BUILD_CHROME_OS.md

Build Coding with Chrome - Chrome Application

Prerequisites

Please make sure you followed the Build pre-requisites before using this document.

Build the core files

In order to build the actual app you need first to build all core files. This step is normally needed only once and after an update of the core files. This could be done with the following command:

npm run build-core

Build the actual app

To only compile the Chrome app run the build script with the following command:

npm run build-chrome_app

The build version will be compiled in the genfiles/chrome_app directory, together with all required packages and files.

Build and run the actual app (testing)

For testing you can compile and run the Chrome app use the following command:

npm run chrome-app

This will automatically build and start the application on Mac OS, Linux or Windows, if supported.

How to load Coding with Chrome App manual in the Chrome Browser

Enable developer mode

Visit chrome://extensions in your browser (or open up the Chrome menu by clicking the icon to the far right of the Omnibox (three horizontal bars) and select Extensions under the Tools menu to get to the same place).

Ensure that the Developer mode checkbox in the top right-hand corner is checked.

Add the app

On the same page click Load unpacked extension… to pop up a file-selection dialog.

Navigate to the directory in which your genfiles/chrome_app files live, and select it.

Alternatively, you can drag and drop the directory where your genfiles/chrome_app files live onto chrome://extensions in your browser to load it.

Launch the app

On the same page click Launch next to Coding with Chrome or visit chrome://apps in your browser and click on the Coding with Chrome icon.