pinafore/CONTRIBUTING.md
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chore: make build process faster/simpler (#833)
This gets rid of the awkward checking-in of `template.html` to git (when
it's a built file) and also makes the rebuilds faster and more
consistent by running everything through the same pipeline. So inline
CSS, SVG, and JS are all partially built on-the-fly.

I've basically reinvented gulp, but it's pretty lightweight and
zero-dep, so I'm happy with it.
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# Contributing to Pinafore
## Caveats
Please note that this project is _very_ beta right now, and I'm
not in a good position to accept large PRs for
big new features.
I'm making my code open-source for the sake of
transparency and because it's the right thing to do, but I'm hesitant
to start nurturing a community because of
[all that entails](https://nolanlawson.com/2017/03/05/what-it-feels-like-to-be-an-open-source-maintainer/).
So I may not be very responsive to PRs or issues. Thanks for understanding.
## Development
To run a dev server with hot reloading:
npm run dev
Now it's running at `localhost:4002`.
**Linux users:** for file changes to work,
you'll probably want to run `export CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=1`
because of [this issue](https://github.com/paulmillr/chokidar/issues/237).
## Linting
Pinafore uses [JavaScript Standard Style](https://standardjs.com/).
Lint:
npm run lint
Automatically fix most linting issues:
npm run lint-fix
## Testing
Testing requires running Mastodon itself, meaning the [Mastodon development guide](https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Running-Mastodon/Development-guide.md) is relevant here. In particular, you'll need a recent version of Ruby, Redis, and Postgres running.
Run integration tests, using headless Chrome by default:
npm test
Run tests for a particular browser:
BROWSER=chrome npm run test-browser
BROWSER=chrome:headless npm run test-browser
BROWSER=firefox npm run test-browser
BROWSER=firefox:headless npm run test-browser
BROWSER=safari npm run test-browser
BROWSER=edge npm run test-browser
## Testing in development mode
In separate terminals:
1\. Run a Mastodon dev server:
npm run run-mastodon
2\. Run a Pinafore dev server:
npm run dev
3\. Run a debuggable TestCafé instance:
npx testcafe --hostname localhost --skip-js-errors --debug-mode firefox tests/spec
If you want to export the current data in the Mastodon instance as canned data,
so that it can be loaded later, run:
npm run backup-mastodon-data
## Writing tests
Tests use [TestCafé](https://devexpress.github.io/testcafe/). The tests have a naming convention:
* `0xx-test-name.js`: tests that don't modify the Mastodon database (post, delete, follow, etc.)
* `1xx-test-name.js`: tests that do modify the Mastodon database
In principle the `0-` tests don't have to worry about
clobbering each other, whereas the `1-` ones do.
## Debugging Webpack
The Webpack Bundle Analyzer `report.html` and `stats.json` are available publicly via e.g.:
- [dev.pinafore.social/report.html](https://dev.pinafore.social/report.html)
- [dev.pinafore.social/stats.json](https://dev.pinafore.social/stats.json)
This is also available locally after `npm run build` at `.sapper/client/report.html`.
## Updating Mastodon used for testing
1. Run `rm -fr mastodon` to clear out all Mastodon data
1. Comment out `await restoreMastodonData()` in `run-mastodon.js` to avoid actually populating the database with statuses/favorites/etc.
2. Update the `GIT_TAG` in `run-mastodon.js` to whatever you want
3. Run `npm run run-mastodon`
4. Run `npm run backup-mastodon-data` to overwrite the data in `fixtures/`
5. Uncomment `await restoreMastodonData()` in `run-mastodon.js`
6. Commit all changed files
7. Run `rm -fr mastodon/` and `npm run run-mastodon` to confirm everything's working
Check `mastodon.log` if you have any issues.
## Unit tests
There are also some unit tests that run in Node using Mocha. You can find them in `tests/unit` and
run them using `npm run test-unit`.