Resamplr is a virtual instruments and sampler community + store. Resamplr is currently running Ruby on Rails. This is an effort to port the site to a more managable language.
RoR is great - but the magic can be too much. Resamplr outgrew Rails' approaches, and maintaining the original Ruby codebase became much too cumbersome.
Resamplr's new stack also uses Elm, a reactive and functional front-end language with static typing and no runtime errors.
The original code is not open-sourced or "free". However, because Rust is still nascent when it comes to web, we thought it could be a valuable learning tool for the community.
Make sure you have Vagrant and VirtualBox installed.
Simply run vagrant up and then vagrant ssh. Navigate to the working directory at /vagrant/.
Note: You'll also need to run
cargo install diesel_cli --no-default-features --features "postgres"as the Vagrant box accidentally omits it. This should be fixed in future versions.
To build, run just dev-build. To serve and watch for changes,
instead run just dev-run.
Because I use a Windows system, I prefer using Vagrant. However, if you don't want to use Vagrant and would rather install it yourself, you'll need a few things:
- Postgresql and it's development libraries
- Diesel CLI tools
- Rust Nightly
- NPM / Node (unfortunately)
- If you run into a problem where NPM won't install stuff, make sure you use the
--no-bin-linksflag when installing on a Windows host.
This software is currently unlicensed (Meaning we haven't yet come up with something sensible). Resamplr is a commercial project, and will require some scrutiny when selecting a license.
In the meantime, you can follow these "don't be a jerk" rules:
- Don't clone this codebase and create a competing project
- Don't sell this code to others or mislead others in any way
- Do feel free to learn and steal snippets or ideas
- Do feel free to submit pull requests and otherwise contribute