When I work locally I want to share code among two or more (nwjs and other kinds of) projects. Folder structure:
-project 1
-project 2
-shared code
When releasing the apps I build the external files into a file inside each project app.
But I cannot access files outside the node-webkit/nwjs app folder.
I tried things like:
Setting "chromium-args": "--allow-file-access-from-files" in the manifest file but I think this is default now.
Using file:/// and chromium-extension:/// prepending the relative paths but I think this is only for absolute paths?
Load files dynamically and using path.relative( process.cwd(), "../shared_code/scripts/controllers/searchController.js" );
The user of the app will be able to put it anywhere on his computer.
Is it possible to load js and css files and images from outside the nwjs project folder locally?
nwjs sdk version 0.19.5
I had a similar problem trying to load images outside of the NW.js application. I found that this fixed my issues. Try adding this to your JSON manifest file. This worked for me...
"chromium-args": "--allow-file-access-from-files --allow-file-access --user-data-dir"
Just so you know, I had originally tried this...
"chromium-args": "--allow-file-access-from-files --allow-file-access --user-data-dir --mixed-context"
But it stopped jquery loading.
You can then access files with file:/// and use absolute paths anywhere on the machine.
I hope that helps.
For sharing code, when the code is (or can be) a node module, it's very helpful to be able to npm link it into your project. (It works the same with NW.js apps as for Node.js:)
cd shared-code
npm link
cd ../project-1
npm link shared-code
cd ../project-2
npm link shared-code
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I tried uploading my files to Github, but GitHub says it's too big.
I then uploaded the content of the dist folder after building for production.
This worked just fine, but it's not very useful.
What is the proper way to upload a Vue.js app to GitHub?
What you generate (binary files which can be big) should not be versioned/pushed to GitHub.
It is better to use a local plugin which will, on GitHub side, build, tag and publish a release associated to your project.
For instance: semantic-release/github.
You can combine that with a GitHub Action, which can take that release, and deploy it on a remote server of your choice (provided it is publicly accessible from GitHub): see for example "How to deploy your VueJS using Github Actions (on Firebase Hosting)" from John Kilonzi.
For your existing dist, you should delete it (from Git only, not your disk) and add it to your .gitignore:
cd /path/to/repo
git rm --cached dist
echo dist/>>.gitignore
git add .gitignore
git commit -m "Delete and ignore dist/"
git push
What happens if I add a node module( like if I decide to add an image cropper). How can the other contributers deal with that?
You need to add the declaration of that module in your project, not version the module itself. For instance, using Vue.use.
Also: I host the app on netlify. It builds the site straight from github. But it wont be able to build the site if gihub doesnt have the dist folder...
See "How to deploy your Vue app with Netlify in less than 2 min!" from Jean-Philippe Fong: Netlify itself will build the dist (from your GitHub project sources) and publish it.
You should add a .gitignore file to the root of your directory where you can ignore files and directories.
Most typical ones to ignore are the following:
node_modules
/dist
.env
.vscode
I've created a web app template that I use frequently for many different projects.
I would like to create an NPM package for it so that it's easier to install for new projects, separate the template from the project files, separate the template dependencies from the project dependencies, and allow easier updating of the template across all projects.
The issue I have is that I need some files/folders to be installed in the root directory (i.e. where package.json is saved). Most can go in the node_modules folder however I have some files that must be placed in the root directory.
For example, the template uses Next.js with a custom _app.js file. This must be in the root directory in a folder named pages. I also have various config files that must be in the root directory.
Can this be done with NPM, or does everything need to be installed in the node_modules folder? I'm having trouble finding anything on SO or Google that answers this, so if you happen to know a guide online on how to do this or can outline things I should search for it would be much appreciated.
With pure npm, everything has to go to the node_modules folder, so you can't solve your issue this way.
Maybe going with a templating tool such as grunt init or yeoman could be a solution here, although – unfortunately – you'll then lose some of the benefits of being able to install a package via npm.
Another option might be to use GitHub template repositories, which have just been introduced recently.
Last but not least one option might also be to just have the files' contents in the npm package, but create the pages/_app.js manually, but inside of it simply require the file contents from an npm module, and that's it. This at least helps to have the content portable, but of course it still asks you to setup the file and folder structure on your own.
Sorry that I don't have a better answer, but I hope it helps anyway.
PS: One "solution" might also be to use the postinstall step in an npm module's package.json file to create folder structure, copy files to where they should be and so on, but at least to me this feels more like a clumsy workaround than like a real solution.
Let's say I initialize a project under react-native init <filename>, installed a bunch of node packages, and added code.
Then separately I initialize a different project under react-viro init <filename>, installed a bunch of node packages, and added code.
If I wanted to combine what I created under react-native init into what I created under react-viro init, is it as simple as copying files over and reinstalling missing node packages into the react-viro project?
Assuming you are working in the ./src folder, every file is independent of iOS or Android as part of the JavaScript bundle.
You can simply copy the .js files over and install the node packages in that project.
You probably should not copy any files that are outside the ./src folder, but I also suspect you wouldn't need to. Files in the Android and iOS folders are rarely touched as they contain operating system config settings and custom modules that you would have wrote in the native languages.
If the file renders JSX, you will be safe to just copy it over and hook it back up.
To state it another way, go into the folder that has node_modules in it. You shouldn't copy anything that is in that folder except additional files that you created. This is where people normally create an src folder and place all their JavaScript. You probably have an index file in there that points to ./src/app.js or you may have an index.ios.js and index.android.js that both point to a ./src/app.js. Anything inside src is safe.
That's my best answer without seeing your folders and files.
If you intend to copy code from one react native project to another, make sure the code you intend to copy is JS and not any native files. Make sure you do register the correct component using AppRegistry. Rest assured you can copy the code from one project to another.
Assuming you have a project at folder
/my-project/android
/my-project/ios
/my-project/src
Copy my-project and paste it at your desired folder like
/new-my-project
Change git origin
git remote set-url origin https://gitlab.com/..../**.git
Open /new-my-project/android in Android Studio, and then rename app/java/com.myproject to com.newmyproject
Go to app/build.grade and change com.myproject to com.newmyproject and sync
Create firebase project and download google-services.json file and add to new-my-project/android/app
Build application, then test application under metro bundler
npx react-native start
Create keystore, test notifications, change base_url_api, test apk etc Android finish now, iOS
Update pods on new-my-project/ios
pod install && pod update
open myproject.xcworkspace
Change bundle identifier to org.reactjs.native.newmyproject, version to 1.0, build to 1 and desired Display name. Let it index completely
Setup in firbase and replace GoogleService-Info.Plist file and Clean build folder in xcode
Go to developer.apple.com and create identifiers, APNS certificates, profiles
Download certificates from keychain and upload to firebase
Build the project in simulator/device and test it.
Done
I am thinking of putting my folder with design files in my open source project but being afraid that they will be used within compiling for ios or android app.
Is there a way to exclude this folder?
Thank you in advance.
If it's an open source project, I think you should keep resources in your repo and add them to your projects .npmignore file. This way, when you get the module via npm install, the resource files won't even be in node_modules folder and users that use your open source project won't need to change anything in their config files.
I am a semi noob in web development.
I just started playing around with angular2 today. And i ran into a problem..
If I were to install angular2 with npm to my local computer, which file is the js file that should be linked to the html page that show up on the client?
In their guide, i see a file called /node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2.sfx.dev.js. But i don't even see this file at all.
Is there some script that i should run to build that file? Or is the file renamed? I am really confused.
I tried some file /angular2/bundles/angular2.js, but it doesn't even export ng variable to window!
I see that in https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-alpha.44/angular2.sfx.dev.js, eventually ng gets exported. But what changed in alpha 53? (the version i get for doing npm install angular2)
In my projects, I a using
"node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2.dev.js"
You might additionally need to install/add systemjs, just in case you are using the systemjs library.