This repository contains the source files of CKBuilder, a command line builder for CKEditor.

CKBuilder generates release packages of CKEditor out of its source code.

You can compile CKBuilder into a single .jar file by running build_jar.sh located in the dev\build folder. The compiled file will be generated in the bin folder. Apache Ant is required to run it.

You can generate a CKEditor release version using CKBuilder source files by running build.sh available in the dev\scripts folder. The release version of CKEditor will be generated in the release folder. Make sure to download the CKEditor submodule first:

> git submodule update --init

If you did not compile your own version of ckbuilder.jar and all you want to do is to build CKEditor, then there is a simpler way to do this:

1. Clone the CKEditor repository.

2. Inside ckeditor-dev run:

   > ./dev/builder/build.sh
   

3. That's it - CKBuilder will be downloaded automatically and a "release" version of CKEditor will be built in the new dev/builder/release/ folder.

Note: CKBuilder which is run by calling build.sh script will use default build-config.js which define skin, files to be ignored and plugins. For more information about build-config run builder with --build-help command.

Note2: The shell script is designed to run on Mac/Linux. If you are a Windows user, install Git for Windows, make sure "Git Bash" is checked during the installation process and then run this script using "Git Bash".

To get the list of all available commands and options, run:

> java -jar ckbuilder.jar --help

This is just an overview of available commands. For more details, check the built-in help options.

--help | --build-help | --full-help

Display various help information.

--build

Build CKEditor, definitely the most frequently used command.

--build-skin

Creates a release version of a skin (icons are merged into a single strip image, CSS files are merged and minified, JavaScript files are minified).

Note: if you want to share your skin with others, do not upload the release version of a skin to the CKEditor addons repository, upload the source version instead.

--verify-plugin | --verify-skin

Used by the online builder to verify if a plugin or skin is valid. If you have problems with uploading a skin or a plugin, it might be because this command returned errors.

--preprocess-core | --preprocess-plugin | --preprocess-skin

Used by the online builder, unless you intend to do a similar service, you don't need it.

--generate-build-config

Creates a fresh build-config.js.

Licensed under the terms of the MIT License. For full details about license, please check LICENSE.md file.