Getting started
Installation
Install the plugin from the Light Table Plugin Manager.
- In Light Table open the commands tab (default ctrl+space or use the menu View->Commands)
- In the commands tab search field enter something like "plugin manager" and select the item
Plugins: Show plugin manager - In the search field for plugins type
elmand press enter - You should have an item named
elm-lightClick the install button to the right
When there are updates of the plugin an update button will be shown for elm-light plugin in the plugin manager
If you want to try out the latest stuff on master or feel the urge to contribute, check out the Contributing chapter.
If you install on windows, you should use the platform install from elm-lang.org. Using the npm install on windows currently does not work. Sorry. (I won't go into a rant about my feelings towards windows, but...)
Preconditions
LIghtTable 0.8-alpha or higher is required
You will need to have the elm-platform (there is also a npm installer out there) installed and the following should be in your path:
- For all commands\/features you will need to have a project folder with an
elm-package.jsonfile
To get nice and consistent formatting you should also install **elm-format**
Once elm-format reaches release it will most likely become mandatory in elm-light, so you might as well start using it already to get familiar with it ! Also some of the refactoring features will depend on it for nicer output.
Some really useful things to consider if you can't be bothered to read the entire guide
- Autoclose brackets: If you haven't already, DO enable autoclose brackets in Light Table. How ? See Useful configurations
- Auto-completions only starts working once you have connected to an Elm project. You can force "suto.connection", through various commands (Lint, toggle docs etc). So if you hit "ctrl-d" on a symbol when you aren't connected, it will connect for you. Another option is to add the Lint command to the save operation in Light Table. Again see Useful configurations