Development

Follow these steps to get going in local development. If you are having trouble, don't be afraid to ask for help.

Prerequisites

Install Node.js 14 LTS or newer with npm@7+.
- If you're new to installing Node, a tool like nvm can help you manage multiple version installations.
You will need Google Chrome to run browser-based tests locally.

Setup

Follow Github's documentation on setting up Git, forking, and cloning.
Execute npm install to install the development dependencies.
- Do not use yarn install or pnpm install.
- Some optional dependencies may fail; you can safely ignore these unless you are trying to build the documentation.
- If you're sick of seeing the failures, run npm install --ignore-scripts.

PRO TIP: After npm install, run npm start to see a list of commands which can be run with npm start <command> (powered by nps).