Development Setup

Prerequisites

Tool	Version	Notes
Node.js	20+	LTS recommended
Rust	stable	Install via rustup
Tauri v2 CLI	2.x	cargo install tauri-cli
FFmpeg binary	any	Place in resources/

Clone and Install

git clone https://github.com/Jnx03/Flowtake.git
cd Flowtake
npm install

Run in Development

npm run dev

This starts both the Vite dev server (port 5173) and the Tauri native window with hot reload.

Available Scripts

Command	Description
npm run dev	Start Tauri dev server with hot reload
npm run dev:frontend	Start Vite frontend only (port 5173)
npm run build	Build production installer (NSIS/MSI/DMG)
npm run build:frontend	Build frontend assets only
npm run lint	Run ESLint on the codebase

Path Aliases

Vite is configured with the @shared alias:

// vite.config.mjs
'@shared': path.resolve(__dirname, 'app/shared')

Use @shared/ imports throughout the frontend instead of relative paths.

Multi-Window Dev Notes

Each window has its own HTML entry point. The main window uses index.html at the project root. Other windows live at app/windows/<name>/index.html.

When developing a specific window in isolation, you can open its HTML file directly in the Vite dev server by navigating to its path.

FFmpeg Sidecar

FFmpeg must be placed in resources/ before building. The Tauri shell plugin is configured to allow the sidecar binary. In dev mode, FFmpeg is resolved relative to the project root.

Platform-Specific Notes

Windows: Requires Visual Studio Build Tools (C++ workload) for compiling native Rust dependencies.

macOS: Requires Xcode Command Line Tools (xcode-select --install).