1 [jQuery](http://jquery.com/) - New Wave JavaScript
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7 In the spirit of open source software development, jQuery always encourages community code contribution. To help you get started and before you jump into writing code, be sure to read these important contribution guidelines thoroughly:
9 1. [Getting Involved](http://docs.jquery.com/Getting_Involved)
10 2. [Core Style Guide](http://docs.jquery.com/JQuery_Core_Style_Guidelines)
11 3. [Tips For Bug Patching](http://docs.jquery.com/Tips_for_jQuery_Bug_Patching)
14 What you need to build your own jQuery
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17 In order to build jQuery, you need to have Node.js/npm latest and git 1.7 or later.
18 (Earlier versions might work OK, but are not tested.)
20 Windows users have two options:
22 1. Install [msysgit](https://code.google.com/p/msysgit/) (Full installer for official Git) and a
23 [binary version of Node.js](http://nodejs.org). Make sure all two packages are installed to the same
24 location (by default, this is C:\Program Files\Git).
25 2. Install [Cygwin](http://cygwin.com/) (make sure you install the git and which packages), and
26 a [binary version of Node.js](http://nodejs.org/).
28 Mac OS users should install Xcode (comes on your Mac OS install DVD, or downloadable from
29 [Apple's Xcode site](http://developer.apple.com/technologies/xcode.html)) and
30 [Homebrew](http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/). Once Homebrew is installed, run `brew install git` to install git,
31 and `brew install node` to install Node.js.
33 Linux/BSD users should use their appropriate package managers to install git and Node.js, or build from source
34 if you swing that way. Easy-peasy.
37 How to build your own jQuery
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40 First, clone a copy of the main jQuery git repo by running:
43 git clone git://github.com/jquery/jquery.git
46 Enter the directory and install the Node dependencies:
49 cd jquery && npm install
53 Make sure you have `grunt` installed by testing:
61 Then, to get a complete, minified (w/ Uglify.js), linted (w/ JSHint) version of jQuery, type the following:
68 The built version of jQuery will be put in the `dist/` subdirectory.
71 ### Modules (new in 1.8)
73 Starting in jQuery 1.8, special builds can now be created that optionally exclude or include any of the following modules:
82 Before creating a custom build for use in production, be sure to check out the latest stable version:
85 git pull; git checkout $(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
88 Then, make sure all Node dependencies are installed and all Git submodules are checked out:
94 To create a custom build, use the following special `grunt` commands:
108 Exclude **deprecated**:
111 grunt custom:-deprecated
114 Exclude **dimensions**:
117 grunt custom:-dimensions
123 grunt custom:-effects
132 Exclude **all** optional modules:
135 grunt custom:-ajax,-css,-deprecated,-dimensions,-effects,-offset
139 Note: dependencies will be handled internally, by the build process.
142 Running the Unit Tests
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146 Start grunt to auto-build jQuery as you work:
149 cd jquery && grunt watch
153 Run the unit tests with a local server that supports PHP. No database is required. Pre-configured php local servers are available for Windows and Mac. Here are some options:
155 - Windows: [WAMP download](http://www.wampserver.com/en/)
156 - Mac: [MAMP download](http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html)
157 - Linux: [Setting up LAMP](https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/288158-easy-lamp-server-installation)
158 - [Mongoose (most platforms)](http://code.google.com/p/mongoose/)
163 Building to a different directory
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166 If you want to build jQuery to a directory that is different from the default location:
169 grunt && grunt dist:/path/to/special/location/
171 With this example, the output files would be:
174 /path/to/special/location/jquery.js
175 /path/to/special/location/jquery.min.js
178 If you want to add a permanent copy destination, create a file in `dist/` called ".destination.json". Inside the file, paste and customize the following:
183 "/Absolute/path/to/other/destination": true
188 Additionally, both methods can be combined.
195 Update the submodules to what is probably the latest upstream code.
198 grunt update_submodules
201 Note: This task will also be run any time the default `grunt` command is used.
208 As the source code is handled by the version control system Git, it's useful to know some features used.
212 The repository uses submodules, which normally are handled directly by the `grunt update_submodules` command, but sometimes you want to
213 be able to work with them manually.
215 Following are the steps to manually get the submodules:
218 git clone https://github.com/jquery/jquery.git
227 git clone https://github.com/jquery/jquery.git
229 git submodule update --init
235 git clone --recursive https://github.com/jquery/jquery.git
239 If you want to work inside a submodule, it is possible, but first you need to checkout a branch:
246 After you've committed your changes to the submodule, you'll update the jquery project to point to the new commit,
247 but remember to push the submodule changes before pushing the new jquery commit:
251 git push origin master
260 If you want to purge your working directory back to the status of upstream, following commands can be used (remember everything you've worked on is gone after these):
263 git reset --hard upstream/master
269 For feature/topic branches, you should always used the `--rebase` flag to `git pull`, or if you are usually handling many temporary "to be in a github pull request" branches, run following to automate this:
272 git config branch.autosetuprebase local
274 (see `man git-config` for more information)
276 ### handling merge conflicts ###
278 If you're getting merge conflicts when merging, instead of editing the conflicted files manually, you can use the feature
279 `git mergetool`. Even though the default tool `xxdiff` looks awful/old, it's rather useful.
281 Following are some commands that can be used there:
283 * `Ctrl + Alt + M` - automerge as much as possible
284 * `b` - jump to next merge conflict
285 * `s` - change the order of the conflicted lines
286 * `u` - undo an merge
287 * `left mouse button` - mark a block to be the winner
288 * `middle mouse button` - mark a line to be the winner
292 [QUnit](http://docs.jquery.com/QUnit) Reference
298 expect( numAssertions );
304 note: QUnit's eventual addition of an argument to stop/start is ignored in this test suite so that start and stop can be passed as callbacks without worrying about their parameters
306 ### Test assertions ###
310 ok( value, [message] );
311 equal( actual, expected, [message] );
312 notEqual( actual, expected, [message] );
313 deepEqual( actual, expected, [message] );
314 notDeepEqual( actual, expected, [message] );
315 strictEqual( actual, expected, [message] );
316 notStrictEqual( actual, expected, [message] );
317 raises( block, [expected], [message] );
321 Test Suite Convenience Methods Reference (See [test/data/testinit.js](https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/master/test/data/testinit.js))
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324 ### Returns an array of elements with the given IDs ###
333 q("main", "foo", "bar");
335 => [ div#main, span#foo, input#bar ]
338 ### Asserts that a selection matches the given IDs ###
341 t( testName, selector, [ "array", "of", "ids" ] );
347 t("Check for something", "//[a]", ["foo", "baar"]);
352 ### Fires a native DOM event without going through jQuery ###
355 fireNative( node, eventType )
361 fireNative( jQuery("#elem")[0], "click" );
364 ### Add random number to url to stop caching ###
367 url( "some/url.php" );
373 url("data/test.html");
375 => "data/test.html?10538358428943"
378 url("data/test.php?foo=bar");
380 => "data/test.php?foo=bar&10538358345554"
384 ### Load tests in an iframe ###
386 Loads a given page constructing a url with fileName: `"./data/" + fileName + ".html"`
387 and fires the given callback on jQuery ready (using the jQuery loading from that page)
388 and passes the iFrame's jQuery to the callback.
391 testIframe( fileName, testName, callback );
397 callback( jQueryFromIFrame, iFrameWindow, iFrameDocument );
400 ### Load tests in an iframe (window.iframeCallback) ###
402 Loads a given page constructing a url with fileName: `"./data/" + fileName + ".html"`
403 The given callback is fired when window.iframeCallback is called by the page
404 The arguments passed to the callback are the same as the
405 arguments passed to window.iframeCallback, whatever that may be
408 testIframeWithCallback( testName, fileName, callback );
414 If you have any questions, please feel free to ask on the
415 [Developing jQuery Core forum](http://forum.jquery.com/developing-jquery-core) or in #jquery on irc.freenode.net.