Build Requirements

Please check Theia's prerequisites, and keep node versions aligned between Theia IDE and that of the referenced Theia version.

Repository Structure

The repo is based on the Theia IDE and the interview question makes minor modifications to it.

• Root level configures mono-repo build with lerna
• applications groups the different app targets
  • browser contains a browser based version of Eclipse Theia IDE that may be packaged as a Docker image
  • electron contains the electron app to package, packaging configuration, and E2E tests for the electron target.
• theia-extensions groups the various custom theia extensions for the Eclipse Theia IDE
  • product contains a Theia extension contributing the product branding (about dialogue and welcome page).
  • updater contains a Theia extension contributing the update mechanism and corresponding UI elements (based on the electron updater).
  • launcher contains a Theia extension contributing, for AppImage applications, the option to create a script that allows to start the Eclipse Theia IDE from the command line by calling the 'theia' command.

Build

# Build "dev" version of the app. Its quicker, uses less resources, 
# but the front end app is not "minified"
yarn && yarn build:dev && yarn download:plugins

Starting the application

yarn election start