makecode

MKC - command line tool for MakeCode editors

This package includes a tool that can compile MakeCode (PXT) projects by downloading parts of a released MakeCode web app and running them in node.js.

This is different than pxt command line tool, which is used primarily during development of MakeCode editors.

Usage

In a folder with pxt.json file, run:

> makecode

You can also pass --hw f4, --hw d5 etc. Try --hw help to get a list. Use makecode -j to build JavaScript (it defaults to native).

The tool is configured with optional mkc.json file. Example:

{
    "targetWebsite": "https://arcade.makecode.com/beta",
    "hwVariant": "samd51",
    "links": {
        "jacdac-services": "../../pxt-jacdac-services"
    },
    "overrides": {
      "testDependencies": {}
    }
}

All fields are optional.

• targetWebsite says where to take the compiler from; if you omit it, it will be guessed based on packages used by pxt.json; you can point this to a live or beta version of the editor, as well as to a specific version (including SHA-indexed uploads generated during PXT target builds)
• hwVariant specifies default hardware variant (currently only used in Arcade); try --hw help command line option to list variants
• links overrides specific packages; these can be github packages or built-in packages
• overrides is used to override specific keys in pxt.json

You can use --config-path to build for a different configuration, eg. makecode -c mkc-arcade.json.

TODO

• allow updating shims.d.ts/enums.d.ts
• add makecode --bump

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