SymphonyElectron/docs/development/DEV_SETUP.md
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Prerequisites

Windows

  • NodeJS version >= 12.x.y (corresponds to electron 9.x.y)
  • 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.
  • The advanced installer is required to create msi installer

Mac

  • Xcode command line tools. Or better, Xcode latest version
  • NodeJS version >= 12.x.y (corresponds to electron 9.x.y)
  • Sudre Packages

Notes

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

Run demo:

  • npm install
  • npm run demo (runs platform specific commands)

Note:

  • Remember to set this.origin to '*' in app-bridge.ts when running the demo.
  • Search for // DEMO-APP: and comment that line back in.
  • Make sure to comment it out again before you commit.

Build Instructions:

Mac 🖥

  • npm install
  • npm run dev (to run locally)
  • To build the macOS app:
    • Run the command npm run unpacked-mac
    • The distributable is created in the dist/mac directory
  • To build mac package (installer):
    • Run the command 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:
    • Run the command npm run unpacked-win
    • The distributable is created in the dist/win-unpacked directory
  • To build windows 64-bit unpacked exe:
    • Run the command npm run unpacked-win
    • The distributable is created in the dist/win-unpacked directory
  • To create msi (installer):
    • Run the advanced installer script located in installer/win directory

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)

Linux 🐳

  • Download and install Docker daemon here
  • Run the below docker commands under the project directory
  • To generate and tag the container docker build -t linux:6.0.0 --build-arg REPO=https://github.com/symphonyoss/SymphonyElectron --build-arg BRANCH=linux .
  • To make sure the image is created and tagged correctly docker images
  • To run the docker image and generate the linux builds 🎉 docker run --name linux linux:6.0.0
  • To copy the builds docker cp linux:/SymphonyElectron/dist/symphony-6.1.0.x86_64.rpm ~/Desktop docker cp linux:/SymphonyElectron/dist/symphony_6.1.0_amd64.deb ~/Desktop
Other useful docker commands
  • To connect to the interactive bash docker run -i -t linux:6.0.0 /bin/bash
  • To delete all stopper containers docker system prune -a
  • To delete the container/image docker rmi -f linux:6.0.0

Change POD 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 affect all users.
  • Alternatively, to run against a specific pod, launch Symphony (SDA) with the command line parameter --url=pod_url . With this, you don't have to change the config/Symphony.config file every time.

Tests

  • Use npm test to run all the tests

Unit tests and Code Coverage

  • Jest framework is used to run tests
  • Use npm run test:unit to run unit tests
  • We capture the Code coverage reports under coverage
  • To check the test run report, see the out directory
  • See the tests directory to find all the unit tests

Spectron Tests (UI)

  • AVA is used to run Spectron tests
  • Use npm run test:spectron to run spectron tests
  • To compile spectron tests npm run compile:spec
  • To run specific test use example: npm run test:spectron -- --match=spell* runs only spellchecker related tests
  • Spectron - Application logs can be found in ~/Library/Logs/Electron/

Logging

  • We enable local logging for dev environments using the module [electron-log](https://www.npmjs.com/package /electron-log)
  • On macOS, we store the logs under ~/Library/Logs/Electron/app_<timestamp>.log
  • On Windows, we store the logs under %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Electron\app_<timestamp>.log
  • On Linux, we store the logs under ~/.config/Electron/logs/app_<timestamp>.log

Misc notes

  • If you need to run against a POD without proper cert use cmd line option: --ignore-certificate-errors
  • To start an 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