added display brightness check

app.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const ff = require('./camera/ffmpeg')
 const appRootDir = require('app-root-dir').get() //get the path of the application bundle
 const ffmpeg = appRootDir+'/ffmpeg/ffmpeg'
 const exec = require( 'child_process' ).exec
+const system = require('system-control')();
 //icon credit: http://www.flaticon.com/authors/madebyoliver
 
 // Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
@@ -37,6 +38,22 @@ function createWindow () {
     // when you should delete the corresponding element.
     mainWindow = null
   })
+
+  function checkForMaxBrightness() {
+    system.display.getBrightness().then(function(brightness) {
+      console.log(brightness)
+      if (brightness < 1) {
+        dialog.showMessageBox({ type: 'info', buttons: ['Adjust brightness for me', 'Cancel'], message: "Your screen seems a bit dim, would you like to set it to it's maximum setting? It's best to have it as bright as possible." }, function (buttonIndex) {
+          if (buttonIndex == 0) {
+            maxBrightness = 1
+            system.display.setBrightness(maxBrightness).then(function() {});
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  checkForMaxBrightness()
 }
 
 // This method will be called when Electron has finished

package.json

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "csvsync": "^1.0.1",
     "jQuery": "^1.7.4",
     "moment": "^2.17.1",
+    "system-control": "0.0.4",
     "systeminformation": "^3.16.0"
   }
 }