Electron
The goal is to write cross-platform Perl 6 desktop applications using
JavaScript, HTML and CSS on top of the Electron platform. It is based on io.js and Chromium and is used in
the Atom editor.
Installation
To install it using zef (a module management tool bundled with Rakudo Star):
$ zef install Electron
Dependencies
Please follow the instructions below based on your platform:
Linux
$ sudo apt-get install nodejs
- Install pre-built electron for your platform using the following command
line:
$ sudo npm install electron -g
After a successful installation, electron should be installed in
/usr/local/bin/electron
.
Windows
If that fails, please download the correct electron platform from
https://github.com/atom/electron/releases. and make sure that electron
can be called from the command line.
- Install the installer from https://nodejs.org/
- Install pre-built electron for your platform using the following command
line:
$ npm install electron -g
After a success installation, electron should be installed in
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\npm\electron.cmd
Testing
To run tests:
$ prove -v -e "perl6 -Ilib"
Author
Ahmad M. Zawawi, azawawi on #perl6, https://github.com/azawawi/
License
MIT License