docs: add desktop app development instructions

README.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Use it to organize your todo list, to write your journals, or to record your uni
 ## Why Logseq?
 
 [Logseq](https://logseq.com) is a platform for knowledge sharing and management. It focuses on privacy, longevity, and user control.
-Notice: the backend code will not be open-sourced for security reasons and other potential risks. 
+Notice: the backend code will not be open-sourced for security reasons and other potential risks.
 
 The server will never store or analyze your private notes. Your data are plain text files and we currently support both Markdown and Emacs Org mode (more to be added soon).
 
@@ -103,6 +103,26 @@ Run Clojure tests. (Note: `.cljc` files may be tested both by ClojureScript, and
 clj -Mtest-clj
 ```
 
+## Desktop app development
+
+### 1. Compile to JavaScript
+
+``` bash
+yarn watch
+```
+
+### 2. Open the debug app
+
+``` bash
+yarn debug-electron
+```
+
+### 3. Build a release
+
+``` bash
+yarn release-electron
+```
+
 ## Alternative: Docker based development environment
 
 ### 1. Fetch sources

package.json

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
         "release-publishing": "run-s gulp:build cljs:release-publishing",
         "dev-release-app": "run-s gulp:build cljs:dev-release-app",
         "dev-electron-app": "gulp electron",
-        "release-electron-app": "gulp electronMaker",
-        "debug-electron-app": "cd static/ && yarn electron:debug",
+        "release-electron": "run-p cljs:electron-release && cd ./static && yarn electron:make",
+        "debug-electron": "cd static/ && yarn electron:debug",
         "clean": "gulp clean",
         "test": "run-s cljs:test cljs:run-test",
         "report": "run-s cljs:report",
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         "cljs:watch": "clojure -M:cljs watch app publishing electron",
         "cljs:electron-watch": "clojure -M:cljs watch app electron",
         "cljs:release": "clojure -M:cljs release app publishing electron",
+        "cljs:electron-release": "clojure -M:cljs release app --config-merge '{:release {:asset-path \"./js\"}}' publishing electron",
         "cljs:test": "clojure -A:test compile test",
         "cljs:run-test": "node static/tests.js",
         "cljs:watch-app": "clojure -M:cljs watch app",