Purpose of build directory?

[calmdev]

The project has a root /build directory with a README file.

I don't see it mentioned here: https://answer.apache.org/community/development

When I run:

make ui

I see it builds the frontend files under /ui/build, but when I use:

make build

I don't see UI changes after starting the built answer binary.

The modifications do appear when using ui dev server:

pnpm start

Am I missing a step – how do we get UI modifications into the build?

I've also tried:

./answer build

Then running:

./new_answer run -C ./answer-data/

[LinkinStars]

The project has a root /build directory with a README file.

Sorry, this folder is currently not in use.

Am I missing a step – how do we get UI modifications into the build?

No. Your steps are correct.

1. make ui will build the frontend.
2. make build will build the binary that contains the frontend that you build in step 1.

I don't see UI changes after starting the built answer binary.

The modifications do appear when using ui dev server:

If you start using the 'pnpm start' command, these changes will only take effect when accessed through the 127.0.0.1:3000 port. Furthermore, they will also take effect when you repack the application by repeating the steps mentioned above.

[LinkinStars]

I was trying to track it down and understand seen this here:

func replaceNecessaryFile(b *buildingMaterial) (err error)

Looks relevant, but doesn't appear to be used anywhere so maybe not?

This is dead code.

BTW, I've asked the frontend to help us look into this, so please wait.

[LinkinStars]

Regardless of the question. I'm just wondering if Custom Header or Footer would meet your usage needs?

[calmdev]

Out of curiosity I removed the script tag from:

./ui/public/index.html

Then used helmet to load the script on the page where I want to use it:

// ./ui/src/pages/Questions/Detail/index.tsx
<HelmetProvider>
  <Helmet>
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/@antonz/codapi/dist/snippet.js" />
  </Helmet>
  {/* ... */}
</HelmetProvider>

This works and the script loads after all the other static js files on the page.

I still run into the issue where I don't see it after building the new answer binary 🤔

[LinkinStars]

🤔 🤔 🤔 That's strange, how did you build it? Just run make ui and make build?

[calmdev]

Yeah those are the steps I followed.

It's working for me now after resolving this issue