Quick Start
Developing online (in the Playground)
If you don't want the hassle of installing and configuring your system before you can have a taste of Crank Native, the NativeScript Playground has you covered (Note: experimental at the moment!).
But if you already have your system ready for native development, you can start by using the tns-template-blank-crank
detailed in the next section.
Developing on desktop (via NativeScript CLI)
Provided you already have your system ready for native development (see Getting Started with NativeScript from the NativeScript official documentation), you can start by using the tns-template-blank-crank
starter boilerplate:
tns create my-blank-crank --template tns-template-blank-crank
cd my-blank-crank
npm install
tns preview
# or
tns run ios --no-hmr
# or
tns run android --no-hmr
This set of commands performs the following operations on your system:
- Creates a project using the
tns-template-blank-crank
template. - Switches to the directory containing the newly created project.
- Installs any npm dependencies locally.
- If executing
tns preview
, produces a QR code which can be used to preview the app on a device. - If executing
tns run
, builds and runs the project on all connected devices or in native emulators.