My first attempt in building a web game
pre-requisites
Install node-js
brew install node
Install gulp-cli globally, why?
npm install -g gulp-cli
Install typings globally.
npm insatll -g typings
Install bower globally.
npm insatll -g bower
Install serve globally.
npm install -g serve
Now change directory into project directory
npm dependencies
Install npm dependencies(local gulp install happens here).
npm install
npm will look at package.json and install the dependencies described.
To add more packages, do
npm install --save-dev <package_name>
when installing package
If you don't have a package.json yet, it can be created via npm init
type definition dependencies
Install typescript type definitions(for phaser).
typings install
typings will look at typings.json and install the dependencies described.
To add more type definitions, do
typings install <type_def_name> --save
If you don't have a typings.json, it can be created via typings init
js lib dependencies
Install libs.
bower install
bower will look at bower.json and install the dependencies described.
To add more dependencies to bower.json, do
bower install <package> --save
If you don't have a bower.json, create it via bower init
References: https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/gulp.html https://github.com/jojoee/phaser-examples