This document explains how to build the Node.js bindings for ../../README.md for contributing to the development of the bindings themselves. If you just want to use the module, you can simply install it via npm; see README.md for installation and usage instructions.
To develop these bindings, you’ll need to build them from source. Building requires installing all of the basic dependencies needed for Mapbox GL Native, then running:
npm install --build-from-source
From the root directory. This will compile the Node.js bindings and install module dependencies.
To recompile just the C++ code while developing, run make node.
To create an Xcode project and use a GUI debugger in the case of a crash, run make xnode.
To test the Node.js bindings:
npm test
To run the visual render test suite:
npm run test-suite