This project isn't maintained anymore and is several versions behind LynxChan's current release.

LynxChanFront

A front-end for Lynx Chan

Goals

• Responsive, one interface for both desktop and mobile.
• Graceful degradation, provide fallbacks for non-JS and legacy browser users while avoiding unnecessary polyfills.
• Accessibility, using HTML5 semantic elements and microformats where appropriate.
• Themable, the look and feel of the CSS can be customized by editing a single short file.

Technologies used

Jade is used to generate the HTML, and Sass (scss) for the CSS. This allows the code to be clean, DRY, and modulable. Gulp automates all the compilation steps, and Browser-sync allows for fast feedback loops.

Build instructions

npm install
node ./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js --production

The built files will be in the folders templates and static.

If you want to do work on the front-end then I advise you to install gulp globally:

sudo npm install -g gulp

Call gulp help when inside the project for a list of available taks and options.

Configuration

gulpSettings.json in the same directory as gulpfile.js.
All keys are optional (except generalSettingsPath if the front-end (fe) is not situated directly next to the back-end (be)):

• generalSettingsPath: Path to the back-end's general settings file, used to set things such as the chan's name (usual location: ${BACK_END}/settings/general.json).
• languagePackPath: {
  • backEnd: Path to the back-end's language pack (json).
  • frontEnd: Path to the front-end's language pack (json). }
• themeFolder: Path to a folder containing a theme.scss file, whose variables will override any of the variables in src/static/scss/sass/defaultTheme.scss.
• outputFolder: Path to the folder in which to output the built files.
• startCommand: Command executed when starting gulp browser-sync.
• reloadCommand: Command executed by gulp browser-sync before reloading the browser.