To build and/or run Raptor from source, you need to:
- Clone the Raptor Builder repository
- Run the update command from the builder
You will also need the follow tools installed, and avalible in your path:
- Git
- PHP 5.5.0+
- NodeJS
- NPM
- Sass and compass (Ruby)
git clone https://github.com/PANmedia/raptor-build.git
cd raptor-build
bin/update
Note: On Windows commands need to use a \
path separator instead of /
If you have Apache, or anther server, you can run the examples if the raptor-build
directory is in you document root. Otherwise you can use the PHP in built server (slower):
bin/server
Then open the following URL in your browser:
http://localhost:3000/raptor-example/examples/basic/example.php
Other examples are listed under:
http://localhost:3000/raptor-example/examples/
Warning: The examples are not intended to be hosted on a public server as they are not a secure back end implementation for Raptor.
To run a downloaded package, place the raptor.js
file in the packages directory.
To build Raptor run:
bin/build
Raptor will be built, and output to:
packages/raptor.js (Raptor JS, including CSS and images)
packages/raptor-front-end.css (front end styles e.g. bold, left align etc)
Some build command options:
-s Strip blocks of code
Default: [-s debug -s strict]
-x Exclude modules
Example: [-x "Save REST" -x "Language Menu"]
Full build options can be seen in: https://github.com/PANmedia/raptor-build/blob/master/build/build.js