updating the plugin during development

[amin-nas]

After a code change and running the build command, how would I go about updating the locally installed plugin?

I ran the link command and I can see the symlink in sketch plugin folder. Not sure what's the purpose of this command.

[mathieudutour]

Once I have link my plugin, I usually run skpm build --watch and every time I change my code, the plugin is compiled.

If you have enabled the developer mode for sketch (#8), it should just work.

Does it resolve your issue or did I misunderstand?

[amin-nas]

I have the developer mode enabled, and tried skpm build --watch. I see the plugin being complied on every change. But when I run the plugin from Sketch's Plugin menu, I dont see the update. Wondering if I'm not following the setup instructions correctly.

Attached a screenshot of the Sketch plugins folder.

[mathieudutour]

is the symlink going to the right place?

[amin-nas]

I believe so. Is the expectation that after running the skpm link command, the plugin is automatically installed? I assumed that's the purpose of it, but it didn't happen on my side.

[mathieudutour]

yes i should (but there could be a bug). If you right-click -> Show information on the symlink, it should show were it's pointing to

[amin-nas]

Just started a fresh project and followed the steps. All the commands were executed successfully, but here's what I see after:

Also, the new plugin does not appear under Sketch plugins menu (tried restarting Sketch).

[mathieudutour]

I just fixed a bug when specifying the absolute path to the plugin instead of the relative path. Does it fix your issue?

[amin-nas]

Updated and created a new project. The symlink is pointing to the package.json file now:
/Users/aminnassiri/Projects/skpm_test_3/package.json

[mathieudutour]

Oh I'm tired sorry. Should work now. (no need to create a new project, just run the link command again)

[amin-nas]

Sweet! Working perfectly 🙌