Rationalize build system arguments (#12047)
This rationalizes how arguments are passed to and parsed by the build system. To accomplish this, everything that isn't an environment variable from `.metamaskrc` or our CI environment is now passed as an argument on the command line.
Of such arguments, the `entryTask` is still expected as a positional argument in the first position (i.e. `process.argv[2]`), but everything else must be passed as a named argument. We use `minimist` to parse the arguments, and set defaults to preserve existing behavior.
Arguments are parsed in a new function, `parseArgv`, in `development/build/index.js`. They are assigned to environment variables where convenient, and otherwise returned from `parseArgv` to be passed to other functions invoked in the same file.
This change is motivated by our previous inconsistent handling of arguments to the build system, which will grow increasingly problematic as the build system grows in complexity. (Which it will very shortly, as we introduce Flask builds.)
Miscellaneous changes:
- Adds a build system readme at `development/build/README.md`
- Removes the `beta` package script. Now, we can instead call: `yarn dist --build-type beta`
- Fixes the casing of some log messages and reorders some parameters in the build system
3 years ago
# The MetaMask Build System
> _tl;dr_ `yarn dist` for prod, `yarn start` for local development.
> Add `--build-type flask` to build Flask, our canary distribution with more experimental features.
Rationalize build system arguments (#12047)
This rationalizes how arguments are passed to and parsed by the build system. To accomplish this, everything that isn't an environment variable from `.metamaskrc` or our CI environment is now passed as an argument on the command line.
Of such arguments, the `entryTask` is still expected as a positional argument in the first position (i.e. `process.argv[2]`), but everything else must be passed as a named argument. We use `minimist` to parse the arguments, and set defaults to preserve existing behavior.
Arguments are parsed in a new function, `parseArgv`, in `development/build/index.js`. They are assigned to environment variables where convenient, and otherwise returned from `parseArgv` to be passed to other functions invoked in the same file.
This change is motivated by our previous inconsistent handling of arguments to the build system, which will grow increasingly problematic as the build system grows in complexity. (Which it will very shortly, as we introduce Flask builds.)
Miscellaneous changes:
- Adds a build system readme at `development/build/README.md`
- Removes the `beta` package script. Now, we can instead call: `yarn dist --build-type beta`
- Fixes the casing of some log messages and reorders some parameters in the build system
3 years ago
This directory contains the MetaMask build system, which is used to build the MetaMask Extension such that it can be used in a supported browser.
From the repository root, the build system entry file is located at [`./development/build/index.js` ](https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/blob/develop/development/build/index.js ).
Rationalize build system arguments (#12047)
This rationalizes how arguments are passed to and parsed by the build system. To accomplish this, everything that isn't an environment variable from `.metamaskrc` or our CI environment is now passed as an argument on the command line.
Of such arguments, the `entryTask` is still expected as a positional argument in the first position (i.e. `process.argv[2]`), but everything else must be passed as a named argument. We use `minimist` to parse the arguments, and set defaults to preserve existing behavior.
Arguments are parsed in a new function, `parseArgv`, in `development/build/index.js`. They are assigned to environment variables where convenient, and otherwise returned from `parseArgv` to be passed to other functions invoked in the same file.
This change is motivated by our previous inconsistent handling of arguments to the build system, which will grow increasingly problematic as the build system grows in complexity. (Which it will very shortly, as we introduce Flask builds.)
Miscellaneous changes:
- Adds a build system readme at `development/build/README.md`
- Removes the `beta` package script. Now, we can instead call: `yarn dist --build-type beta`
- Fixes the casing of some log messages and reorders some parameters in the build system
3 years ago
Several package scripts invoke the build system.
For example, `yarn start` creates a watched development build, and `yarn dist` creates a production build.
Some of these scripts applies `lavamoat` to the build system, and some do not.
For local development, building without `lavamoat` is faster and therefore preferable.
The build system is not a full-featured CLI, but rather a script that expects some command line arguments and environment variables.
For instructions regarding environment variables, see [the main repository readme ](../../README.md#building-locally ).
Generally speaking, the build system consists of [`gulp` ](https://npmjs.com/package/gulp ) tasks that either manipulate static assets or bundle source files using [Browserify ](https://browserify.org/ ).
Production-ready zip files are written to the `./builds` directory, while "unpacked" extension builds
are written to the `./dist` directory.
Our JavaScript source files are transformed using [Babel ](https://babeljs.io/ ), specifically using
the [`babelify` ](https://npmjs.com/package/babelify ) Browserify transform.
Source file bundling tasks are implemented in the [`./development/build/scripts.js` ](https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/blob/develop/development/build/scripts.js ).
> Locally implemented Browserify transforms, _some of which affect how we write JavaScript_, are listed and documented [here](./transforms/README.md).
## Usage
Rationalize build system arguments (#12047)
This rationalizes how arguments are passed to and parsed by the build system. To accomplish this, everything that isn't an environment variable from `.metamaskrc` or our CI environment is now passed as an argument on the command line.
Of such arguments, the `entryTask` is still expected as a positional argument in the first position (i.e. `process.argv[2]`), but everything else must be passed as a named argument. We use `minimist` to parse the arguments, and set defaults to preserve existing behavior.
Arguments are parsed in a new function, `parseArgv`, in `development/build/index.js`. They are assigned to environment variables where convenient, and otherwise returned from `parseArgv` to be passed to other functions invoked in the same file.
This change is motivated by our previous inconsistent handling of arguments to the build system, which will grow increasingly problematic as the build system grows in complexity. (Which it will very shortly, as we introduce Flask builds.)
Miscellaneous changes:
- Adds a build system readme at `development/build/README.md`
- Removes the `beta` package script. Now, we can instead call: `yarn dist --build-type beta`
- Fixes the casing of some log messages and reorders some parameters in the build system
3 years ago
See `node ./development/build/index.js --help`
