Extend System Designer
There are many ways to add new functionalities to System Designer. To do so you can:
- update its source code,
- add addons or
- add extensions.
Update System Designer source code
Installation
To update System Designer, you will need to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/design-first/system-designer.git
Once you have cloned the repository, install the dependencies:
npm i
Enable development mode
Start System Designer in development mode:
npm run dev
Once server started, go to http://localhost:9001/.
Update source code
System Designer has got a customizable system. You can update all its components, models or behaviors to follow your needs. To do so:
- go to /src/systems directory,
- open a version of System Designer,
- import the system you want,
- edit the system,
- export it,
- save it in the same place.
Because you have changed the source code, System Designer will be automatically rebuild and the page refreshed.
Add addons
You can extend System Designer by composing other systems with its systems. In that case, these systems are called addons.
To extend System Designer:
- copy and paste a system into the /addons directory and
- build System Designer:
npm run build
Your system will be then compose with System Designer core system.
Add extensions
You can extend System Designer by adding extensions at runtime. To do so:
go to the /extensions directory,
add your created system in extensions.json file and
build System Designer:
shell npm run build`
Your system will be then shown in the list of extensions.