Nick Niemeir has created an Electron application that bundles wiki-server with a browser window running the wiki-client giving the assembly exceptional control over its environment. site 
Source is presently a 22 line commit on a branch in the wiki repo. Screenshot and diagram available in a pull request. github
# Features
Installs as application without dependents. ~40MB.
More persistence options than browser based ui.
Consistent and flexible chromium config. docs
# Possibilities
Page content bundled with the electron app.
Run wiki as tray app, use electron to manage it?
Manage cloud servers with keys & scripts in electron?
# Questions
How to guide students in their work?
How to host sites for students? farm mode?
Could share internet as man-in-the-middle.
Page storage within the app, but how to update?
# Issues
Prototype requires inspector-reload to finish startup.
How to handle login? Do we need it?
Claim from electron fails with no pop-up.
Claim from lan client fails with "Unable to log you in."
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Electron could be useful for restoring robust functional tests. Nightmare provides an example. github