Project info:
- project target : js
- project license : MIT
- project author : Matthijs Kamstra aka [mck]
- project website :
This project is written in Haxe and transpiled to JavaScript.
The Cross-platform Toolkit Haxe is an open source toolkit based on a modern, high level, strictly typed programming language, a cross-compiler, a complete cross-platform standard library and ways to access each platform's native capabilities.
- Read more about Haxe?
- Or perhaps you just need a quick install: http://matthijskamstra.github.io/haxejs/haxe/quick-install.html.
- Perhaps you want a Haxe editor?
- And install MacDown to read and write Markdown (this document is written in it).
Confused? Go see a doctor! Confused about Haxe? Please don't hesitate to ask Matthijs Kamstra!
This is the short explanation about the folder structure and files
+ .vscode (files needed for Virtual Studio Code to work with Haxe)
+ bin (export folder)
- build.hxml (default build file)
- build_all.hxml (used to build multiple targets/release/debug)
- build_release.hxml (build file without source-mapping/debug info/etc)
- build_debug.hxml (probably the same as build.hxml)
+ src (source folder)
- Main.hx (default starting point Haxe)
- package.json (automatic build and Node.js file)
- readme/icons/todo/git (nice to haves)
The build.hxml is the default build file. It transpiles the Haxe-code to a target (js, python, etc) language. It's probably the same as build_debug.hxml. It uses trace info, debug info, etc.
The build_release.hxml is the same as build.hxml but without debug info and release vars (for example -D server=release). It exports the data to the folder bin_release.
The build_all.hxml can be used to builds everything but default only build build.hxml
Haxe transpiles the files in the src-folder to the bin-folder.
Point your web-server (for example: Mamp or similar tool) to the bin folder.
And open http://localhost/ (or whatever name you give it like: http://foobar:8888/).
You need to install Haxe, I have written a quick-install-guide.
Once you have Haxe, you need to install the (Haxe) libs used in this project.
cd /path/to/folder/
haxelib install build.hxml
Build with Haxe (in terminal):
cd /path/to/folder/
haxe build.hxml
Install NPM if you want automated builds.
Automated build with terminal (after you installed NPM)
cd /path/to/folder/
npm run watch
If this is a node.js project, use the following code to install the node packages:
cd /path/to/folder/
npm install