Tools of ScandiPWA

VSCode

The tools and editors are essential. For PHP - there is a standard “PHPStorm” for React development we encourage using VSCode. This is a very popular code editor, with a powerful extension API. We even have our own to help you develop your store faster. You can check out our in-depth instructions here.

How to use VSCode Extensions

VSCode extension overview:

• Better comments - the comment highlights
• Code Spell Checker - write without typos
• Debugger for Chrome - remote debugger for chrome
• ESLint - JS code-style validator
• GitLense - better Git integration
• ScandiPWA VSCode snippets - ScandiPWA extension helper
• stylelint - SCSS code-style validator
• Trailing Spaces - left-over spaces highlighter

ESLint and StyleLint - code-style validators

Matching code-style is very important. Consistent tabulation, proper imports, everything matters! We even made our own ESLint plugin (for the next ScandiPWA version)! You can check out our dedicated doc here.

Note:

It is mandatory to install ESLint and StyleLint if you want to work with ScandiPWA! This will help a lot later, when inspecting the source code or contributing! Please do not skip this step!

Using ESList and StyleLint

Chrome remote Debugging

Configuring the remote debugging can be quite challenging. Debugging in the browser requires additional tools. Watch the tutorial video, read the doc and configure your Chrome and VSCode for remote debugging.

Chrome extensions mentioned in this video:

• React Developer Tools - the component state & props inspector
• Redux DevTools - the global state inspection tool

GraphQL Playground

Knowing the GraphQL schema is important. Using reliable tools from the very beginning is crucial for fast delivery. Read our doc and install them beforehand.

The tools mentioned in the video:

• GraphQL Playground - the best GraphQL schema editor
• Postman - the best API explorer