mirror of https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube
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# Client code documentation
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The client is a HTML/CSS/JavaScript web application (single page application -> SPA) developed with [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)/[Angular 2](https://angular.io/).
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## Technologies
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* [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/) -> Language
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* [Angular 2](https://angular.io) -> JavaScript framework
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* [SASS](http://sass-lang.com/) -> CSS framework
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* [Webpack 2](https://webpack.github.io/docs/) -> Source builder (compile TypeScript, SASS files, bundle them...)
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* [Bootstrap](http://getbootstrap.com/) -> CSS framework
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* [WebTorrent](https://webtorrent.io/) -> JavaScript library to make P2P in the browser
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* [VideoJS](http://videojs.com/) -> JavaScript player framework
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## Files
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The client files are in the `client` directory. The Webpack 2 configurations files are in `client/config` and the source files in `client/src`.
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The client modules description are in the [client/package.json](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/client/package.json). There are many modules that are used to compile the web application in development or production mode.
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Here is the description of the useful `client` files directory:
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tslint.json -> TypeScript linter rules
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tsconfig.json -> TypeScript configuration for the compilation
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.bootstraprc -> Bootstrap configuration file (which module we need)
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config -> Webpack configuration files
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src
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|__ app -> TypeScript files for Angular 2 application
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|__ assets -> static files (images...)
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|__ sass -> SASS files that are global for the application
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|__ standalone -> files outside the Angular application (embed HTML page...)
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|__ index.html -> root HTML file for our Angular 2 application
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|__ main.ts -> Main TypeScript file that boostraps our Angular 2 application
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|__ polyfills.ts -> Polyfills imports (ES 2015...)
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|__ vendor.ts -> Vendor imports (Angular, Bootstrap...)
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Details of the Angular 2 application file structure. It tries to follow [the official Angular 2 styleguide](https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/guide/style-guide.html).
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app
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|__ account -> Account components (password change...)
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|__ admin -> Admin components (friends, users...)
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|__ core -> Core components/services
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|__ login -> Login component
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|__ shared -> Shared components/services (search component, REST services...)
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|__ videos -> Video components (list, watch, upload...)
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|__ app.component.{html,scss,ts} -> Main application component
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|__ app.module.ts -> Angular 2 root module that imports all submodules we need
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## Conventions
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Uses [TSLint](https://palantir.github.io/tslint/) for TypeScript linting and [Angular 2 styleguide](https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/guide/style-guide.html).
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## Developing
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* Install [the dependencies](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube#dependencies)
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* Run `npm install` at the root directory to install all the dependencies
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* Run PostgreSQL and create the database `peertube_dev`.
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* Run `npm run dev` to compile the client and automatically run the server. Then the server will watch and compile the client files automatically. You just need to refresh the browser to see your modifications.
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In a Angular 2 application, we create components that we put together. Each component is defined by an HTML structure, a TypeScript file and optionnaly a SASS file.
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If you are not familiar with Angular 2 I recommend you to read the [quickstart guide](https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/quickstart.html).
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## Components tree
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## Newcomers
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The main client component is `app.component.ts`. You can begin to look at this file. Then you could navigate in the different submodules to see how components are built.
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