8801e7a60f9261810bb8d07e9bf
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "electron-to-chromium@npm:^1.5.4":
   version: 1.5.25
   resolution: "electron-to-chromium@npm:1.5.25"
@@ -8369,6 +8411,19 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"electron@npm:^39.2.6":
+  version: 39.2.6
+  resolution: "electron@npm:39.2.6"
+  dependencies:
+    "@electron/get": "npm:^2.0.0"
+    "@types/node": "npm:^22.7.7"
+    extract-zip: "npm:^2.0.1"
+  bin:
+    electron: cli.js
+  checksum: 10c0/d3a0f219eb4077e1a76aa6215202d3a22c1026497d79226e244fa3299a17ba0e62b97c2ddf40dfb9225cc089f5beb681dde9e5db3da3ab8f5686334e4b6888f4
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "emoji-regex@npm:^8.0.0":
   version: 8.0.0
   resolution: "emoji-regex@npm:8.0.0"
@@ -9717,7 +9772,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"extract-zip@npm:^2.0.0":
+"extract-zip@npm:^2.0.0, extract-zip@npm:^2.0.1":
   version: 2.0.1
   resolution: "extract-zip@npm:2.0.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -10593,6 +10648,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"get-symbol-from-current-process-h@npm:^1.0.2":
+  version: 1.0.2
+  resolution: "get-symbol-from-current-process-h@npm:1.0.2"
+  checksum: 10c0/f33109e08aef7029b16f18032dce669e92efb21992946d7b575e494f32907c3d2c353685e00398b9202c332aab140e444e9333c93f2b81aa662bde3f59e3a25a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "get-tsconfig@npm:^4.7.5":
   version: 4.13.0
   resolution: "get-tsconfig@npm:4.13.0"
@@ -14149,6 +14211,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"node-addon-api@npm:^3.0.0":
+  version: 3.2.1
+  resolution: "node-addon-api@npm:3.2.1"
+  dependencies:
+    node-gyp: "npm:latest"
+  checksum: 10c0/41f21c9d12318875a2c429befd06070ce367065a3ef02952cfd4ea17ef69fa14012732f510b82b226e99c254da8d671847ea018cad785f839a5366e02dd56302
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "node-api-version@npm:^0.2.0":
   version: 0.2.0
   resolution: "node-api-version@npm:0.2.0"
@@ -14193,6 +14264,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"node-gyp-build@npm:^4.2.1":
+  version: 4.8.4
+  resolution: "node-gyp-build@npm:4.8.4"
+  bin:
+    node-gyp-build: bin.js
+    node-gyp-build-optional: optional.js
+    node-gyp-build-test: build-test.js
+  checksum: 10c0/444e189907ece2081fe60e75368784f7782cfddb554b60123743dfb89509df89f1f29c03bbfa16b3a3e0be3f48799a4783f487da6203245fa5bed239ba7407e1
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "node-gyp@npm:^11.0.0, node-gyp@npm:latest":
   version: 11.4.2
   resolution: "node-gyp@npm:11.4.2"
@@ -15905,6 +15987,19 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"ref-napi@npm:^3.0.3":
+  version: 3.0.3
+  resolution: "ref-napi@npm:3.0.3"
+  dependencies:
+    debug: "npm:^4.1.1"
+    get-symbol-from-current-process-h: "npm:^1.0.2"
+    node-addon-api: "npm:^3.0.0"
+    node-gyp: "npm:latest"
+    node-gyp-build: "npm:^4.2.1"
+  checksum: 10c0/03768cfe6134061c4afe8c5da6cc03ced9763ad1b8401895df2c5f6b10211dfd2bbcf31cca256e2abe9f2d4ddf08333590a6589b2ec5e68efacf70de2c0e2d7b
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "reflect.getprototypeof@npm:^1.0.6, reflect.getprototypeof@npm:^1.0.9":
   version: 1.0.9
   resolution: "reflect.getprototypeof@npm:1.0.9"

From da04b9719bea20826cb58ecdb16a41eabbed5b02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 16:16:24 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 03/17] revert unnecessary diff

---
 .../auto-unpack-natives/src/AutoUnpackNativesPlugin.ts       | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/plugin/auto-unpack-natives/src/AutoUnpackNativesPlugin.ts b/packages/plugin/auto-unpack-natives/src/AutoUnpackNativesPlugin.ts
index 358628122f..aed54e54b5 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/auto-unpack-natives/src/AutoUnpackNativesPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/auto-unpack-natives/src/AutoUnpackNativesPlugin.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ export default class AutoUnpackNativesPlugin extends PluginBase<AutoUnpackNative
   resolveForgeConfig: ForgeHookFn<'resolveForgeConfig'> = async (
     forgeConfig,
   ) => {
-    if (forgeConfig.packagerConfig.asar === false) {
+    if (!forgeConfig.packagerConfig) {
+      forgeConfig.packagerConfig = {};
+    }
+    if (!forgeConfig.packagerConfig.asar) {
       throw new Error(
         'The AutoUnpackNatives plugin requires asar to be truthy or an object',
       );

From 2fba7f471b7e68853c78ef634b220e1bea60d390 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 17:01:36 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 04/17] isolate fast test a bit more

---
 .../core-utils/spec/electron-version.spec.ts  | 26 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/utils/core-utils/spec/electron-version.spec.ts b/packages/utils/core-utils/spec/electron-version.spec.ts
index 0d3edc79e6..c164814bc2 100644
--- a/packages/utils/core-utils/spec/electron-version.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/core-utils/spec/electron-version.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
-import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { ensureTestDirIsNonexistent } from '@electron-forge/test-utils';
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import {
   devDeps,
@@ -58,21 +59,30 @@ describe('updateElectronDependency', () => {
 });
 
 describe('getElectronVersion', () => {
+  let dir: string;
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    dir = await ensureTestDirIsNonexistent();
+
+    return async () => {
+      await fs.rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    };
+  });
   it('fails without devDependencies', async () => {
-    await expect(getElectronVersion('', {})).rejects.toThrow(
+    await expect(getElectronVersion(dir, {})).rejects.toThrow(
       'does not have any devDependencies',
     );
   });
 
   it('fails without electron devDependencies', async () =>
-    expect(getElectronVersion('', { devDependencies: {} })).rejects.toThrow(
+    expect(getElectronVersion(dir, { devDependencies: {} })).rejects.toThrow(
       'Electron packages in devDependencies',
     ));
 
   it('fails with a non-exact version and no electron installed', async () => {
     const fixtureDir = path.resolve(fixturePath, 'dummy_app');
+    await fs.cp(fixtureDir, dir, { recursive: true });
     await expect(
-      getElectronVersion(fixtureDir, {
+      getElectronVersion(dir, {
         devDependencies: { electron: '^4.0.2' },
       }),
     ).rejects.toThrow('Cannot find the package');
@@ -80,6 +90,7 @@ describe('getElectronVersion', () => {
 
   it('works with a non-exact version with electron installed', async () => {
     const fixtureDir = path.resolve(fixturePath, 'non-exact');
+    await fs.cp(fixtureDir, dir, { recursive: true });
     await expect(
       getElectronVersion(fixtureDir, {
         devDependencies: { electron: '^4.0.2' },
@@ -91,7 +102,7 @@ describe('getElectronVersion', () => {
     const packageJSON = {
       devDependencies: { 'electron-nightly': '5.0.0-nightly.20190107' },
     };
-    await expect(getElectronVersion('', packageJSON)).resolves.toEqual(
+    await expect(getElectronVersion(dir, packageJSON)).resolves.toEqual(
       '5.0.0-nightly.20190107',
     );
   });
@@ -100,7 +111,9 @@ describe('getElectronVersion', () => {
     const packageJSON = {
       devDependencies: { electron: '1.0.0' },
     };
-    await expect(getElectronVersion('', packageJSON)).resolves.toEqual('1.0.0');
+    await expect(getElectronVersion(dir, packageJSON)).resolves.toEqual(
+      '1.0.0',
+    );
   });
 
   describe('with yarn workspaces', () => {
@@ -115,6 +128,7 @@ describe('getElectronVersion', () => {
         'packages',
         'subpackage',
       );
+      await fs.cp(fixtureDir, dir, { recursive: true });
       const packageJSON = {
         devDependencies: { electron: '^4.0.4' },
       };

From bc40bfe1bb728ca0991107ea79f33a5fe47ed6da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 18:12:43 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 05/17] add make tests too, i suppose

---
 ....slow.spec.ts => init-import.slow.spec.ts} | 256 +-----------------
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts |  48 ++++
 .../api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts   |  36 +--
 packages/utils/test-utils/package.json        |   3 +-
 packages/utils/test-utils/src/index.ts        |  33 ++-
 5 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 288 deletions(-)
 rename packages/api/core/spec/slow/{api.slow.spec.ts => init-import.slow.spec.ts} (55%)
 create mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts

diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/api.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/init-import.slow.spec.ts
similarity index 55%
rename from packages/api/core/spec/slow/api.slow.spec.ts
rename to packages/api/core/spec/slow/init-import.slow.spec.ts
index 0c05bf0b73..4f3913df5a 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/api.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/init-import.slow.spec.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ import {
   PACKAGE_MANAGERS,
   spawnPackageManager,
 } from '@electron-forge/core-utils';
-import { createDefaultCertificate } from '@electron-forge/maker-appx';
-import {
-  ForgeConfig,
-  IForgeResolvableMaker,
-} from '@electron-forge/shared-types';
+import { ForgeConfig } from '@electron-forge/shared-types';
 import {
   ensureTestDirIsNonexistent,
   expectLintToPass,
@@ -109,8 +105,6 @@ describe.each([
   PACKAGE_MANAGERS['yarn'],
   PACKAGE_MANAGERS['pnpm'],
 ])(`init (with $executable)`, (pm) => {
-  let dir: string;
-
   beforeAll(async () => {
     const originalCorepackStrict = process.env.COREPACK_ENABLE_STRICT;
     if (pm.executable === 'pnpm') {
@@ -366,251 +360,5 @@ describe.each([
       );
     });
   });
-
-  describe('Electron Forge API', () => {
-    let dir: string;
-
-    describe('after init', () => {
-      let devCert: string;
-
-      beforeAll(async () => {
-        dir = path.join(
-          await ensureTestDirIsNonexistent(),
-          'electron-forge-test',
-        );
-        await api.init({ dir });
-
-        await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
-          packageJSON.name = 'testapp';
-          packageJSON.version = '1.0.0-beta.1';
-          packageJSON.productName = 'Test-App';
-          packageJSON.config = packageJSON.config || {};
-          packageJSON.config.forge = {
-            ...packageJSON.config.forge,
-            packagerConfig: {
-              asar: false,
-            },
-          };
-          if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-            await fs.promises.copyFile(
-              path.join(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'bogus-private-key.pvk'),
-              path.join(dir, 'default.pvk'),
-            );
-            devCert = await createDefaultCertificate('CN=Test Author', {
-              certFilePath: dir,
-            });
-          } else if (process.platform === 'linux') {
-            packageJSON.config.forge.packagerConfig = {
-              ...packageJSON.config.forge.packagerConfig,
-              executableName: 'testapp',
-            };
-          }
-          packageJSON.homepage = 'http://www.example.com/';
-          packageJSON.author = 'Test Author';
-        });
-
-        return async () => {
-          await fs.promises.rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
-        };
-      });
-
-      it('can make from custom outDir without errors', async () => {
-        await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line n/no-missing-require
-          packageJSON.config.forge.makers = [
-            {
-              name: require.resolve('@electron-forge/maker-zip'),
-            } as IForgeResolvableMaker,
-          ];
-        });
-
-        await api.make({ dir, skipPackage: true, outDir: `${dir}/foo` });
-
-        // Cleanup the custom outDir
-        await fs.promises.rm(path.resolve(dir, 'foo'), {
-          recursive: true,
-          force: true,
-        });
-      });
-
-      describe('after package', () => {
-        if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
-          process.env.DISABLE_SQUIRREL_TEST = 'true';
-        }
-
-        function getMakers(good: boolean) {
-          const allMakers = [
-            '@electron-forge/maker-appx',
-            '@electron-forge/maker-deb',
-            '@electron-forge/maker-dmg',
-            '@electron-forge/maker-flatpak',
-            '@electron-forge/maker-msix',
-            '@electron-forge/maker-rpm',
-            '@electron-forge/maker-snap',
-            '@electron-forge/maker-squirrel',
-            '@electron-forge/maker-wix',
-            '@electron-forge/maker-zip',
-          ];
-          return allMakers
-            .map((maker) => require.resolve(maker))
-            .filter((makerPath) => {
-              // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
-              const MakerClass = require(makerPath).default;
-              const maker = new MakerClass();
-              return (
-                maker.isSupportedOnCurrentPlatform() === good &&
-                maker.externalBinariesExist() === good
-              );
-            })
-            .map((makerPath) => () => {
-              const makerDefinition = {
-                name: makerPath,
-                platforms: [process.platform],
-                config: {
-                  devCert,
-                },
-              };
-
-              if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-                (
-                  makerDefinition.config as Record<string, unknown>
-                ).makeVersionWinStoreCompatible = true;
-              }
-
-              return makerDefinition;
-            });
-        }
-
-        const goodMakers = getMakers(true);
-        const badMakers = getMakers(false);
-
-        const testMakeTarget = function testMakeTarget(
-          target: () => { name: string },
-          shouldPass: boolean,
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-          ...options: any[]
-        ) {
-          describe(`make (with target=${target().name})`, async () => {
-            beforeAll(async () => {
-              await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
-                packageJSON.config.forge.makers = [
-                  target() as IForgeResolvableMaker,
-                ];
-              });
-            });
-
-            for (const optionsFetcher of options) {
-              if (shouldPass) {
-                it(`successfully makes for config: ${JSON.stringify(optionsFetcher())}`, async () => {
-                  const outputs = await api.make(optionsFetcher());
-                  for (const outputResult of outputs) {
-                    for (const output of outputResult.artifacts) {
-                      expect(fs.existsSync(output)).toEqual(true);
-                      expect(
-                        output.startsWith(path.resolve(dir, 'out', 'make')),
-                      ).toEqual(true);
-                    }
-                  }
-                });
-              } else {
-                it(`fails for config: ${JSON.stringify(optionsFetcher())}`, async () => {
-                  await expect(api.make(optionsFetcher())).rejects.toThrow();
-                });
-              }
-            }
-          });
-        };
-
-        const targetOptionFetcher = () => ({ dir, skipPackage: true });
-        for (const maker of goodMakers) {
-          testMakeTarget(maker, true, targetOptionFetcher);
-        }
-
-        for (const maker of badMakers) {
-          testMakeTarget(maker, false, targetOptionFetcher);
-        }
-
-        describe('make', () => {
-          it('throws an error when given an unrecognized platform', async () => {
-            await expect(api.make({ dir, platform: 'dos' })).rejects.toThrow(
-              /invalid platform/,
-            );
-          });
-
-          it("throws an error when the specified maker doesn't support the current platform", async () => {
-            const makerPath = path.resolve(
-              __dirname,
-              '../fixture/maker-unsupported',
-            );
-            await expect(
-              api.make({
-                dir,
-                overrideTargets: [
-                  {
-                    name: makerPath,
-                  } as IForgeResolvableMaker,
-                ],
-                skipPackage: true,
-              }),
-            ).rejects.toThrow(/the maker declared that it cannot run/);
-          });
-
-          it("throws an error when the specified maker doesn't implement isSupportedOnCurrentPlatform()", async () => {
-            const makerPath = path.resolve(
-              __dirname,
-              '../fixture/maker-incompatible',
-            );
-            await expect(
-              api.make({
-                dir,
-                overrideTargets: [
-                  {
-                    name: makerPath,
-                  } as IForgeResolvableMaker,
-                ],
-                skipPackage: true,
-              }),
-            ).rejects.toThrow(/incompatible with this version/);
-          });
-
-          it('throws an error when no makers are configured for the given platform', async () => {
-            await expect(
-              api.make({
-                dir,
-                overrideTargets: [
-                  {
-                    name: path.resolve(
-                      __dirname,
-                      '../fixture/maker-wrong-platform',
-                    ),
-                  } as IForgeResolvableMaker,
-                ],
-                platform: 'linux',
-                skipPackage: true,
-              }),
-            ).rejects.toThrow(
-              'Could not find any make targets configured for the "linux" platform.',
-            );
-          });
-
-          it.runIf(process.platform === 'darwin')(
-            'can make for the MAS platform successfully',
-            async () => {
-              await expect(
-                api.make({
-                  dir,
-                  // eslint-disable-next-line n/no-missing-require
-                  overrideTargets: [
-                    require.resolve('@electron-forge/maker-zip'),
-                    require.resolve('@electron-forge/maker-dmg'),
-                  ],
-                  platform: 'mas',
-                }),
-              ).resolves.toHaveLength(2);
-            },
-          );
-        });
-      });
-    });
-  });
+  let dir: string;
 });
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30262dbda6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+import { ensureTestDirIsNonexistent } from '@electron-forge/test-utils';
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { api } from '../../src/api/index';
+
+describe('Make', () => {
+  const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
+  let outDir: string;
+  let makeDir: string;
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    outDir = await ensureTestDirIsNonexistent();
+    makeDir = path.join(outDir, 'make');
+    await api.package({ dir, outDir });
+
+    return async () => {
+      await fs.promises.rm(outDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    };
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await fs.promises.rm(makeDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it('can make from custom outDir without errors', async () => {
+    await api.make({ dir, skipPackage: true, outDir });
+
+    // out/make/zip/darwin/arm64/Test-App-darwin-arm64-1.0.0.zip
+    const artifactPath = path.join(
+      outDir,
+      'make',
+      'zip',
+      process.platform,
+      process.arch,
+      `Test-App-${process.platform}-${process.arch}-1.0.0.zip`,
+    );
+
+    expect(fs.existsSync(artifactPath)).toBe(true);
+
+    // spot check that the zip archive is greater than 50MB
+    const { size } = await fs.promises.stat(artifactPath);
+    expect(size).toBeGreaterThan(50 * 1024 * 1024);
+  });
+
+  describe.todo('make with different targets');
+});
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
index 1740bad7d5..d18887d081 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
@@ -1,44 +1,16 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
-import { ensureTestDirIsNonexistent } from '@electron-forge/test-utils';
+import {
+  ensureTestDirIsNonexistent,
+  updatePackageJSON,
+} from '@electron-forge/test-utils';
 import { readMetadata } from 'electron-installer-common';
 import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import { api } from '../../src/api/index';
 import { readRawPackageJson } from '../../src/util/read-package-json';
 
-type PackageJSON = Record<string, unknown> & {
-  config?: {
-    forge?: Record<string, unknown>;
-  };
-  dependencies?: Record<string, string>;
-  devDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
-};
-
-/**
- * Mutates the `package.json` file in a directory.
- * Use the return value to later restore the original `package.json` value
- * in a subsequent call of this function.
- *
- * @param dir - The target directory containing the `package.json` file
- * @param callback - A callback function that returns the value of the new `package.json` to be applied
- * @returns The original `package.json` prior to mutation
- */
-async function updatePackageJSON(
-  dir: string,
-  callback: (packageJSON: PackageJSON) => Promise<PackageJSON>,
-) {
-  const packageJSON = await readRawPackageJson(dir);
-  const mutated = await callback(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(packageJSON)));
-  await fs.promises.writeFile(
-    path.resolve(dir, 'package.json'),
-    JSON.stringify(mutated, null, 2),
-    'utf-8',
-  );
-  return packageJSON;
-}
-
 describe('Package', () => {
   let outDir: string;
   beforeEach(async () => {
diff --git a/packages/utils/test-utils/package.json b/packages/utils/test-utils/package.json
index 72210258fd..99a1886b3c 100644
--- a/packages/utils/test-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/test-utils/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@malept/cross-spawn-promise": "^2.0.0"
+    "@malept/cross-spawn-promise": "^2.0.0",
+    "fs-extra": "^10.0.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 16.4.0"
diff --git a/packages/utils/test-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/utils/test-utils/src/index.ts
index 85f894d0e0..66a627f2c5 100644
--- a/packages/utils/test-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/test-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-import fs from 'node:fs';
 import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
 import { ExitError, spawn } from '@malept/cross-spawn-promise';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+
+export type PackageJSON = Record<string, unknown> & {
+  config?: {
+    forge?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
+  dependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+  devDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+};
 
 async function runNPM(dir: string, ...args: string[]) {
   await spawn('npm', args, { cwd: dir });
@@ -63,3 +71,26 @@ export async function mockRequire(mockedUri: string, stub: any) {
     return Module._load_original(uri, parent);
   };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Mutates the `package.json` file in a directory.
+ * Use the return value to later restore the original `package.json` value
+ * in a subsequent call of this function.
+ *
+ * @param dir - The target directory containing the `package.json` file
+ * @param callback - A callback function that returns the value of the new `package.json` to be applied
+ * @returns The original `package.json` prior to mutation
+ */
+export async function updatePackageJSON(
+  dir: string,
+  callback: (packageJSON: PackageJSON) => Promise<PackageJSON>,
+) {
+  const packageJSON = await fs.readJson(path.resolve(dir, 'package.json'));
+  const mutated = await callback(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(packageJSON)));
+  await fs.promises.writeFile(
+    path.resolve(dir, 'package.json'),
+    JSON.stringify(mutated, null, 2),
+    'utf-8',
+  );
+  return packageJSON;
+}

From 98c96349595e8e009e787514b25a6f035b255eb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 18:13:57 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 06/17] update lockfile

---
 yarn.lock | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1fff2751b0..047d8248f2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1362,6 +1362,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@electron-forge/test-utils@workspace:packages/utils/test-utils"
   dependencies:
     "@malept/cross-spawn-promise": "npm:^2.0.0"
+    fs-extra: "npm:^10.0.0"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 

From 850aa76c09d83a13b4e2442a257d5831a93ef57c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 22:55:46 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 07/17] this works

---
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/package.json     |  12 +-
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts | 178 +++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 186 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
index 94b8ff2a91..70bfb09a9a 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@
     "electron": "file:../../../../../../node_modules/electron"
   },
   "config": {
-    "forge": "./forge.config.js"
+    "forge": {
+      "makers": [
+        {
+          "name": "/Users/erick.zhao/Developer/electron/forge/packages/maker/snap/dist/MakerSnap.js",
+          "platforms": [
+            "darwin"
+          ],
+          "config": {}
+        }
+      ]
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
index 30262dbda6..2d146b319c 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
-import { ensureTestDirIsNonexistent } from '@electron-forge/test-utils';
+import { createDefaultCertificate } from '@electron-forge/maker-appx';
+import { IForgeResolvableMaker } from '@electron-forge/shared-types';
+import {
+  ensureTestDirIsNonexistent,
+  updatePackageJSON,
+} from '@electron-forge/test-utils';
 import { afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import { api } from '../../src/api/index';
@@ -10,11 +15,19 @@ describe('Make', () => {
   const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
   let outDir: string;
   let makeDir: string;
+  let devCert: string;
+
   beforeAll(async () => {
     outDir = await ensureTestDirIsNonexistent();
     makeDir = path.join(outDir, 'make');
     await api.package({ dir, outDir });
 
+    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      devCert = await createDefaultCertificate('CN=Test Author', {
+        certFilePath: dir,
+      });
+    }
+
     return async () => {
       await fs.promises.rm(outDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     };
@@ -24,7 +37,7 @@ describe('Make', () => {
     await fs.promises.rm(makeDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
 
-  it('can make from custom outDir without errors', async () => {
+  it('makes from a custom outDir without errors', async () => {
     await api.make({ dir, skipPackage: true, outDir });
 
     // out/make/zip/darwin/arm64/Test-App-darwin-arm64-1.0.0.zip
@@ -44,5 +57,164 @@ describe('Make', () => {
     expect(size).toBeGreaterThan(50 * 1024 * 1024);
   });
 
-  describe.todo('make with different targets');
+  it('throws an error when given an unrecognized platform', async () => {
+    await expect(api.make({ dir, platform: 'dos' })).rejects.toThrow(
+      /invalid platform/,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("throws an error when the specified maker doesn't implement isSupportedOnCurrentPlatform()", async () => {
+    const makerPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../fixture/maker-incompatible');
+    await expect(
+      api.make({
+        dir,
+        overrideTargets: [
+          {
+            name: makerPath,
+          } as IForgeResolvableMaker,
+        ],
+        skipPackage: true,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/incompatible with this version/);
+  });
+
+  it('throws an error when no makers are configured for the given platform', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      api.make({
+        dir,
+        overrideTargets: [
+          {
+            name: path.resolve(__dirname, '../fixture/maker-wrong-platform'),
+          } as IForgeResolvableMaker,
+        ],
+        platform: 'linux',
+        skipPackage: true,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(
+      'Could not find any make targets configured for the "linux" platform.',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it.runIf(process.platform === 'darwin')(
+    'makes Mac App Store targets',
+    async () => {
+      await expect(
+        api.make({
+          dir,
+          outDir,
+          overrideTargets: [
+            require.resolve('@electron-forge/maker-zip'),
+            require.resolve('@electron-forge/maker-dmg'),
+          ],
+          platform: 'mas',
+        }),
+      ).resolves.toHaveLength(2);
+    },
+  );
+
+  describe('targets', () => {
+    if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
+      process.env.DISABLE_SQUIRREL_TEST = 'true';
+    }
+
+    function getMakers(good: boolean) {
+      const allMakers = [
+        '@electron-forge/maker-appx',
+        '@electron-forge/maker-deb',
+        '@electron-forge/maker-dmg',
+        '@electron-forge/maker-flatpak',
+        '@electron-forge/maker-msix',
+        '@electron-forge/maker-rpm',
+        '@electron-forge/maker-snap',
+        '@electron-forge/maker-squirrel',
+        '@electron-forge/maker-wix',
+        '@electron-forge/maker-zip',
+      ];
+      return allMakers
+        .map((maker) => require.resolve(maker))
+        .filter((makerPath) => {
+          const MakerClass = require(makerPath).default;
+          const maker = new MakerClass();
+          return (
+            maker.isSupportedOnCurrentPlatform() === good &&
+            maker.externalBinariesExist() === good
+          );
+        })
+        .map((makerPath) => () => {
+          const makerDefinition = {
+            name: makerPath,
+            platforms: [process.platform],
+            config: {
+              devCert,
+            },
+          };
+
+          if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+            (
+              makerDefinition.config as Record<string, unknown>
+            ).makeVersionWinStoreCompatible = true;
+          }
+
+          return makerDefinition;
+        });
+    }
+
+    const goodMakers = getMakers(true);
+    const badMakers = getMakers(false);
+
+    const testMakeTarget = function (
+      target: () => { name: string },
+      shouldPass: boolean,
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+      ...options: any[]
+    ) {
+      describe(`${target().name}`, async () => {
+        beforeAll(async () => {
+          const original = await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
+            return {
+              ...packageJSON,
+              config: {
+                forge: {
+                  makers: [target() as IForgeResolvableMaker],
+                },
+              },
+            };
+          });
+
+          return async () => {
+            await updatePackageJSON(dir, original);
+          };
+        });
+
+        for (const optionsFetcher of options) {
+          if (shouldPass) {
+            it(`makes for config: ${JSON.stringify(optionsFetcher())}`, async () => {
+              const outputs = await api.make(optionsFetcher());
+              for (const outputResult of outputs) {
+                for (const output of outputResult.artifacts) {
+                  expect(fs.existsSync(output)).toEqual(true);
+                  expect(
+                    output.startsWith(path.resolve(outDir, 'make')),
+                  ).toEqual(true);
+                }
+              }
+            });
+          } else {
+            it(`fails for config: ${JSON.stringify(optionsFetcher())}`, async () => {
+              await expect(api.make(optionsFetcher())).rejects.toThrow();
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
+    const targetOptionFetcher = () => ({ dir, outDir, skipPackage: true });
+    for (const maker of goodMakers) {
+      testMakeTarget(maker, true, targetOptionFetcher);
+    }
+
+    for (const maker of badMakers) {
+      testMakeTarget(maker, false, targetOptionFetcher);
+    }
+  });
 });

From 29300079713e5e028fe57367fa9fcf7c68d68855 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 23:21:40 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 08/17] zzz

---
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/package.json     | 13 -----
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts | 49 +++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
index 70bfb09a9a..1ed9cee573 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
@@ -39,18 +39,5 @@
     "@electron-forge/shared-types": "file:../../../../../utils/types",
     "@electron/fuses": "file:../../../../../../node_modules/@electron/fuses",
     "electron": "file:../../../../../../node_modules/electron"
-  },
-  "config": {
-    "forge": {
-      "makers": [
-        {
-          "name": "/Users/erick.zhao/Developer/electron/forge/packages/maker/snap/dist/MakerSnap.js",
-          "platforms": [
-            "darwin"
-          ],
-          "config": {}
-        }
-      ]
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
index 2d146b319c..82fabd343a 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   ensureTestDirIsNonexistent,
   updatePackageJSON,
 } from '@electron-forge/test-utils';
-import { afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import { api } from '../../src/api/index';
 
@@ -165,11 +165,9 @@ describe('Make', () => {
     const testMakeTarget = function (
       target: () => { name: string },
       shouldPass: boolean,
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-      ...options: any[]
     ) {
-      describe(`${target().name}`, async () => {
-        beforeAll(async () => {
+      describe(`${path.basename(target().name)}`, async () => {
+        beforeEach(async () => {
           const original = await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
             return {
               ...packageJSON,
@@ -182,39 +180,38 @@ describe('Make', () => {
           });
 
           return async () => {
-            await updatePackageJSON(dir, original);
+            await updatePackageJSON(dir, (_packageJSON) => {
+              return original;
+            });
           };
         });
 
-        for (const optionsFetcher of options) {
-          if (shouldPass) {
-            it(`makes for config: ${JSON.stringify(optionsFetcher())}`, async () => {
-              const outputs = await api.make(optionsFetcher());
-              for (const outputResult of outputs) {
-                for (const output of outputResult.artifacts) {
-                  expect(fs.existsSync(output)).toEqual(true);
-                  expect(
-                    output.startsWith(path.resolve(outDir, 'make')),
-                  ).toEqual(true);
-                }
+        if (shouldPass) {
+          it(`makes`, async () => {
+            const outputs = await api.make({ dir, outDir, skipPackage: true });
+            for (const outputResult of outputs) {
+              for (const output of outputResult.artifacts) {
+                expect(fs.existsSync(output)).toEqual(true);
+                expect(output).toContain(path.resolve(outDir, 'make'));
               }
-            });
-          } else {
-            it(`fails for config: ${JSON.stringify(optionsFetcher())}`, async () => {
-              await expect(api.make(optionsFetcher())).rejects.toThrow();
-            });
-          }
+            }
+          });
+        } else {
+          it(`fails`, async () => {
+            await expect(
+              api.make({ dir, outDir, skipPackage: true }),
+            ).rejects.toThrow();
+          });
         }
       });
     };
 
-    const targetOptionFetcher = () => ({ dir, outDir, skipPackage: true });
     for (const maker of goodMakers) {
-      testMakeTarget(maker, true, targetOptionFetcher);
+      testMakeTarget(maker, true);
     }
 
     for (const maker of badMakers) {
-      testMakeTarget(maker, false, targetOptionFetcher);
+      testMakeTarget(maker, false);
     }
   });
 });

From be600c6cf73cfee5cdf958cb853b8bb7595c39ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 23:32:54 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 09/17] kk

---
 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
index 1ed9cee573..94b8ff2a91 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
@@ -39,5 +39,8 @@
     "@electron-forge/shared-types": "file:../../../../../utils/types",
     "@electron/fuses": "file:../../../../../../node_modules/@electron/fuses",
     "electron": "file:../../../../../../node_modules/electron"
+  },
+  "config": {
+    "forge": "./forge.config.js"
   }
 }

From ba871c67850e3bd776f7a2c002834b4d1e59da2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:36:22 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 10/17] switch a few things around

---
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
index 82fabd343a..54ef39496b 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   ensureTestDirIsNonexistent,
   updatePackageJSON,
 } from '@electron-forge/test-utils';
-import { afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import { api } from '../../src/api/index';
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('Make', () => {
     },
   );
 
-  describe('targets', () => {
+  describe('with Makers', () => {
     if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
       process.env.DISABLE_SQUIRREL_TEST = 'true';
     }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ describe('Make', () => {
       shouldPass: boolean,
     ) {
       describe(`${path.basename(target().name)}`, async () => {
-        beforeEach(async () => {
+        beforeAll(async () => {
           const original = await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
             return {
               ...packageJSON,
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ describe('Make', () => {
         });
 
         if (shouldPass) {
-          it(`makes`, async () => {
+          it(`makes the correct artifact`, async () => {
             const outputs = await api.make({ dir, outDir, skipPackage: true });
             for (const outputResult of outputs) {
               for (const output of outputResult.artifacts) {

From 136a9ec105113a7fbe665f46af916c0c5aa9c55b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:12:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 11/17] ???

---
 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json | 2 +-
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts           | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
index 94b8ff2a91..ec58b169f9 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "default-app",
-  "productName": "Test-App",
+  "productName": "default-app",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "Test Electron application for Forge API tests",
   "main": "src/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
index 54ef39496b..34663e6194 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ describe('Make', () => {
               ...packageJSON,
               config: {
                 forge: {
+                  packagerConfig: {
+                    executableName: 'default-app',
+                  },
                   makers: [target() as IForgeResolvableMaker],
                 },
               },

From 3fbe9f02e00b7fd06ce5d85f419d42e2f8eefccb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:15:40 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 12/17] bump up test timeouts

---
 vitest.config.mts | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vitest.config.mts b/vitest.config.mts
index 9e1fa0116f..b18abb5811 100644
--- a/vitest.config.mts
+++ b/vitest.config.mts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
         test: {
           include: ['**/spec/**/*.slow.spec.ts'],
           name: 'slow',
-          hookTimeout: 160000,
-          testTimeout: 160000,
+          hookTimeout: 240000,
+          testTimeout: 240000,
         },
       },
     ],

From 8a1135e0027ca2cf9f8a581c66fa2a9676b898e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:32:25 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 13/17] zzz

---
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
index 34663e6194..73827d0deb 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ describe('Make', () => {
   it('makes from a custom outDir without errors', async () => {
     await api.make({ dir, skipPackage: true, outDir });
 
-    // out/make/zip/darwin/arm64/Test-App-darwin-arm64-1.0.0.zip
+    // out/make/zip/darwin/arm64/default-app-darwin-arm64-1.0.0.zip
     const artifactPath = path.join(
       outDir,
       'make',
       'zip',
       process.platform,
       process.arch,
-      `Test-App-${process.platform}-${process.arch}-1.0.0.zip`,
+      `default-app-${process.platform}-${process.arch}-1.0.0.zip`,
     );
 
     expect(fs.existsSync(artifactPath)).toBe(true);

From 215241ea269d469726aee88d8849b9b7230a91e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:35:08 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 14/17] add misisng code oops

---
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
index 73827d0deb..7594fb6795 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ describe('Make', () => {
     await api.package({ dir, outDir });
 
     if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      await fs.promises.copyFile(
+        path.join(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'bogus-private-key.pvk'),
+        path.join(outDir, 'default.pvk'),
+      );
       devCert = await createDefaultCertificate('CN=Test Author', {
-        certFilePath: dir,
+        certFilePath: outDir,
       });
     }
 

From fed3f84c2cb9a0b569002cec262e6638d37e151f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:59:40 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 15/17] zzz

---
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
index d18887d081..14f9843a2e 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ describe('Package', () => {
 
     // should remove Forge config from packaged app's package.json
     const cleanPackageJSON = await readMetadata({
-      src: path.resolve(outDir, `Test-App-${process.platform}-${process.arch}`),
+      src: path.resolve(
+        outDir,
+        `default-app-${process.platform}-${process.arch}`,
+      ),
       logger: console.error,
     });
     expect(cleanPackageJSON).not.toHaveProperty('config.forge');

From f187815e6f445de5f20c0688d12d360fe6ceffe5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:21:37 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 16/17] minimize fixture

---
 package.json                                  |  1 -
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/package.json     |  8 ++----
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.css    |  8 ------
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.html   | 12 ---------
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js     | 26 ++-----------------
 .../spec/fixture/default-app/src/preload.js   |  2 --
 yarn.lock                                     | 10 -------
 7 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.css
 delete mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.html
 delete mode 100644 packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/preload.js

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80ec794149..2a45ee8288 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
     "@yarnpkg/types": "^4.0.1",
     "electron": "^39.2.6",
     "electron-installer-common": "^0.10.2",
-    "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1",
     "eslint": "^8.56.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.31.0",
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
index ec58b169f9..a854e0f908 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
@@ -7,16 +7,12 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "electron-forge start",
     "package": "electron-forge package",
-    "make": "electron-forge make",
-    "lint": "echo \"No linting configured\""
+    "make": "electron-forge make"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "Test Author",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "homepage": "http://www.example.com/",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "electron-squirrel-startup": "file:../../../../../../node_modules/electron-squirrel-startup"
-  },
+  "homepage": "http://www.electronjs.org/",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@electron-forge/cli": "file:../../../../../api/cli",
     "@electron-forge/core": "file:../../../../../api/core",
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.css b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a16b1c779..0000000000
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-body {
-  font-family:
-    -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial,
-    sans-serif;
-  margin: auto;
-  max-width: 38rem;
-  padding: 2rem;
-}
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.html b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index f197f06546..0000000000
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<!doctype html>
-<html>
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-    <title>Hello World!</title>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css" />
-  </head>
-  <body>
-    <h1>Hello World!</h1>
-    <p>Welcome to your Electron application.</p>
-  </body>
-</html>
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js
index 146cf18e16..bac729e29d 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js
@@ -1,34 +1,15 @@
-const path = require('node:path');
-
 const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron');
 
-// Handle creating/removing shortcuts on Windows when installing/uninstalling.
-if (require('electron-squirrel-startup')) {
-  app.quit();
-}
-
 const createWindow = () => {
-  // Create the browser window.
-  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
-    width: 800,
-    height: 600,
-    webPreferences: {
-      preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
-    },
-  });
+  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow();
 
   // and load the index.html of the app.
-  mainWindow.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, 'index.html'));
+  mainWindow.loadURL('https://electronjs.org');
 };
 
-// This method will be called when Electron has finished
-// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
-// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
   createWindow();
 
-  // On OS X it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
-  // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
   app.on('activate', () => {
     if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
       createWindow();
@@ -36,9 +17,6 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
   });
 });
 
-// Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
-// for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits
-// explicitly with Cmd + Q.
 app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
   if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
     app.quit();
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/preload.js b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/preload.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e9d369cc9..0000000000
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/preload.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-// See the Electron documentation for details on how to use preload scripts:
-// https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/process-model#preload-scripts
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 047d8248f2..b9215b7c5f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8145,7 +8145,6 @@ __metadata:
     electron-installer-dmg: "npm:^5.0.1"
     electron-installer-redhat: "npm:^3.2.0"
     electron-installer-snap: "npm:^5.2.0"
-    electron-squirrel-startup: "npm:^1.0.1"
     electron-windows-msix: "npm:^2.0.4"
     electron-windows-store: "npm:^2.1.0"
     electron-winstaller: "npm:^5.3.0"
@@ -8326,15 +8325,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"electron-squirrel-startup@npm:^1.0.1":
-  version: 1.0.1
-  resolution: "electron-squirrel-startup@npm:1.0.1"
-  dependencies:
-    debug: "npm:^2.2.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/eaff42844702321237b23f68ae2bff2eae17cb1251189e9a5397d94d1598a607e3cbedc60e130a0641798739019db44c37b2a8801e7a60f9261810bb8d07e9bf
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "electron-to-chromium@npm:^1.5.4":
   version: 1.5.25
   resolution: "electron-to-chromium@npm:1.5.25"

From 7f534298f2e1936ac0cb35e5898e1695321bc60c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erick Zhao <erick@hotmail.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:23:29 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 17/17] cleanup!

---
 .eslintignore                                          |  2 +-
 .../{default-app => api-tester}/forge.config.js        |  0
 .../fixture/{default-app => api-tester}/package.json   |  4 ++--
 .../fixture/{default-app => api-tester}/src/index.js   |  0
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts          |  8 ++++----
 packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts       | 10 ++--------
 6 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
 rename packages/api/core/spec/fixture/{default-app => api-tester}/forge.config.js (100%)
 rename packages/api/core/spec/fixture/{default-app => api-tester}/package.json (97%)
 rename packages/api/core/spec/fixture/{default-app => api-tester}/src/index.js (100%)

diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index ee00edba5a..ac8c1e5dca 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ packages/*/*/index.ts
 packages/**/bad.js
 tmpl
 packages/api/core/helper/dynamic-import.js
-packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/
+packages/api/core/spec/fixture/api-tester/
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/api-tester/forge.config.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/forge.config.js
rename to packages/api/core/spec/fixture/api-tester/forge.config.js
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/api-tester/package.json
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
rename to packages/api/core/spec/fixture/api-tester/package.json
index a854e0f908..e5a871d55f 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/api-tester/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "name": "default-app",
-  "productName": "default-app",
+  "name": "api-tester",
+  "productName": "api-tester",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "Test Electron application for Forge API tests",
   "main": "src/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js b/packages/api/core/spec/fixture/api-tester/src/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/api/core/spec/fixture/default-app/src/index.js
rename to packages/api/core/spec/fixture/api-tester/src/index.js
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
index 7594fb6795..5b24f077ac 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/make.slow.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { api } from '../../src/api/index';
 
 describe('Make', () => {
-  const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
+  const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'api-tester');
   let outDir: string;
   let makeDir: string;
   let devCert: string;
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ describe('Make', () => {
   it('makes from a custom outDir without errors', async () => {
     await api.make({ dir, skipPackage: true, outDir });
 
-    // out/make/zip/darwin/arm64/default-app-darwin-arm64-1.0.0.zip
+    // out/make/zip/darwin/arm64/api-tester-darwin-arm64-1.0.0.zip
     const artifactPath = path.join(
       outDir,
       'make',
       'zip',
       process.platform,
       process.arch,
-      `default-app-${process.platform}-${process.arch}-1.0.0.zip`,
+      `api-tester-${process.platform}-${process.arch}-1.0.0.zip`,
     );
 
     expect(fs.existsSync(artifactPath)).toBe(true);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ describe('Make', () => {
               config: {
                 forge: {
                   packagerConfig: {
-                    executableName: 'default-app',
+                    executableName: 'api-tester',
                   },
                   makers: [target() as IForgeResolvableMaker],
                 },
diff --git a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
index 14f9843a2e..48b7bfbe8b 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/spec/slow/package.slow.spec.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { api } from '../../src/api/index';
 import { readRawPackageJson } from '../../src/util/read-package-json';
 
 describe('Package', () => {
+  const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'api-tester');
   let outDir: string;
   beforeEach(async () => {
     outDir = await ensureTestDirIsNonexistent();
@@ -22,8 +23,6 @@ describe('Package', () => {
   });
 
   it('can package an Electron app', async () => {
-    const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
-
     expect(fs.existsSync(outDir)).toEqual(false);
 
     await api.package({ dir, outDir });
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ describe('Package', () => {
     const cleanPackageJSON = await readMetadata({
       src: path.resolve(
         outDir,
-        `default-app-${process.platform}-${process.arch}`,
+        `api-tester-${process.platform}-${process.arch}`,
       ),
       logger: console.error,
     });
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@ describe('Package', () => {
   });
 
   describe('with packagerConfig.all', () => {
-    const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
-
     beforeAll(async () => {
       const original = await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
         packageJSON.config = {
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@ describe('Package', () => {
     });
 
     it('throws an error when packagerConfig.all is set', async () => {
-      const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
       await expect(api.package({ dir })).rejects.toThrow(
         /packagerConfig\.all is not supported by Electron Forge/,
       );
@@ -77,8 +73,6 @@ describe('Package', () => {
   });
 
   describe('with prebuilt native module dependencies', () => {
-    const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'fixture', 'default-app');
-
     beforeAll(async () => {
       const original = await updatePackageJSON(dir, async (packageJSON) => {
         // add ref-napi from root workspace