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Create a `HACKING.md` file for onboarding new developers to `cheat`.
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Hacking
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The following is a quickstart guide for developing `cheat`.
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## 1. Install system dependencies
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Before you begin, you must install a handful of system dependencies. The
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following are required, and must be available on your `PATH`:
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- `git`
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- `go` (>= 1.17 is recommended)
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- `make`
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The following dependencies are optional:
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- `docker`
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- `pandoc` (necessary to generate a `man` page)
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## 2. Install utility applications
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Run `make setup` to install `scc` and `revive`, which are used by various
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`make` targets.
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## 3. Development workflow
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After your environment has been configured, your development workflow will
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resemble the following:
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1. Make changes to the `cheat` source code.
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2. Run `make test` to run unit-tests.
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3. Fix compiler errors and failing tests as necessary.
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4. Run `make`. A `cheat` executable will be written to the `dist` directory.
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5. Use the new executable by running `dist/cheat <command>`.
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6. Run `make install` to install `cheat` to your `PATH`.
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7. Run `make build-release` to build cross-platform binaries in `dist`.
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8. Run `make clean` to clean the `dist` directory when desired.
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You may run `make help` to see a list of available `make` commands.
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### Developing with docker
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It may be useful to test your changes within a pristine environment. An
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Alpine-based docker container has been provided for that purpose.
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If you would like to build the docker container, run:
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```sh
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make docker-setup
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```
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To shell into the container, run:
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```sh
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make docker-sh
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```
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The `cheat` source code will be mounted at `/app` within the container.
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If you would like to destroy this container, you may run:
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```sh
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make distclean
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```
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[go]: https://go.dev/
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