One can build an Electron (desktop) Theia example application for C/C++ development, using the package.json present in this folder. Electron applications are a good choice for local development but not good for Cloud.
See here for dependencies you'll need to build a Theia application.
You will need to install the clangd language server.
By default, the clangd executable is assumed to be named the same and be in the system's path. You can configure an alternate name using the preference clangd.path.
If you wish to provide startup arguments to clangd, use the preference clangd.arguments.
If you wish to use the clang_tidy linter integration you will need to install clangd version 9 or higher which has a built-in clang-tidy available. This will provide diagnostics in your Theia editor as you type.
This application uses the vscode-clangd VS Code extension. You can find related preferences under "clangd" in the running application.
Build like so:
$> cd theia-app/theia-cpp-electron
$> yarn; yarn build
Start with defaults:
$> yarn start
You can add startup arguments as well:
$> yarn theia start /home/user/workspace
If you wish to package your application, you might take inspiration from the theia-electron example.