CATcher Product Site

Setting up

This section guides you through the steps required to set up a development container using Docker and VSCode for developing CATcher's user guide site.

Prerequisites

Install the following programs:

• VSCode
• Docker Desktop

Getting Started

1. Open the folder in VSCode. The Dev Containers extension should be recommended.
   1. Click on Install
   2. Ensure that you follow the installation guide for the extension pack as well, especially for operating system-specific steps.
2. Click Reopen in Container
   1. Or click the double arrow icon in the bottom left of the window.
   2. Select Reopen in Container
3. After container build, press any key to access shell.
4. You may start the application with markbind serve

If you encounter Error: Cannot find module '/home/vscode/.vscode-server/data/User/workspaceStorage/a58265afe7bacfc76c46ea6bab19d711/ms-vscode.js-debug/bootloader.js'

1. Open "debug.javascript.autoAttachFilter": "disabled" in User Settings
2. Toggle settings to anything valid, pausing a few moment between each change.
3. Try again

Dev Containers seem to still be rather stateful. Fix taken from here. Good news is the error does not show up unless you rebuild the container.

Git Settings

Follow official documentation here

Setting up [alt]

This section guides you through the steps required to set up a local development environment for developing CATcher's user guide site.

Prerequisites

You need Node 14 to develop this project. Run node -v in your OS terminal to check the version of Node on your computer.

If you do not have Node 14 installed in your computer, click on this link to download Node 14.

Getting Started

1. Fork this repository into your Github account.

2. Clone the forked repository into your computer.

3. Install MarkBind with npm: Run npm install -g markbind-cli.

4. Compile and start the application: Run markbind serve.

   • Note: If this step fails, it may be possible that the port that MarkBind is attempting to serve the site in is being used. This may be rectified with the following command: markbind serve -p <available_port>.