- Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications.
So, how easy is it to get started with BEM? Super easy.
It's as easy as...
git clone https://github.com/bem/project-stub.git -b bem-core my-bem-project
cd my-bem-project
npm install
Now you can run any bem-tools commands from a ./node_modules/bem/bin/bem directory.
To be able to run bem-tools commands without typing a full path to an executable file (node_modules/bem/bin/bem), use bem-cli npm package:
npm install -g bem-cli or use an alternative method export PATH=./node_modules/.bin:$PATH
Start the server:
bem server # bem server -p 8080 -v info|silly|debug|verbose|warn|errorhint: execute the above commands in your terminal
Now that bem server is running, check it out:
navigate to: http://localhost:8080/desktop.bundles/index/index.html
Stopping the server is also easy, pressing Ctrl + C while the terminal is your active window will stop the server.
Add block:
bem create -l desktop.blocks -b newBlock
Add page:
bem create -l desktop.bundles -b page