Development Environment
ActivePivot Compatibility Matrix
| ActivePivot 5.4.* | ActivePivot 5.5.* | ActivePivot 5.6.* | ActivePivot 5.7.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiveUI 4.2.1 - 4.2.12 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| ActiveUI 4.1.9 - 4.2.0 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| ActiveUI 4.1.0 - 4.1.8 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
| ActiveUI 4.0.* | ✔️ |
Supported Browsers
ActiveUI is compatible with:
- Chrome >= 33
- Firefox >= 29
- Edge >= 12
- IE >= 11
Node.js and npm
You'll want to install Node.js and npm to comfortably develop an application based on ActiveUI SDK.
While ActiveUI SDK doesn't impose any constraints on the versions of Node.js and npm, you will probably be working on an application powered by Create React App. Thus you should check their own requirements.
You're free to use alternative package managers such as Yarn. Any command using npm in the following pages can be replaced by an equivalent command with the package manager of your choice.
Linting and Formatting
To not fall in JavaScript common pitfalls and stop spending time formatting code, we strongly advise to set up ESLint (with a strong config) and Prettier in your project.
Text Editors
Here are some text editors known to work well when developing on ActiveUI.
| Name | License |
|---|---|
| Visual Studio Code (recommended) | MIT (free) |
| WebStorm | Proprietary (paid) |
| Atom | MIT (free) |
Visual Studio Code
Visit Visual Studio Code's website for more information.
Extensions
We recommend the following extensions:
WebStorm
Visit WebStorm's website for more information.
Configuration
We recommend the following configuration under File > Settings (Tested against WebStorm 2017.1):
- Under
Languages & Frameworks > JavaScriptselectFlowand enabletype-based completion,type checking,navigation, code completion, and type hinting. - Under
Appearance & Behavior > System Settings, turn offUse "safe write" (save changes to temporary file first). This is for the watch scripts to work correctly on Windows.
Atom
Visit Atom's website for more information.