HeatSync Labs Website

Contributing

1. Fork this repository
2. Clone locally
3. Implement something
4. Issue a pull request from your forked repo into the gh-pages branch on the original repo.

Requirements

This project uses Vite to serve and build for production. Vite requires Node.js version 14.18+, 16+. Please upgrade if your package manager warns about it.

In the project directory, run npm ci to install dependencies.

Information on why npm ci is recommended over npm install when not adding new dependencies can be found in NPM's docs.

Running locally

Run npm run dev in the project directory, then visit http://localhost:5173/

If you've set a local environment variable VITE_BASE, visit http://localhost:5173/<VITE_BASE>

To create a production build and preview it locally, run npm run build, then run npm run preview and visit http://localhost:4173/.

If you've set a local environment variable VITE_BASE, visit http://localhost:4173/<VITE_BASE>

Deploying to Forked Repository's Github Page

In some cases, such as when you'd like to make it easier for PR reviewers to preview your changes, you may want to deploy a version of the site to your own GitHub page. To do so:

1. Follow GitHub instructions to create a repository level environment variable. The Name will be VITE_BASE and the value will be /<REPO>/. Since this repository's name is new-hsl, the value would be /new-hsl/.

   You can read why this is necessary Vite's docs about deploying to a GitHub page.

2. Navigate to the repository Settings tab, then Pages under the "Code and automation" section.

3. In the "Build and Deployment" section, select GitHub Actions for the Source.

Now, when you push to the gh-pages branch on your forked repo, your changes should automatically deploy to https://<USERNAME>.github.io/<REPO>/. If this doesn't happen automatically, be sure to check https://www.githubstatus.com/ to see if GitHub actions are up and running before starting other troubleshooting.

Linting

Before commiting changes, it is helpful to run npm run lint and fix any warnings or errors to ensure your changes match expected coding styles.

Testing

There are currently no tests.

Deploying

When your changes are merged into the gh-pages branch and pushed to Github, the changes will deploy automatically using GitHub actions. (The production branch is no longer used.)

CSS

Base CSS is twitter/bootstrap and bootstrap-responsive. Don't edit those files

New styles should be added to app.css or a new CSS file that you include in the relevant html file.

JS

There is a /src repo where JavaScript code lives. React component code can go here. There is also some minimalistic scripts in /src/scripts.