Ok, never mind. I'm already far further than I was before I asked you. I can figure out the rest - thanks again for the images - they helped illuminate how stupid I was :-) Tom
On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 2:18 PM Geertjan Wielenga <geert...@apache.org> wrote: > I don’t understand, to be honest, what does keeping src separated from > generated/dependency stuff mean. I can’t really help with this, you’ll need > to explain in a lot more detail and also ‘why’ etc. > > Gj > > On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 at 20:02, Thomas Wolf <tjw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Geertjan, >> Thanks. It looks like you simply opened that directory as a project? I >> was hoping to keep the src separated from the generated/dependency stuff - >> that's why I was looking to create a new project from one of the existing >> project templates and put all the nb/dependencies in the NetBeansProjects/ >> folder and just point to 'src' in the my_apps folder in my git repository. >> >> If I wanted to do this, would I use "HTML5/JS Application with Existing >> Sources" or "Node.js Application with Existing Sources"? >> >> Thanks again, >> Tom >> >> On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 11:37 AM Geertjan Wielenga <geert...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> >>> https://github.com/geertjanw/pics/blob/master/react-in-nb-1.png >>> >>> https://github.com/geertjanw/pics/blob/master/react-in-nb-2.png >>> >>> Hope it helps. >>> >>> Gj >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 3:12 PM Thomas Wolf <tjw...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Geertjan, >>>> That would be great - thanks! >>>> I don't have my src on GitHub, but this directory structure is created >>>> by React's sample application generator using cmd "npx create-react-app >>>> app" (see >>>> https://reactjs.org/docs/create-a-new-react-app.html#create-react-app >>>> ). >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 4:43 AM Geertjan Wielenga <geert...@apache.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If you can point to this or a similar source structure on GitHub, I’ll >>>>> make a YouTube clip showing how to set it up in Apache NetBeans. >>>>> >>>>> Gj >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 at 22:12, Thomas Wolf <tjw...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey everyone, >>>>>> I'm just getting my feet wet with web-based application development >>>>>> (but decades of Java dev experience using NB) and, up to this point, have >>>>>> been using NB mainly as an editor for my first React app. >>>>>> >>>>>> The react application is working fine - with a standard react app >>>>>> directory structure: >>>>>> >>>>>> app/ >>>>>> build/ >>>>>> node_modules/ >>>>>> public/ >>>>>> src/ >>>>>> package.json >>>>>> >>>>>> My simple development cycle has been to start the app via 'npm start' >>>>>> and, as I update the files in src/ using Netbeans (via "Favorites" >>>>>> window), >>>>>> npm server picks up the changes and reloads the browser with my app. >>>>>> >>>>>> Debugging's basically been done by adding console.log messages :-( I >>>>>> would love to debug from within the IDE instead. Is that even feasible >>>>>> or >>>>>> must I rely on the browser-based debuggers? >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a way I can create a NB project of the appropriate type from >>>>>> "existing" source? If so, which project template should I use? Someone >>>>>> suggested using "Node.js Application with Existing Source", but what do I >>>>>> specify for "Source Folder"? I tried both "app" and "src", but NB >>>>>> doesn't >>>>>> like either. When I click "Finish", NB just shows some warning msg for a >>>>>> split second (too short to read) and stays on that screen. >>>>>> >>>>>> Clicking "Help" on this screen does nothing except produce a thud >>>>>> sound :-( >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm on NB 11.0 on a Mac (macOS 10.14.6) w. Java 11.03. NB's working >>>>>> fine for my Java-based projects. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any help/steps would be much appreciated. >>>>>> Tom >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> tjw...@gmail.com >>>>>> http://landofwolf.blogspot.com/ >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> tjw...@gmail.com >>>> http://landofwolf.blogspot.com/ >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> tjw...@gmail.com >> http://landofwolf.blogspot.com/ >> > -- tjw...@gmail.com http://landofwolf.blogspot.com/
