Whitestorm.js plugin workflow

INSTRUCTION: Installation

1. Fork this repository. (Or clone) or Duplicate it.
2. Run npm install to install all dependencies.
3. Rename this (forked) repository.
4. Now you need to manage a package.json file:

• Rename this package.

• Reset version of package.

• Write a description of your new plugin.

• Change the author.

• Don't forget to save it;)

INSTRUCTION: Development

1. Run gulp dev in repo folder. This will watch all files you edit in src-examples(watched by examples:watch) and src(watched by webpack dev server) and automatically compile them.
2. Open http://localhost:8080/basic/basic/ in browser. Now you should see a basic plugin that creates dynamic sphere shape with green material.

4. Configure webpack with your new name. In webpack.config.babel.js:

• filename is how webpack will name compiled file.
• library is how webpack will export your plugin. We recommend using ['WHS', 'PluginName'] structure.

5. Edit layout.html file in src-examples. It should point script tag to file compiled by webpack. (see step #4).

6. Edit files in src-examples folder.

• They have structure [/ExamplesCategory/ExampleName/index.html].
• index.html points to script.js file that is a WhitestormJS app.
• All .html files + "script.js" are using swig for templating.
• You can write es6 code. All "script.js" files are compiled by babel with es2015 perset.
• You can use import for importing additional libraries from npm. If you want to import file from example's directory or assets folder - start import url from "./" where this folder means src-examples folder. Example: "./assets/terrain/default_terrain".
• Folders libs and assets in src-examples are reserved.
  • libs folder contains additional scripts that your plugin depends for testing.
  • assets - additional images/models/sounds, etc.

INSTRUCTION: Publishing

As your package.json file is complete and plugin is written - you can publish it to NPM.

1. Run npm publish.
2. Profit!

FAQ

Q: I have already forked once and i want to create my second plugin but i'm not able to fork it again. How to deal with it?

A: Gtihub provides an instruction of duplicating repo In git:

$ git clone --bare https://github.com/WhitestormJS/whs-plugin.js.git
# Make a bare clone of the repository

$ cd whs-plugin.js.git
$ git push --mirror https://github.com/username/whs-newplugin.git
# Mirror-push to the new repository

$ git add remote upstream https://github.com/WhitestormJS/whs-plugin.js.git
# Add original as additional remotes for getting patches and updates.

$ cd ../
$ rm -rf whs-plugin.js.git

Then, if you want to apply new updates from whs-plugin.js, do:

$ git fetch upstream
$ git cherry-pick <sha1>
# <sha1> is a commit with update