Sciter-sandbox NPM

sciter sandbox

This is a sciter.js development sandbox.

features

works on Windows, Mac and Linux
automatically install the sciter SDK
easily switch between SDK versions
start scapp with inspector
auto-detects changes to your code and refreshes
lint javascript code (check for issues and format code)

sciter sandbox gif

requirements

A recent version of Node.js node (tested with 16 LTS) and its package manager npm
- On Windows and Mac download and run the installer
- On Linux check the installation guide

start sandbox

git clone the repository and checkout the latest release tag git checkout 1.3.x
install packages npm install
install latest sciter SDK npm run install-sdk
start the sandbox npm run scapp

commands

install sciter SDK

npm run install-sdk [version]

# example
npm run install-sdk 5.0.1.8

start scapp / usciter

npm run [scapp|scapp32]

npm run [usciter|usciter32]

close scapp, usciter and inspector

npm run stop

check SDK version

npm run sdk-version

lint code

Javascript code linting uses xo which uses eslint internally.

npx xo (--fix) [file1 file2]

Note: without files, xo automatically finds the files to lint.

add sandbox to your project

You can also use the sandbox in your own projects:

inside your project root dir npm install --save-dev sciter-sandbox
add the following scripts inside package.json

  "scripts": {
    "install-sdk": "node ./node_modules/sciter-sandbox/scripts/install.mjs",
    "sdk-version": "node ./node_modules/sciter-sandbox/scripts/version.mjs",
    "scapp": "node ./node_modules/sciter-sandbox/scripts/start.mjs scapp",
    "usciter": "node ./node_modules/sciter-sandbox/scripts/start.mjs usciter",
    "stop": "node ./node_modules/sciter-sandbox/scripts/stop.mjs",
    "scapp32": "node ./node_modules/sciter-sandbox/scripts/start.mjs scapp32",
    "usciter32": "node ./node_modules/sciter-sandbox/scripts/start.mjs usciter32"
  },