
Changes to tutorial documentation: 1. Changed instances of `yarn` to `npm`. Remove references to installing `yarn`. 2. Changed instances of `@freesewing/new-design` to `@freesewing/studio`. 3. Changed instances of "lab" to "development environment" and `npm run lab` to `npm run org`. 4. Changed instances of Node v18.17.0 to v20.19.1. ~(I think I might have missed it in one spot. I'll submit a future PR for it.)~ I did not touch the Getting "Started with Vercel" and "Getting Started with Codespaces" tutorials. I need to take a closer look at these to see if they are still relevant or if we might want to remove them. Co-authored-by: Benjamin Fan <ben-git@swinglonga.com> Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/freesewing/freesewing/pulls/278 Reviewed-by: Joost De Cock <joostdecock@noreply.codeberg.org> Co-authored-by: Benjamin Fan <benjamesben@noreply.codeberg.org> Co-committed-by: Benjamin Fan <benjamesben@noreply.codeberg.org>
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title: Start the development environment
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FreeSewing provides the studio, a development environment to help you design and develop patterns.
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There are two ways to run this studio:
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- [**Repository studio**](#repository-studio): Use this if you intend to contribute your work to FreeSewing
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- [**Stand-alone studio**](#stand-alone-studio): Use this if you want to do your own thing, and not contribute to FreeSewing
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## Repository Studio
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Run `npm run studio` to start the repository studio development environment:
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```bash
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npm run studio
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```
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Then point your browser to http://localhost:3000
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Your new design will appear in the Local Designs page.
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:::tip
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### Adding another new design
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This is all you need to work on existing designs. If you'd like to add another new design, run:
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```bash
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npm run add
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```
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Just make sure to re-start the repository studio afterwards with `npm run studio`
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:::
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## Stand-alone studio
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You will have a new folder that contains the stand-alone studio development environment.
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(Within this new folder, the `design` subfolder holds your design's configuration files and source code.
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You can ignore all other subfolders and files; they are part of the development environment.)
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To start the development environment, enter the folder that was created
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and run `npm run start`.
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```bash
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npm run start
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```
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Then open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000
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:::tip
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The development environment will watch for any changes you make to
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the pattern's source code or configuration.
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When you do, the pattern will update automatically in your browser.
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:::
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### Adding another new design
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This is all you need to work on existing designs. If you'd like to add another new design, run:
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```bash
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npm run add
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```
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Just make sure to re-start the stand-alone studio afterwards with `npm run start`.
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:::note
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##### Yay, you're done!
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All you have to do now is design your pattern.
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Thankfully, we have a tutorial for that too:
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- [Pattern design tutorial](/tutorials/pattern-design/): A step-by-step guide to designing your first pattern
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:::
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