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# Kogen
Kogen is a project that utilizes npm workspaces to manage multiple packages within a single repository.
## Table of Contents
- [Project Structure](#project-structure)
- [Workspaces](#workspaces)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Development](#development)
- [Testing Production Build](#testing-production-build)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)
## Project Structure
The project is organized using npm workspaces, with the following structure:
kogen/ ├── package.json ├── package/ │ └── ui/ │ ├── .env.example │ ├── package.json │ └── ... └── ...
## Workspaces
This project uses npm workspaces, which is a feature that allows you to manage multiple packages within a single repository. Workspaces offer several benefits:
1. **Simplified dependency management**: Shared dependencies are hoisted to the root, reducing duplication and saving disk space.
2. **Cross-package development**: You can easily work on and test multiple packages simultaneously.
3. **Consistent versioning**: Ensures all packages use the same version of shared dependencies.
In this project, we have a workspace called `@kogen/kogen-ui` located in the `package/ui` directory.
## Getting Started
### Prerequisites
- Node.js (version X.X.X or higher)
- npm (version X.X.X or higher)
### Installation
1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/kogen.git cd kogen
2. Set up the environment for the UI package:
cp package/ui/.env.example package/ui/.env
3. Install dependencies:
npm install
## Development
To start the development server for the UI package:
npm -w @kogen/kogen-ui run dev
This command uses the `-w` flag to specify the workspace package you want to run the script in.
## Testing Production Build
To build and serve the production version of the UI package:
1. Build the production version:
npm run -w @kogen/kogen-ui build:prod
2. Serve the built files:
npx serve package/ui/dist
## Contributing
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## License
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