Setup a simple Node.js Dev environment for generating a zip file to be published from BA:Connected
How to setup a VSCode Dev environment for node to generate a pluginNodeApp.zip to be used with a BACon presentation?
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Unzip the file NodeAppShareToTest.zip
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From the terminal in the folder where the zip file has been unzipped run
npm install-
From the src folder make some changes to the source code in index.js
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Run the command below to generate the "pluginNodeApp.zip" in the "dist" folder
npx webpack --config webpack.config.js" -
The newly build pluginNodeApp.zip can now be published to your player via BA by going to "Presentation Settings > Files > Navigate to the path where the pluginNodeApp.zip file has been generated in the "dist" folder.
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Publish your presentation to deploy the latest pluginNodeApp.zip package
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Download and unzip the “Simple_BACon_Node_pluginNodeApp.zip” file to a folder on your PC
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Launch BACon (Windows or Mac client) and open the exported presentation by going to File > Open, then navigate to the SimpleNodeAppPlugin.bpfx project file.
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Once opened check that both the “pluginNodeApp.zip” file and the “Script plugin “node-app-plugin.brs” are properly linked in the presentation. If you have built a new “pluginNodeApp.zip” package, make sure that you set the path for your own pluginNodeApp.zip under “Files > pluginNodeApp.zip”
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Publish the presentation to your test player.
