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The version of a build is now derived from both the `version` field in `package.json` and the requested build type and version. The build type and version are added onto the manifest version as a suffix, according to the SemVer prerelease format. We already have support in the extension for versions of this format, but to apply a Flask or Beta version required manual updates to `package.json`. Now it can be done just with build arguments. A `get-version` module was created to make it easier to generate the version in the various places we do that during the build. It was created in the `development/lib` directory because it will be used by other non-build development scripts in a future PR. The `BuildType` constant was extracted to its own module as well, and moved to the `development/lib` directory. This was to make it clear that it's used by various different development scripts, not just the build. |
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The MetaMask Build System
tl;dr
yarn distfor prod,yarn startfor local development. Add--build-type flaskto build Flask, our canary distribution with more experimental features.
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", "flask",
"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>]
--lockdown Whether to include SES lockdown files in the extension
bundle. Setting this to `false` is useful e.g. when
linking dependencies that are incompatible with lockdown.
[boolean] [default: true]
--policy-only Stops the build after generating the LavaMoat policy,
skipping any writes to disk.
[boolean] [deafult: false]
--skip-stats Whether to refrain from logging build progress. Mostly
used internally.
[boolean] [default: false]