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Tools & Libs

Prerequisites​

  • nodejs
  • pnpm
  • bit
  • zsh
  • zsh plugins
  • Github
  • Postman
  • Jira
  • Lastpass

Nodejs​

We are currently using node.js 18.x please ensure you have this version installed

PNPM Package Manager​

We are using pnpm as our package manager, however we dont use it directly because we are using Bit (see here) however pnpm should be installed globally and please install the specific version below.

npm install -g pnpm

Bit​

We use Bit for managing components and versioning of components, you need to install Bit which is a build time CLI tool. We use BVM which is a version manager for Bit. Run the script below to install BVM and Bit

npx @teambit/bvm install

To upgrade Bit

npx @teambit/bvm upgrade

ZSH updates​

Run the following commands to add some variables / aliases to your .zshrc file

echo 'export AWS_PROFILE=profile.dev' >> ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc
echo 'export PATH=$(npm bin -g):$PATH' >> ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc
echo 'export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc

# Shortcut to pnpm so yuou can run pnpm command using just run
echo 'alias run="pnpm run "' >> ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc

ZSH plugins​

There are a couple very useful ZSH plugins that we'd recommend enabling

  • git
  • aws

Add plugins=(git aws) to your .zshrc file and reload your shell to enable them

The aws plugin is especially useful once you've set up your access keys and secrets see IAM Setup

Github​

Sign in to Github using your @wearehectare.com email address. If you haven't already got and account set on up. If you're not a hectare employee, use your github account but you will need to be added as a contributor to see the repositories

Postman​

Download Postman and install it locally Sign in using your @wearehectare.comemail address

Jira​

Sign in/up using your @wearehectare.com email address

Lastpass​

Sign in/up using your @wearehectare.com email address