SymphonyElectron/DEV_SETUP.md

Prerequisites

Windows

• NodeJS version >= 8.9.4 (corresponds to electron 2.0.2)
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Community or Paid (C++ and .NET/C# development tools)
• Python >= 2.7.1
• Dot Net 3.5 SP1
• Advanced Installer

Notes

• C++ tools are required to recompile node modules
• Dot NET/C# tools required to compile screen-snippet module
• Open 'Developer Command Prompt for VS2015'. This sets paths to visual studio build tools
• Advanced installer is required to create msi installer

Mac

• Xcode command line tools. Or better, XCode latest version
• NodeJS version >= 8.9.4 (corresponds to electron 2.0.2)
• Sudre Packages

Notes

• Ensure you have accepted the XCode license agreement
• Sudre packages is used to create a .pkg installer file

Run demo:

• npm install
• npm run demo-win (for windows)
• npm run demo-mac (for mac osx)

Build Instructions:

Mac

• npm install
• npm run dev (to run locally)
• to build mac app:
  • npm run unpacked-mac
  • The distributable is created in the dist/mac directory
• to build mac package (installer):
  • npm run packed-mac
  • The .pkg file will be generated in the installer/mac/build directory

Windows

• npm install
• npm run dev (to run locally)
• To build windows unpacked exe:
  • npm run unpacked-win
  • The distributable is created in the dist/win-unpacked directory
• To build windows 32 bit unpacked exe (installer):
  • npm run unpacked-win-x86
  • The distributable is created in the dist/win-ia32-unpacked directory
• To create msi (installer):
  • Run the advanced installer script located in installer/win directory
  • There are two configuration files one each for 64-bit and 32-bit

MSI command line options:

• To install for all users (admin required): msiexec.exe /i Symphony-x64.msi ALLUSERS=1
• To install per user: msiexec.exe /i Symphony-x64.msi ALLUSERS=""
• To change default pod url: msiexe.exe /i Symphony-x64.msi POD_URL=my.symphony.com
• To change auto start: msiexe.exe /i Symphony-x64.msi AUTO_LAUNCH=true (or false) - if not specified default it true.
• To change minimize on close: msiexe.exe /i Symphony-x64.msi MINIMIZE_ON_CLOSE=true (or false) - if not specified default is true.
• Any of the above options can be chained together, for example: msiexe.exe /i Symphony-x64.msi MINIMIZE_ON_CLOSE=true AUTO_START=false POD_URL=my.symphony.com
• The available values for various settings in the installer is listed below
  • POD_URL (String)
  • ALWAYS_ON_TOP (Boolean)
  • AUTO_LAUNCH (Boolean)
  • MINIMIZE_ON_CLOSE (Boolean)
  • BRING_TO_FRONT (Boolean)
  • MEDIA (Boolean)
  • LOCATION (Boolean)
  • NOTIFICATIONS (Boolean)
  • MIDI_SYSEX (Boolean)
  • FULL_SCREEN (Boolean)
  • POINTER_LOCK (Boolean)
  • OPEN_EXTERNAL (Boolean)

Start URL

• To change the start url (i.e., pod url), edit config/Symphony.config and change 'url' variable. if no protocol provided, then https will be added.
• The installer will include file config/Symphony.config next to executable. Changes in this file will effect all users.

Tests and Code Coverage

• Jest framework is used to run tests
• Use npm test to run unit tests
• Code coverage reports are placed in coverage directory
• To check the test run report, see the dist directory
• See the tests directory to find all the unit tests

Logging

• Local logging is enabled for dev environments using the module electron-log
• On macOS, the logs are stored under ~/Library/Logs/<app name>/log.log
• On Windows, the logs are stored under %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\<app name>\log.log
• Remote logging is enabled for local and production cases and are sent to the backend server via the remote objects

Misc notes

• If desiring to run against server without proper cert use cmd line option: --ignore-certificate-errors
• To start additional instance with custom data directory (if you want seperate user) use cmd line options: --multiInstance --userDataPath=<path to data dir>
• If directory doesn't exist, it will be created