Revision as of 16:32, 25 April 2015

Note: Use Edge developer setup as a reference - http://wiki.rifidi.net/index.php?title=Edge_Server_Development_Environment
This document details the steps necessary to set up a development environment in order to modify Web Administration Dashboard.

Development tools

In developing this responsive html5 web application, we leverage on these technologies:

Npm

A package manager for javascript
To install it, go to https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm

Yeoman

The web's scaffolding tool for modern web applications
To install it, go to http://yeoman.io/

Node JS

A platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for building network applications
To install it, go to https://nodejs.org/

Grunt

A JavaScript task runner
To install it, go to http://gruntjs.com/

Bower

A package manager for the web
To install it, go to http://bower.io/

Bootstrap

HTML, CSS, and JS framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web
Documentation available on web site http://getbootstrap.com/

Angular JS

HTML enhanced for web apps
Documentation available on web site https://angularjs.org/

Angular Modules

Find modules for AngularJS
Modules available on web site http://ngmodules.org/

Angular UI

Companion suite(s) to the AngularJS framework
Modules available on web site https://angular-ui.github.io/

WebStorm

A lightweight IDE for client-side development and server-side development with Node.js
Product available on web site, according to appropriate license https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/

Configuring environment

1. Download and install Npm
2. Download and install Yeoman
3. Download and install NodeJS
4. Download and install Grunt
5. Download and install Bower
6. Buy and Download a license of WebStorm, or use another JavaScript IDE