X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.automotivelinux.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=src%2Fxds%2Fxds-server.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=21a8fb9dcd08aa7a16c9abacff4c02daae1f1234;hp=677ada26c04c0b983d655f214c80740097b97192;hb=add6f928e6a95d14b511ebd59e0fba231747cdbb;hpb=c07adb807c41a1545a9a0f5bbf40080d86946538 diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 677ada2..21a8fb9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,128 +1,20 @@ # XDS - X(cross) Development System Server -XDS-server is a web server that allows user to remotely cross build applications. +`xds-server` is a web server that allows user to remotely cross build applications. The first goal is to provide a multi-platform cross development tool with near-zero installation. -The second goals is to keep application sources locally (on user's machine) to -make it compatible with existing IT policies (e.g. corporate backup or SCM). +The second goal is to keep application sources locally (on user's machine) to +make it compatible with existing IT policies (e.g. corporate backup or SCM), +and let user to continue to work as usual (use his favorite editor, +keep performance while editing/browsing sources). -This powerful webserver (written in [Go](https://golang.org)) exposes a REST -interface over HTTP and also provides a Web dashboard to configure projects and execute only _(for now)_ basics commands. +## Documentation -XDS-server also uses [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) tool to synchronize -projects files from user machine to build server machine or container. +Please find XDS User's Guide online at : -> **NOTE**: For now, only Syncthing sharing method is supported to synchronize -projects files. +[http://docs.automotivelinux.org/docs/devguides/en/dev/#xcross-development-system-user's-guide](http://docs.automotivelinux.org/docs/devguides/en/dev/#xcross-development-system-user's-guide) -> **SEE ALSO**: [xds-make](https://github.com/iotbzh/xds-make), a wrapper on `make` -command that allows you to build your application from command-line through -xds-server. +and `xds-server` advanced documentation at : - -## How to build - -### Dependencies - -- Install and setup [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) version 1.7 or -higher to compile this tool. -- Install [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) : `sudo apt install npm` -- Install [gulp](http://gulpjs.com/) : `sudo npm install -g gulp-cli` - - -### Building - -Clone this repo into your `$GOPATH/src/github.com/iotbzh` and use delivered Makefile: -```bash - mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/iotbzh - cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/iotbzh - git clone https://github.com/iotbzh/xds-server.git - cd xds-server - make all -``` - -And to install xds-server in /usr/local/bin: -```bash -make install -``` - -## How to run - -## Configuration - -xds-server configuration is driven by a JSON config file (`config.json`). - -Here is the logic to determine which `config.json` file will be used: -1. from command line option: `--config myConfig.json` -2. `$HOME/.xds/config.json` file -3. `/config.json` file -4. `/config.json` file - -Supported fields in configuration file are: -```json -{ - "webAppDir": "location of client dashboard (default: webapp/dist)", - "shareRootDir": "root directory where projects will be copied", - "logsDir": "directory to store logs (eg. syncthing output)", - "syncthing": { - "binDir": "syncthing binaries directory (default: executable directory)", - "home": "syncthing home directory (usually .../syncthing-config)", - "gui-address": "syncthing gui url (default http://localhost:8384)" - } -} -``` - ->**NOTE:** environment variables are supported by using `${MY_VAR}` syntax. - -## Start-up - -Use `xds-start-server.sh` script to start all requested tools -```bash -/usr/local/bin/xds-start-server.sh -``` - ->**NOTE** you can define some environment variables to setup for example -config file `XDS_CONFFILE` or change logs directory `LOGDIR`. -See head section of `xds-start-server.sh` file to see all configurable variables. - - -## Debugging - -### XDS server architecture - -The server part is written in *Go* and web app / dashboard (client part) in -*Angular2*. - -``` -| -+-- bin/ where xds-server binary file will be built -| -+-- config.json.in example of config.json file -| -+-- glide.yaml Go package dependency file -| -+-- lib/ sources of server part (Go) -| -+-- main.go main entry point of of Web server (Go) -| -+-- Makefile makefile including -| -+-- README.md this readme -| -+-- scripts/ hold various scripts used for installation or startup -| -+-- tools/ temporary directory to hold development tools (like glide) -| -+-- vendor/ temporary directory to hold Go dependencies packages -| -+-- webapp/ source client dashboard (Angular2 app) -``` - -Visual Studio Code launcher settings can be found into `.vscode/launch.json`. - - -## TODO: -- replace makefile by build.go to make Windows build support easier -- add more tests -- add more documentation +[http://docs.automotivelinux.org/docs/devguides/en/dev/reference/xds/part-2/1_xds-server.html](http://docs.automotivelinux.org/docs/devguides/en/dev/reference/xds/part-2/1_xds-server.html)