updated package.json

[skibz]

• fixed version number (npm refuses to work on my computer without a semver type version number)
• added the usual suspects for dev deps (assertion libraries, test runner, etc)
• made the packagejson private, cause, yknow :P
• this just needs my gitignore additions now...
• added scripts block (more to appear here)
• added contributors list

[skibz]

@CyrisXD
https://github.com/CyrisXD/SteamRoller-Steam-Quick-Launcher/pull/15

i, too, am hesitant about adding gulp. this project only needs a few command line programs for package maintenance. a build task that would help with generating releases, a dev task to build and run the project locally and finally a test task to run a test suite. not much more is needed, by the looks of things.

[odensc]

@CyrisXD @skibz What else would you suggest? Make scripts like build.js, test.js, etc. and add them to the package.json scripts?

[skibz]

@thesbros if we used gulp, it would allow us to add the gulp-node-webkit-builder tool which frees us of worrying about the state of node-webkit-builder (it's pretty unhealthy right now - broken for os x)

but i do, personally, prefer just using npm scripts.

[odensc]

@skibz node-webkit-builder worked fine for me on OS X last night.

[skibz]

@thesbros i can't build for os x due to this: https://github.com/mllrsohn/node-webkit-builder/issues/188

[odensc]

@skibz Does that only affect CLI? I was using the API.

[skibz]

@thesbros it does seem to only affect command line. i was using nwbuild -r . to build and run while developing.

wanted to make a npm script a la: ./node_modules/.bin/nwbuild -r .

[CyrisXD]

@skibz @thesbros you guys are obviously far more experienced with the tools and automation process than I am. To test my builds I've just been dragging the source folder over nw.exe, then to build I just use the command line.

Windows: Making an executable file out of a .nw file. copy /b nw.exe+app.nw app.exe

Linux: Making an executable file out of a .nw file. cat /usr/bin/nw app.nw > app && chmod +x app

Max OSX: Making an executable file out of a .nw file. https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/How-to-package-and-distribute-your-apps#mac-os-x

I'm still fairly new to Node-webkit and have been learning as I was building. Found this very useful.

[skibz]

@CyrisXD there isn't anything wrong with your testing process. and those are, indeed, good resources for learning.

@thesbros the issue i linked yesterday has been resolved. so node-webkit-builder now properly works on os x again! :tada:

now we just have to decide on gulp or plain npm.

[odensc]

@skibz I mentioned Build System on #22 so you can put any opinions you have there if you want.