The main `version` field in `package.json` will now include the beta version (if present) rather than it being passed in via the CLI when building. The `version` field is now a fully SemVer-compatible version, with the added restriction that any prerelease portion of the version must match the format `<build type>.<build version>`. This brings the build in-line with the future release process we will be using for the beta version. The plan is for each future release to enter a "beta phase" where the version would get updated to reflect that it's a beta, and we would increment this beta version over time as we update the beta. The manifest gives us a place to store this beta version. It was also important to replace the automatic minor bump logic that was being used previously, because the version in beta might not be a minor bump. Additionally, the filename logic used for beta builds was updated to be generic across all build types rather than beta-specific. This will be useful for Flask builds in the future.
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The MetaMask Build System
tl;dr
yarn dist
for prod,yarn start
for local development
This directory contains the MetaMask build system, which is used to build the MetaMask Extension such that it can be used in a supported browser.
From the repository root, the build system entry file is located at ./development/build/index.js
.
Several package scripts invoke the build system.
For example, yarn start
creates a watched development build, and yarn dist
creates a production build.
Some of these scripts applies lavamoat
to the build system, and some do not.
For local development, building without lavamoat
is faster and therefore preferable.
The build system is not a full-featured CLI, but rather a script that expects some command line arguments and environment variables. For instructions regarding environment variables, see the main repository readme.
Generally speaking, the build system consists of gulp
tasks that either manipulate static assets or bundle source files using Browserify.
Production-ready zip files are written to the ./builds
directory, while "unpacked" extension builds
are written to the ./dist
directory.
Our JavaScript source files are transformed using Babel, specifically using
the babelify
Browserify transform.
Source file bundling tasks are implemented in the ./development/build/scripts.js
.
Locally implemented Browserify transforms, some of which affect how we write JavaScript, are listed and documented here.
Usage
Usage: yarn build <entry-task> [options]
Commands:
yarn build prod Create an optimized build for production environments.
yarn build dev Create an unoptimized, live-reloaded build for local
development.
yarn build test Create an optimized build for running e2e tests.
yarn build testDev Create an unoptimized, live-reloaded build for running
e2e tests.
Options:
--build-type The "type" of build to create. One of: "beta", "main"
[string] [default: "main"]
--lint-fence-files Whether files with code fences should be linted after
fences have been removed by the code fencing transform.
The build will fail if linting fails.
Defaults to `false` if the entry task is `dev` or
`testDev`, and `true` otherwise.
[boolean] [default: <varies>]
--omit-lockdown Whether to omit SES lockdown files from the extension
bundle. Useful when linking dependencies that are
incompatible with lockdown.
[boolean] [default: false]
--skip-stats Whether to refrain from logging build progress. Mostly
used internally.
[boolean] [default: false]