Developer Setup

Setup

git clone https://github.com/KanashiiDev/discord-music-rpc.git
cd discord-music-rpc
npm install

• Start backend server

  npm start

• Start Electron app

  npm run start:app

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Available NPM Scripts

Start & Development

• npm start
  Starts the Node.js backend server.

• npm run start:app
  Launches the Electron application for desktop testing.

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Application Build

Windows

• npm run build:win
  Builds a Windows 64-bit installer.

macOS

• npm run build:mac
  Builds macOS app (Intel 64-bit).

• npm run build:mac:arm64
  Builds macOS app (Apple Silicon).

• npm run build:mac:all
  Builds both Intel and Apple Silicon versions.

• npm run build:mac:universal
  Builds a universal macOS binary.

Linux

• npm run build:linux
  Builds Linux app (64-bit, all formats).

• npm run build:linux:arm64
  Builds Linux app (ARM64).

• npm run build:linux:all
  Builds both x64 and ARM64 versions.

Linux Specific Formats

• npm run build:appImage / :arm64 / :all
  Builds AppImage format.

• npm run build:deb / :arm64 / :all
  Builds DEB package (Debian/Ubuntu).

• npm run build:rpm / :arm64 / :all
  Builds RPM package (Fedora/RHEL).

• npm run build:ubuntu = build:deb

• npm run build:debian = build:deb

• npm run build:fedora = build:rpm

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Browser Extension Build

• npm run build:chrome
  Builds the Chrome extension.

• npm run build:firefox
  Builds the Firefox extension.

• npm run build:extensions
  Builds both Chrome and Firefox extensions.

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Browser Extension Packaging (ZIP)

• npm run pack:chrome
  Packages Chrome extension as ZIP.

• npm run pack:firefox
  Packages Firefox extension as ZIP.

• npm run pack:extensions
  Packages both Chrome and Firefox extensions.

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Combined Build & Package

• npm run build-and-pack
  Builds and packages both Chrome and Firefox extensions.

• npm run build-and-pack:chrome
  Builds and packages Chrome extension only.

• npm run build-and-pack:firefox
  Builds and packages Firefox extension only.

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Additional Commands

• npm run pack
  Creates an unpacked Electron application directory (no installer).

• npm run clean
  Removes build artifacts from dist/ folder.

• npm run lint
  Runs ESLint across the entire project to detect code quality issues.

• npm run lint:fix
  Automatically fixes ESLint issues where possible.

• npm run lint:strict
  Runs ESLint and fails if any warnings are found.

• npm run prettier:check
  Checks code formatting using Prettier without making changes.

• npm run prettier:write
  Formats all supported files using Prettier.

• npm run prepare-release
  Builds extensions and prepares release files.