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NODE_ENV='production'

ACCESS_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME=''
APP_ID='learning'
BASE_URL=''
CONTACT_URL=''
CREDENTIALS_BASE_URL=''
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NODE_ENV='development'

ACCESS_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME='edx-jwt-cookie-header-payload'
APP_ID='learning'
BASE_URL='http://localhost:2000'
CONTACT_URL='http://localhost:18000/contact'
CREDENTIALS_BASE_URL='http://localhost:18150'
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NODE_ENV='test'

ACCESS_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME='edx-jwt-cookie-header-payload'
APP_ID='learning'
BASE_URL='http://localhost:2000'
CONTACT_URL='http://localhost:18000/contact'
CREDENTIALS_BASE_URL='http://localhost:18150'
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Prerequisites
=============

The `devstack`_ is currently recommended as a development environment for your
new MFE. If you start it with ``make dev.up.lms`` that should give you
everything you need as a companion to this frontend.

Note that it is also possible to use `Tutor`_ to develop an MFE. You can refer
to the `relevant tutor-mfe documentation`_ to get started using it.

.. _Devstack: https://github.com/openedx/devstack
`Tutor`_ is currently recommended as a development environment for the Learning
MFE. Most likely, it already has this MFE configured; however, you'll need to
make some changes in order to run it in development mode. You can refer
to the `relevant tutor-mfe documentation`_ for details, or follow the quick
guide below.

.. _Tutor: https://github.com/overhangio/tutor

.. _relevant tutor-mfe documentation: https://github.com/overhangio/tutor-mfe#mfe-development

To use this application, `devstack <https://github.com/openedx/devstack>`__ must be running and you must be logged into it.

- Visit http://localhost:2000/course/course-v1:edX+DemoX+Demo_Course to view the demo course. You can replace ``course-v1:edX+DemoX+Demo_Course`` with a different course key.

Cloning and Startup
===================
Cloning and Setup
=================

1. Clone your new repo:

.. code-block:: bash
git clone https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-learning.git
2. Use node v18.x.
2. Use node v20.x.

The current version of the micro-frontend build scripts supports node 18.
Using other major versions of node *may* work, but this is unsupported. For
convenience, this repository includes an ``.nvmrc`` file to help in setting the
correct node version via `nvm <https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm>`_.

3. Install npm dependencies:
3. Stop the Tutor devstack, if it's running: ``tutor dev stop``

4. Next, we need to tell Tutor that we're going to be running this repo in
development mode, and it should be excluded from the ``mfe`` container that
otherwise runs every MFE. Run this:

.. code-block:: bash
tutor mounts add /path/to/frontend-app-learning
5. Start Tutor in development mode. This command will start the LMS and Studio,
and other required MFEs like ``authn`` and ``account``, but will not start
the learning MFE, which we're going to run on the host instead of in a
container managed by Tutor. Run:

.. code-block:: bash
tutor dev start lms cms mfe
Startup
=======

1. Install npm dependencies:

.. code-block:: bash
cd frontend-app-learning && npm ci
4. Start the dev server:
2. Start the dev server:

.. code-block:: bash
npm run dev
Then you can access the app at http://local.openedx.io:2000/learning/

Troubleshooting
---------------

If you see an "Invalid Host header" error, then you're probably using a different domain name for your devstack such as
``local.edly.io`` or ``local.overhang.io`` (not the new recommended default, ``local.openedx.io``). In that case, run
these commands to update your devstack's domain names:

.. code-block:: bash
npm start
tutor dev stop
tutor config save --set LMS_HOST=local.openedx.io --set CMS_HOST=studio.local.openedx.io
tutor dev launch -I --skip-build
tutor dev stop learning # We will run this MFE on the host
Local module development
=========================
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"postinstall": "patch-package",
"snapshot": "fedx-scripts jest --updateSnapshot",
"start": "fedx-scripts webpack-dev-server --progress",
"dev": "PUBLIC_PATH=/learning/ MFE_CONFIG_API_URL='http://localhost:8000/api/mfe_config/v1' fedx-scripts webpack-dev-server --progress --host apps.local.openedx.io",
"test": "fedx-scripts jest --coverage --passWithNoTests"
},
"author": "edX",
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