mirror of
https://github.com/jwinterm/modoboa.git
synced 2026-10-17 05:41:25 +02:00
121 lines
3.3 KiB
ReStructuredText
121 lines
3.3 KiB
ReStructuredText
###########
|
|
Useful tips
|
|
###########
|
|
|
|
You would like to work on Modoboa but you don't know where to start?
|
|
You're at the right place! Browse this page to learn useful tips.
|
|
|
|
.. _venv_for_dev:
|
|
|
|
Prepare a virtual environment
|
|
=============================
|
|
|
|
A `virtual environment
|
|
<http://virtualenv.readthedocs.org/en/latest/>`_ is a good way to
|
|
setup a development environment on your machine.
|
|
|
|
.. note::
|
|
|
|
``virtualenv`` is available on all major distributions, just
|
|
install it using your favorite packages manager.
|
|
|
|
To do so, run the following commands::
|
|
|
|
$ virtualenv <path>
|
|
$ source <path>/bin/activate
|
|
$ git clone https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa.git
|
|
$ cd modoboa
|
|
$ python setup.py develop
|
|
$ pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
|
|
|
|
The ``develop`` command creates a symbolic link to your local copy so
|
|
any modification you make will be automatically available in your
|
|
environment, no need to copy them.
|
|
|
|
Deploy an instance for development
|
|
==================================
|
|
|
|
.. warning::
|
|
|
|
Make sure to :ref:`create a database <database>` before running
|
|
this step. The format of the database url is also described in this
|
|
page.
|
|
|
|
Now that you have a :ref:`running environment <venv_for_dev>`, you're
|
|
ready to deploy a test instance::
|
|
|
|
$ cd <path>
|
|
$ modoboa-admin.py deploy --dburl default:<database url> --hostname localhost --devel instance
|
|
$ python manage.py runserver
|
|
|
|
You're ready to go! You should be able to access Modoboa at
|
|
``http://localhost:8000`` using ``admin:password`` as credentials.
|
|
|
|
Manage static files
|
|
===================
|
|
|
|
Modoboa uses `bower <http://bower.io/>`_ (thanks to `django-bower
|
|
<https://github.com/nvbn/django-bower>`_) to manage its CSS and
|
|
javascript dependencies.
|
|
|
|
Those dependencies are listed in a file called :file:`dev_settings.py`
|
|
located inside the :file:`<path_to_local_copy>/modoboa/core`
|
|
directory.
|
|
|
|
If you want to add a new dependency, just complete the
|
|
``BOWER_INSTALLED_APPS`` parameter and run the following command::
|
|
|
|
$ python manage.py bower install
|
|
|
|
It will download and store the required files into the
|
|
:file:`<path_to_local_copy>/modoboa/bower_components` directory.
|
|
|
|
Test your modifications
|
|
=======================
|
|
|
|
If you deployed a specific instance for your development needs, you
|
|
can run the tests suite as follows:
|
|
|
|
.. sourcecode:: bash
|
|
|
|
> python manage.py test modoboa.core modoboa.lib modoboa.admin modoboa.limits modoboa.relaydomains
|
|
|
|
Otherwise, you can run the tests suite from the repository using `tox
|
|
<https://tox.readthedocs.io>`_.
|
|
|
|
Start a basic Modoboa instance
|
|
==============================
|
|
|
|
From the repository, run the following command to launch a simple
|
|
instance with a few fixtures:
|
|
|
|
.. sourcecode:: bash
|
|
|
|
> tox -e serve
|
|
|
|
You can use admin/password to log in.
|
|
|
|
Build the documentation
|
|
=======================
|
|
|
|
If you need to modify the documenation and want to see the result, you
|
|
can build it as follows:
|
|
|
|
.. sourcecode:: bash
|
|
|
|
> tox -e doc
|
|
> firefox .tox/doc/tmp/html/index.html
|
|
|
|
FAQ
|
|
===
|
|
|
|
bower command is missing in manage.py
|
|
-------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
*bower* command is missing in *manage.py* if you don't use the
|
|
``--devel`` option of the ``modoboa-admin.py deploy`` command.
|
|
|
|
To fix it, regenerate your instance or update your ``settings.py``
|
|
file manually. Look at ``devmode`` in
|
|
https://github.com/tonioo/modoboa/blob/master/modoboa/core/commands/templates/settings.py.tpl
|