Contributing to the CLI

Where stuff lives

The CLI is divided into two parts:

1. Shared code: Some of the code is shared between 'current' and 'vnext'. This code is mostly responsible for installing RNW. It lives here:
   [Root]\current\local-cli\rnpm\windows
2. vnext code: The rest of the CLI specific to vnext lives here:
   [Root]\vnext\local-cli

How to test local changes to the CLI:

1. If you are making changes to the shared code, you can install from your local enlistment during the yarn add rnpm-plugin-windows step by supplying an @file suffix. For example, if your enlistment root was d:\rnw:
   yarn add rnpm-plugin-windows@file:d:\rnw\current\local-cli\rnpm\windows
2. If you are making changes to the vnext part of the CLI, you can install RNW from your local enlistment by supplying the --windowsVersion parameter to the react-native windows command. For example:
   react-native windows --windowsVersion file:d:\rnw\vnext