Experience-Monks/devtool

Improving Windows Support

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#18 opened on Jan 21, 2016

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Description

Just tried on Windows and wow, I feel sorry for anybody developing on that OS. :cry:

  • Disable web security by default for index.html to work on first run
  • Source maps are not working
  • All tests are failing because cross-spawn stdout is for some reason returning a zero length string (although it prints in terminal). Switching to child_process#spawn is throwing another error.
  • Can't use any piping like devtool foo.js > output.png with default cmd.exe
  • Can't use ./bin/index.js to run the examples in run scripts

Probably lots of other issues. But mostly the tool is working for debugging Node apps, which is a good start. :+1:

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptnodejsshell
Domain
clideveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Node.jsWindows developmentchild processes
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
The issue outlines specific Windows compatibility problems. Start by examining the repository's test files and spawning logic to address the cross spawn stdout issue. Investigate source map integration by reviewing build scripts. Test piping and script execution in a Windows environment using cmd.exe. Due to the repository's obsolete status, consider whether fixes are still desired by maintainers and if they can be tested effectively.