readme/doc

Author: farfromrefug

README.md

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 	* [Update readme ](#update-readme-)
 	* [Update doc ](#update-doc-)
 	* [Publish](#publish)
+	* [modifying submodules](#modifying-submodules)
 * [Questions](#questions)
 
 
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ To start the interactive menu, run `npm start` (or `yarn start` or `pnpm start`)
 ```bash
 npm run build.all
 ```
+WARNING: it seems `yarn build.all` wont always work (not finding binaries in `node_modules/.bin`) which is why the doc explicitly uses `npm run`
 
 ### Demos
 
@@ -437,6 +439,10 @@ npm run demo.[ng|react|svelte|vue].[ios|android]
 npm run demo.svelte.ios # Example
 ```
 
+Demo setup is a bit special in the sense that if you want to modify/add demos you dont work directly in `demo-[ng|react|svelte|vue]`
+Instead you work in `demo-snippets/[ng|react|svelte|vue]`
+You can start from the `install.ts` of each flavor to see how to register new demos 
+
 
 [](#contributing)
 
@@ -481,9 +487,115 @@ Simply run
 npm run publish
 ```
 
+### modifying submodules
+
+The repo uses https:// for submodules which means you won't be able to push directly into the submodules.
+One easy solution is t modify `~/.gitconfig` and add
+```
+[url "ssh://[email protected]/"]
+	pushInsteadOf = https://github.com/
+```
+
+
+[](#questions)
+
 
 [](#questions)
 
+## Questions
+
+If you have any questions/issues/comments please feel free to create an issue or start a conversation in the [NativeScript Community Discord](https://nativescript.org/discord).
+
+[](#demos-and-development)
+
+## Demos and Development
+
+
+### Repo Setup
+
+The repo uses submodules. If you did not clone with ` --recursive` then you need to call
+```
+git submodule update --init
+```
+
+The package manager used to install and link dependencies must be `pnpm` or `yarn`. `npm` wont work.
+
+To develop and test:
+if you use `yarn` then run `yarn`
+if you use `pnpm` then run `pnpm i`
+
+**Interactive Menu:**
+
+To start the interactive menu, run `npm start` (or `yarn start` or `pnpm start`). This will list all of the commonly used scripts.
+
+### Build
+
+```bash
+npm run build.all
+```
+WARNING: it seems `yarn build.all` wont always work (not finding binaries in `node_modules/.bin`) which is why the doc explicitly uses `npm run`
+
+### Demos
+
+```bash
+npm run demo.[ng|react|svelte|vue].[ios|android]
+
+npm run demo.svelte.ios # Example
+```
+
+Demo setup is a bit special in the sense that if you want to modify/add demos you dont work directly in `demo-[ng|react|svelte|vue]`
+Instead you work in `demo-snippets/[ng|react|svelte|vue]`
+You can start from the `install.ts` of each flavor to see how to register new demos 
+
+
+[](#contributing)
+
+## Contributing
+
+### Update repo 
+
+You can update the repo files quite easily
+
+First update the submodules
+
+```bash
+npm run update
+```
+
+Then commit the changes
+Then update common files
+
+```bash
+npm run sync
+```
+Then you can run `yarn|pnpm`, commit changed files if any
+
+### Update readme 
+```bash
+npm run readme
+```
+
+### Update doc 
+```bash
+npm run doc
+```
+
+### Publish
+
+The publishing is completely handled by `lerna` (you can add `-- --bump major` to force a major release)
+Simply run 
+```shell
+npm run publish
+```
+
+### modifying submodules
+
+The repo uses https:// for submodules which means you won't be able to push directly into the submodules.
+One easy solution is t modify `~/.gitconfig` and add
+```
+[url "ssh://[email protected]/"]
+	pushInsteadOf = https://github.com/
+```
 
 [](#questions)