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Mike Strong edited this page May 21, 2025 · 1 revision

Anywhere Development

Linking to Anywhere Electron App for Testing To streamline development, the project template includes support for running the Anywhere Electron app against local builds with live updates.

Steps

  • Outside the dev container, go to Run and Debug and run Launch Anywhere. This starts the Electron app locally in developer mode.
  • When launching Anywhere for the first time, you’ll be prompted to create and download an initial extract. Complete this step before continuing.
  • In VS Code, select Reopen in Container to enter the dev container.
  • Inside the container, run the Electron Watch task from the command palette.

Note: Build and Watch starts automatically when the container launches. The native directory is a shared volume between the container and host. As files are rebuilt and copied to this directory, the Electron app (launched earlier) will reflect the changes. Use Cmd + R in the Anywhere app to reload and view updates.

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