BackSpace - SvelteKit Application for CraftSpace

This directory contains the SvelteKit web application component of the CraftSpace project.

Overview

BackSpace serves as:

1. The web host for the Unity WebGL client
2. The data processing pipeline for Internet Archive collections
3. The API server for dynamic queries and collection access

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server (runs on http://localhost:5173)
npm run dev

# or start the server and open the app in a new browser tab
npm run dev -- --open

# Build for production
npm run build

Documentation

For complete documentation, see README-BACKSPACE.md in the repository root.

Project Structure

• scripts/: Collection processing scripts and data pipeline
• src/: SvelteKit application source code
• static/: Static assets including collection data and Unity build

Basic SvelteKit Usage

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Developing

Once you've installed dependencies with npm install, start a development server:

npm run dev

# or start the server and open the app in a new browser tab
npm run dev -- --open

Building

To create a production version of your app:

npm run build

You can preview the production build with npm run preview.

To deploy your app, you may need to install an adapter for your target environment.