# Lightning Polar

> One-click Bitcoin Lightning networks for local app development & testing

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## Development

### Dependencies

Polar requires that you have Docker installed to create the local networks

- On Mac & Windows, you can just install [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop)
- On Linux, you need to install [Docker Server](https://docs.docker.com/install/#server) and [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/) separately

### Commands

| Command         | Description                               |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `yarn`          | install dependencies                      |
| `yarn dev`      | run the app with react hot reloading      |
| `yarn test`     | run unit tests in watch mode              |
| `yarn test:e2e` | run e2e tests                             |
| `yarn lint:all` | run typescript and eslint syntax checking |
| `yarn langs`    | extract i18n language keys from code      |
| `yarn pacakge`  | package the app for your OS               |

### Tips

- install the [import-sorter](https://github.com/SoominHan/import-sorter) Visual Studio Code extension for automatic import statement sorting

### Tech Stack

- [Electron](https://github.com/electron/electron/): cross platform desktop app framework
- [Typescript](https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript): increased productivity with a typed language
- [ReactJS](https://github.com/facebook/react/): declarative UI library for JavaScript
- [Create React App](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app): minimize build configuration
- [easy-peasy](https://github.com/ctrlplusb/easy-peasy): Redux state management without the boilerplate
- [Ant Design](https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design/): don't reinvent the wheel with UI design
- [react-i18next](https://github.com/i18next/react-i18next): support for multiple languages (english/spanish included)
- [electron-log](https://github.com/megahertz/electron-log): multi-level logging to console and file
- [Prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier): keep code format consistent
- [ESLint](https://github.com/eslint/eslint): follow code quality best practices
- [Travis](https://travis-ci.org): automate builds and testing on Mac/Linux
- [AppVeyor](https://appveyor.com): automate builds and testing on Windows
- [Renevate Bot](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate): automate dependency upgrades via GitHub bot
- [Jest](https://github.com/facebook/jest): delightful JavaScript testing
- [React Testing Library](https://github.com/testing-library/react-testing-library): React specific testing utilities
- [CodeCov](https://codecov.io/): maintain quality of unit tests
- [Testcafe](https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe): End-to-end is important
- [commitlint](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint): standardize git commit messages
- [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint): automate release versioning and changelog generation