An SDK for authoring Popcorn projects.
We're writing Butter so that it runs in modern, HTML5 compatible browsers. To that end, we test in the following configurations:
- Firefox stable (currently 12)
- Chrome stable (currently 19)
- Internet Explorer stable (currently 9, will support with 10 simultaneously when it's out)
- Opera stable (currently 11.6)
- Safari stable (currently 5.1)
- iOS 5.1 Safari Mobile (iPad 2+)
- Android 2.3 & 4 - Firefox Mobile, Google Chrome, Android Browser (Samsung Galaxy 2)
This list may change, as platforms and browsers change. Also, our testing may expand to include other form factors (i.e., phones).
- node v0.6 or higher
- npm (comes with node v0.6 installer)
In order for Cornfield to operate correctly ( being able to save, load, and publish ) you will need to install mongodb. You can find a good guide to do so here. Before starting up you Cornfield server be sure that you have MongoDB running or else it will fail to start.
git clone --recursive https://github.com/mozilla/butter.gitcd butternpm installnode make server
When updating your repo, make sure to run node make submodules to update Butter's submodules.
- To use butter be sure to start the node server by running
node make server. - Navigate to http://localhost:8888/templates/test.html to begin using Butter
- Stylus files will be compiled at run-time through a node module, so no pre-compile of
butter.ui.cssis necessary
- Be sure to have a webserver of some sort running and navigate to butter/templates/test.html ( keep in mind you will not be able to save and load projects )
- Run
node maketo ensure all of the CSS has been compiled, since Stylus files are used in place of plain CSS - If you do not have a webserver setup you can create a temporary one by running
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8888inside the root of your Butter directory - Navigate to localhost:8888 to use butter
Running node make package will compile all the necessary files into the dist folder, including resources like editors and dialogs which comprise a complete running environment for Butter.
The constituents of the dist folder are subsequently rolled into a zip file called butter.zip in the dist folder for an even easier distribution of the Butter environment.
Before contributing a new patch be sure to run the following:
node make checkto lint butter- run the qUnit tests in the test/ directory to be sure you broke nothing
Documentation can be created from the source files by running node make docs. Running this command will create /doc and fill it with markdown files corresponding to documentation found within the source.
We have an active irc community on irc.mozilla.org in the #popcorn channel, as well as a mailing list that you can subscribe to https://groups.google.com/group/web-made-movies-working. Come say hi!
- To file a bug or feature request, please use our issue-tracking lighthouse project: https://webmademovies.lighthouseapp.com/projects/65733-butter/
- When contributing code, please issue a pull request on github, so that we can track changes with comments. Be sure to put a link to the pull request in any corresponding lighthouse tickets.
- Be sure to change the ticket state on lighthouse to "peer-review-requested" and assign to to one of the core developers for review
- We have a bot that can run tests on code within pull requests. Try typing
/botio checkfor linting,/botio previewto run the server, or/botio helpfor a list of all commands.
- Seeking in Youtube, Vimeo and Soundcloud using the butter UI may cause the video to pause.
- Seeking in Vimeo using butter UI may cause the video to reset to second 0.
- Youtube URL query string options like "&feature=youtu.be&t=2m1s" may cause issues. Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LP6nDRbDOA&feature=youtu.be&t=2m1s
- Soundcloud's playback position does not update visually while paused. Hitting play, it will fix its position.
- Soundcloud will not respond to seeking until after it has been played once.