Development on Github Codespaces

Github Codespaces is a quick way to get started with internal Mesop development. All you need to do is a click a button and a fully configured workspace will be created for you. No need to spend time debugging installation issues.

Github Free and Pro plans also provide a free tier, so Codespaces is useful for writing and testing quick patches.

If using the free tier, the Codespace setup takes 20-30 minutes due to the limited CPU available.

Create Github Codespace

You can create a Github Codespace from the Mesop Github repository page.

Wait for postCreateCommand to run

The Codespace will not be usable until the postCreateCommand has completed. You can view the CLI output by pressing Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P and then finding the View Creation Log option.

Set the Python environment for the Codespace

During the postCreateCommand step, you'll see a pop up asking if you want to set a new environment for the Codespace. Select Yes here to use the virtual env that is created as part of the postCreateCommand set up.

Run Mesop for development

Once the postCreateCommand has finished, you can now start Mesop in the terminal.

./scripts/cli.sh

This step takes some time for the first run.

You will see some warning messages, but it is OK to ignore them. You can also ignore the message shown in the screenshot.

View Mesop demos

Once ./scripts/cli.sh has started the Mesop dev server, you can view the demos from the PORTS tab.