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Setup

This guide covers setting up your development environment for Rayforge.

Linux​

Prerequisites​

See the Installation Guide for Pixi installation instructions.

Pre-commit Hooks (Optional)​

To automatically format and lint your code before each commit, you can install pre-commit hooks:

pixi run pre-commit-install

Useful Commands​

All commands are run via pixi run:

  • pixi run rayforge: Run the application.
    • Add --loglevel=DEBUG for more verbose output.
  • pixi run test: Run the full test suite with pytest.
  • pixi run format: Format all code using ruff.
  • pixi run lint: Run all linters (flake8, pyflakes, pyright).

Windows​

Prerequisites​

See the Installation Guide for detailed MSYS2 developer setup instructions.

Quick Start​

Development tasks on Windows are managed via the run.bat script, which is a wrapper for the MSYS2 shell.

After cloning the repository and completing the MSYS2 setup, you can use these commands from a standard Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell:

.\run.bat setup

This executes scripts/win/win_setup.sh to install all necessary system and Python packages into your MSYS2/MinGW64 environment.

Pre-commit Hooks (Optional)​

To automatically format and lint your code before each commit, run this from the MSYS2 MINGW64 shell:

bash scripts/win/win_setup_dev.sh
note

Pre-commit hooks require running git commands from within the MSYS2 MINGW64 shell, not from PowerShell or Command Prompt.

Useful Commands​

All commands are run via the run.bat script:

  • run app: Run the application from source.
    • Add --loglevel=DEBUG for more verbose output.
  • run test: Run the full test suite using pytest.
  • run lint: Run all linters (flake8, pyflakes, pyright).
  • run format: Format and auto-fix code using ruff.
  • run build: Build the final Windows executable (.exe).

Alternatively, you can run the scripts directly from the MSYS2 MINGW64 shell:

  • bash scripts/win/win_run.sh: Run the application.
  • bash scripts/win/win_test.sh: Run the test suite.
  • bash scripts/win/win_lint.sh: Run all linters.
  • bash scripts/win/win_format.sh: Format and auto-fix code.
  • bash scripts/win/win_build.sh: Build the Windows executable.