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Contributing

System Requirements

Development is done on the current "Active LTS" version of Node.js.

Entry Points

  • Application /src/index.ts.
  • Main Electron Process /src/main/index.ts.
  • Browser Window /src/browser/index.ts.

General Flow

When astexplorer.net is pulled from its Repository:

  1. Codemods at /scripts/transforms/*.js are run to:
    1. Disable features which aren't suitable when run as a Desktop App.
    2. Inject [Redux Middleware] for the Electron App to communicate with the Web UI.

When the App is started:

  1. /src/index.ts
    1. Configures whether logging is enabled.
    2. Starts the Main Electron Process.
  2. /src/main/index.ts
    1. Creates the System Tray Menu and Browser Window.
    2. Listens for Events from them using [ipcMain].
  3. /src/browser/index.ts
    1. Writes default configuration for the Web UI.
    2. Listens for Events from the Main Electron Process using [ipcRenderer].
    3. Listens for Events from the Web UI's Redux Store and forwards them the Main Electron Process using [ipcRenderer].

When a Transform is chosen in the Web UI:

  1. The Web UI's Redux Store dispatches an SELECT_TRANSFORMER Action.
  2. /src/main/index.ts
    1. Opens a File Dialog for the User to select a Transform .js file.
    2. Watches the file for changes using [chokidar].
    3. Bundles dependencies into a single .js file using [Rollup].
    4. Sends a SET_TRANSFORM_CODE Event to the Browser to update the Bottom-Left Panel of the Web UI.

Update ASTExplorer.net Web UI

The Web UI used on https://astexplorer.net is pulled from its repository at https://github.com/fkling/astexplorer and checked into this repository at /vendor/astexplorer/website using yarn upstream:update.

Run App for Development

NODE_ENV=development yarn start