The frontend of Griduniverse is implemented in JavaScript and must be compiled to create static/scripts/bundle.js before being served by a web server.
Make sure you have Node.js >= version 6.
First install yarn.
(yarn is similar to npm but better,
and uses the same package repository.)
Next run yarn to install the dependencies:
$ yarn
To update bundle.js:
$ yarn run build
To watch for changes and rebuild bundle.js whenever you save:
$ yarn run dev
While running the dev command, you can start the experiment in debug mode
with Dallinger and then adjust the URL in your browser to port 6001.
This proxies the Dallinger webserver (port 5000) for everything except /static,
where it serves the current contents of the static directory.
It also automatically reloads whenever the bundle is updated.
Note: Updates to the bundle should be committed to version control.
To add a new dependency, use the yarn add command:
$ yarn add snargle-fraster
If it's a dependency only at build time, use yarn add [pkg] --dev.
This updates the yarn.lock file, which records the specific
releases which were used. Other developers will get those
releases when they run yarn. Updates to yarn.lock
should be committed to version control.
See documentation for
instructions on running bots in Dallinger. We recommend using the Chrome
web driver, needed to render the WebGL components. In config.txt, set:
webdriver_type = chrome
Use the classes in bot.py as an example of how to create your own bot. You can
create a class, then change the bot_policy option in demo.py to your class.