How to clear the cache data in Electron(atom shell)?

Question

I want to clear cache data in Electron(atom-shell). I don\'t find any api like gui.App.clearCache()(node-webkit api to clear cache data) in Electron. If you find an

Answer 1

We are using this in our app...

const { app, session } = require('electron');

// ...

session.defaultSession.clearStorageData(null, (error: any) => {
  // in our case we need to restart the application
  // app.relaunch();
  // app.exit();
});

Update for Electron 7:

await session.defaultSession.clearStorageData();