Quickstart
Quickstart
Our primary development tool is called Fliplet CLI (Command Line Interface), it’s written in Node.js and is available through Npm.
This means in order to start the development you will need to install Node.js on your machine.
The Fliplet CLI will enable you to develop and test components and themes on your machine, without having to rely on our APIs or even be connected to the internet while coding.
1. Install Node.js
Our development tools rely on Node.js and Npm. Please install Node.js on your machine before running the next steps.
2. Install the Fliplet CLI
The Fliplet CLI is available through Npm and can be installed from the command line:
npm install -g fliplet-cli
Please note: on some systems you might require the sudo prefix in order to install the CLI as global (-g) on the machine.
Once you have installed the CLI, typing fliplet in your command line should print out the available options:
$ fliplet
Usage: fliplet [options] [command]
Commands:
create-widget [name] Create a new component.
create-theme [name] Create a new theme.
create-menu [name] Create a new menu.
run Run the current component or theme for development.
publish Publish the current component or theme on fliplet studio.
test Run tests on the current component or theme on fliplet studio.
list List components you can download for editing.
clone <package> Downloads a component locally from the target environment, given the specified ID or package name
list-assets Gets the list of the available assets in the system.
list-organizations Gets the list of the available organizations in the system.
organization [id] Set current working organization. Use without id to reset.
env [name] Set the environment: local, development, staging or production. Use without name to get the current environment.
login Log in with your Fliplet Studio account.
logout Log out from Fliplet Studio.
cleanup Reset the local state of the CLI.
help Display help for fliplet
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-V, --version output the version number
How to update the development tools
We regularly update the development tools, so please make sure you’re running the latest version when developing components.
To check for updates, use the npm command outdated:
npm outdated
To install or update to the latest version, simply run the install command as follows:
npm install -g fliplet-cli
You can see the version you have installed by running the command below:
$ fliplet --version
6.0.6
You can check the latest available version of the Fliplet CLI on the npm website.
In the next section, you’ll learn how to interact with our system.