Amahi Edge

Amahi Edge Working Notes

Amahi Edge is the developer version of Amahi, with the very latest and greatest code in it. It lives in a branch of the Amahi Git repo, called

  amahi-edge

How to Get Amahi Edge Running

First you need to get the latest git repository (see how on the Contribute-page)

After you've got the latest master branch you need to switch to the amahi-edge branch (and tell git to follow it on the remote server):

git checkout amahi-edge

The amahi-edge code uses a different database for it's data so we need to create one, copy the production data in it and migrate it to the new datamodel:

• Go to /path/to/git/clone/platform/platform
• Execute ./hda-create-db-and-user amahi_devel
• Go to /path/to/git/clone/platform/platform/html/script
• Execute ./db-duplicate hda_production amahi_devel
• Go to /path/to/git/clone/platform/platform/html
• Execute rake db:migrate

Now we have a working amahi-edge branch which can be used to develop features, gadgets, widgets and fix bugs.

To reach the amahi-edge branch you need to go to /path/to/git/clone/platform/platform/html and execute

./script/server

The development dashboard can be reached with your favorite browser using the link http://ip.addr.of.dev:3000

Or simply:

  http://localhost:3000

To stop the development server, just hit Ctrl+C in the terminal where you started the server.

How to install one Gadget

If you have developed a new gadget or fixed some bugs on an existing one you can install it using:

• Go to /path/to/git/clone/platform/platform/html
• Execute rake gadgets:install source=/path/to/the/gadget/source, e.g.

         rake gadgets:install source=../../gadgets/gadget_last_modified_files

When there are errors after installing the gadget you can uninstall it using:

• Go to /path/to/git/clone/platform/platform/html
• Execute rake gadgets:uninstall source=/path/to/the/gadget/source

Tips

• Start with VM with snapshots. Take a snapshot of your VM to begin, in case you have to revert
• If you do not have a VM, take a snapshot of your development database. You can use ./script/db-duplicate and ./script/db-restore (use with care!)