BrowserSolidity is a browser-based Solidity compiler and IDE.
Browser-Solidity is a browser-based Solidity compiler and IDE.
Visit [https://ethereum.github.io/browser-solidity](https://ethereum.github.io/browser-solidity) to use;
it will always deliver the latest version.
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## Offline Usage
Full offline usage is currently not supported because the compiler is always
loaded via http. If you clone/download the repository, use the
loaded via HTTP. If you clone/download the repository, use the
`gh-pages` branch (otherwise you still have to build the application).
## Building
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Here are some things to consider if you have trouble building the package.
- Make sure that you have the correct version of `node`, `npm` and `nvm`. You can find the version that is tested on Travis-ci by looking at the log in the [build results](https://travis-ci.org/ethereum/browser-solidity).
- Make sure that you have the correct version of `node`, `npm` and `nvm`. You can find the version that is tested on Travis CI by looking at the log in the [build results](https://travis-ci.org/ethereum/browser-solidity).
Run:
node --version
npm --version
nvm --version
- In Debian based OSes such as Ubuntu 14.04LTS you may need to run `apt-get install build-essential`. After installing `build-essential` run `npm rebuild`.
- In Debian based OSes such as Ubuntu 14.04LTS you may need to run `apt-get install build-essential`. After installing `build-essential` run `npm rebuild`.
## Unit Testing
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## Browser Testing
To run the Selenium tests via nightwatch serve the app through a local web server:
To run the Selenium tests via Nightwatch serve the app through a local web server:
npm run serve # starts web server at localhost:8080
Then you will need to either:
1. Have a Selenium server running locally on port 4444.
* Run: `npm run browser-test`
1. Or, install and run SauceConnect.
* Run: `sc -u <USERNAME> -k <ACCESS_KEY>` (see .travis.yml for values)
* Run: `npm run browser-test-sc`
1. Have a Selenium server running locally on port 4444.
- Run: `npm run browser-test`
2. Or, install and run SauceConnect.
- Run: `sc -u <USERNAME> -k <ACCESS_KEY>` (see `.travis.yml` for values)
- Run: `npm run browser-test-sc`
## Usage as a Chrome Extension
If you would like to use this as a Chrome extension, you must either build it first or pull from the `gh-pages` branch, both described above.
After that, follow these steps:
* Browse to `chrome://extensions/`
* Make sure 'Developer mode' has been checked
* Click 'Load unpacked extension...' to pop up a file-selection dialog
* Select your `browser-solidity` folder
- Browse to `chrome://extensions/`
- Make sure 'Developer mode' has been checked
- Click 'Load unpacked extension...' to pop up a file-selection dialog
