# Create-homey-app - Create Homey-App without build configuration **URL:** \ **Category:** Developers\ **Tags:** tools\ **Created:** [February 15, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-homey-app-create-homey-app-without-build-configuration/43060 "2021-02-15T19:54:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChrisG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chrisg/32/8825_2.png) [@ChrisG](https://community.homey.app/u/ChrisG)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-homey-app-create-homey-app-without-build-configuration/43060/1 "2021-02-15T19:54:22Z")
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**Author:** ![ChrisG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chrisg/32/8825_2.png) [@ChrisG](https://community.homey.app/u/ChrisG)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-homey-app-create-homey-app-without-build-configuration/43060/2 "2021-02-15T19:54:56Z")
# Create Homey App `This app is still under development` Create Homey-App without build configuration. In a single command, this tool bootstraps an app with associated version management and a dockerized remote development environments. “Old” apps can also be upgraded, if the command is called in the existing app-root directory. - [Creating an App](https://github.com/cgHome/create-homey-app#creating-or-update-an-homey-app) - [Homey Apps SDK v3](https://apps-sdk-v3.developer.athom.com/) Create Homey App works on macOS, Windows, and Linux.\ If something doesn’t work, please file an [issue](https://github.com/cgHome/create-homey-app/issues).\ If you have questions or need help, please ask in [Homey Community Forum](https://community.homey.app/t/create-homey-app-create-homey-app-without-build-configuration/43060). * * * ## Requirements - [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) - [Remote - Containers extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers) - [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) - [Git](https://git-scm.com/) - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) * * * ## Quick Overview ```auto npx create-homey-app [my-app] cd my-app code . ``` If you’ve previously installed [Homey Command-line interface](https://www.npmjs.com/package/homey) globally via `npm i -g homey`, we recommend you uninstall the package using `npm uninstall -g homey` or `yarn global remove homey` to ensure that npx always uses the latest version. _([npx](https://medium.com/@maybekatz/introducing-npx-an-npm-package-runner-55f7d4bd282b) comes with npm 5.2+ and higher, see [instructions for older npm versions](https://gist.github.com/gaearon/4064d3c23a77c74a3614c498a8bb1c5f))_ * * * ## Note **This is my second attempt to normalize and simplify the structure of my homey app development environment with VSCode.** * * * ## Creating or update an Homey-App ### npx ```auto # Invoking from the npm registery npx create-homey-app [my-app] # Invoking from the github repository npx github:cghome/create-homey-app [my-app] ``` ### npm ```auto npm init homey-app [my-app] ``` _`npm init ` is available in npm 6+_ ### Yarn ```auto yarn create homey-app [my-app] ``` It will create a directory called `my-app` inside the current folder. Inside that directory, it will generate the initial project structure and install the transitive dependencies: * * * ## Add on’s ### Homey debugger Add to app.js ```auto /** * homey-debugger */ /* eslint-disable */ if (process.env.DEBUG === "1") { require("inspector").open(9229, "0.0.0.0", false); // require("inspector").open(9229, "0.0.0.0", true); } /* eslint-enable */ ``` * * * ## What’s included ### npm-scripts - test - homey app run - start - npm install && homey app install - build - homey app build - publish - homey app publish - postpublish - npm run init && git commit --amend --no-edit ./package.json && git push -f origin main - validate - homey app validate -l publish - validateTest - homey app validate - init - npm init --quiet -y 1\>/dev/null - lint - eslint . - createRemoteRepo - hub create -d “$npm\_package\_description” -h npm\_package\_homepage {PWD##\*/} && git commit --amend --no-edit && git push -u origin main * * * ## For Developers ### Install Create-Homey-App ```auto git clone https://github.com/cgHome/create-homey-app.git cd create-homey-app npm link code . # happy coding # Test app > use JavaScript Debug Terminal create-homey-app [my-app] ``` ### Tutorials - [Developing inside a Container](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/containers) - [Dockerisieren Sie Ihre Entwicklungsumgebung in VS Code](https://ichi.pro/de/post/234589651404201) ### Development Container Tips & Tricks - [VS Code - Remote Development](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/master) - [VS Code - Contributing](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) - [VS Code - Scripts:](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/master/script-library) ### Create apps - see: [https://medium.com/northcoders/creating-a-project-generator-with-node-29e13b3cd309](https://medium.com/northcoders/creating-a-project-generator-with-node-29e13b3cd309) - see: [https://www.twilio.com/blog/how-to-build-a-cli-with-node-js](https://www.twilio.com/blog/how-to-build-a-cli-with-node-js) - see: [https://github.com/sindresorhus/np](https://github.com/sindresorhus/np) * * * ## Changelog v0.1.0 - Initial commit * * * ## ToDo - Add Screencast - Add localHomey - Parameter * * * ## Copyright Copyright 2021, 2021 [Chris Gross] [cFlat-inc.org](http://cFlat-inc.org) ---
**Author:** ![ChrisG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chrisg/32/8825_2.png) [@ChrisG](https://community.homey.app/u/ChrisG)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/create-homey-app-create-homey-app-without-build-configuration/43060/3 "2021-02-15T19:55:13Z")
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