This CLI will allow you to quickly scaffold various applications for the ArcGIS API for JavaScript.
You will need node v8+.
- NOTE FOR WINDOWS USERS - You may need to install the Windows-Build-Tools to compile npm modules for this project.
npm install --global --production windows-build-tools
From NPM
npm install -g @arcgis/cli
In a terminal, run:
arcgis --help
This will output the following:
Usage: arcgis <name> [dest] -t <type>
Commands:
arcgis create <name> [dest] Create a new application.
arcgis init [type] Initialize a new application in current directory
arcgis widget <name> [type] Create a new Widget.
Create a new application
$ arcgis create <name> [dest]
Create a new application.
Options:
--version Show version number [boolean]
--name, -n directory and package name for the new app
--dest Directory to create the application in [default: <name>]
--type, -t A project template [choices: "jsapi"] [default: "jsapi"]
-h, --help Show help [boolean]
Initialize a new application in current directory
$ arcgis init [type]
Initialize a new application in current directory
Options:
--version Show version number [boolean]
--type, -t A project template [choices: "jsapi"] [default: "jsapi"]
-h, --help Show help [boolean]
Create a new widget
$ arcgis widget <name> [type]
Create a new Widget.
Options:
--version Show version number [boolean]
--name, -n Name of new widget
--type, -t A widget template [choices: "jsapi"] [default: "jsapi"]
-h, --help Show help [boolean]
The template application is written in TypeScript and utilizes the @arcgis/webpack-plugin
.
You can develop, test, and build the application using various commands.
Run the application in development mode with a local development server.
npm start
Run the unit tests for the application
npm test
Build the application for deployment.
npm run build
Run a production build of the application, but serve it up locally to see how the built app will behave.
npm run serve
Use npm run serve
to full test that Service Workers are working correctly with webpack-dev-server
self signed certificates. Refer to this article on how to run Chrome with proper flags enabled for development purposes.
Find a bug or want to request a new feature enhancement? Let us know by submitting an issue.
Anyone and everyone is welcome to contribute. We do accept pull requests.
- Get involved
- Report issues
- Contribute code
- Improve documentation
Copyright 2018 Esri
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