[nodejs] How to read Electron App version from the package.json

[Praveer Roshan]

Hi,
I am working on one of the electron app which will be installed into the 
user's window machine using appstore.

The App version is mentioned into the package.json.

I thought using below code it will work in the release mode.
package.json :

{
  "name": "My-electron-uwp",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "My Windows Mobile",
  "main": "./src/main.js",
  "scripts": {
  },
  "repository": "",
  "keywords": [
    "TestApp",
    "Electron",
    "UWP",
    "Windows Mobile"
  ],
  "author": "xxxxxx",
  "devDependencies": {
    "archiver": "^3.0.0",
    "cross-env": "^5.2.0",
    "electron": "^5.0.0",
    "electron-packager": "^12.2.0",
    "electron-windows-store": "^2.1.0",
    "mocha": "^6.0.2",
    "mocha-junit-reporter": "^1.23.0",
    "mocha-steps": "^1.3.0",
    "mustache": "^3.0.1",
    "p-iteration": "^1.1.8",
    "shelljs": "^0.8.3",
    "spectron": "file:3p/spectron-7.0.0.tgz",
    "uuid": "^3.3.2",
    "read-package-json": "^2.0.13"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@sentry/electron": "^0.14.0",
    "electron-window-state": "^5.0.3"
  },
  "windowsStorePackage": {
    "beta": {
      ],
      "win32metadata": {
        "CompanyName": ""
      },
      "identityName": "xxxxxxxxxx",
      "identityPublisher": "",
      "displayName": "TestApp",
      "displayShortName": "TestApp",
      "publisherDisplayName": "",
      "packageDescription": "",
      "executable": "TestApp.exe",
      "tileShortName": "test"
    },
    "production": {
      "name": "MyApp",
      "version": "5.2.0.0",
      "appDirectory": "../",
      "appCopyright": "",
      "icon": "",
      "platform": "win32",
      "arch": "x64",
      "overwrite": "true",
      "ignore": [
      ],
      "win32metadata": {
        "CompanyName": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

I want to read *windowsStorePackage.production.version* at the run time

I tried  something like below to read in the main process. 

var readJson = require('read-package-json')

ipcMain.on('Electron-App-Version', (event) => {
  readJson('../electron/package.json', console.error, false, function (err, 
data) {
  if (err) {
    console.error("There was an error reading the file")
    return
  }
  event.returnValue  = *data.windowsStorePackage.production.version;*
  }); 
})

it works well in debug mode. but in the release mode its not able to find 
the package.json
How can i get rid of this ?
please guide me !!!

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