Merge pull request #387 from alexyak/develop

Added dev parameter

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ### Added
 - Brazilian Portuguese Translation.
 - Option to enable Kios mode.
+- Added ability to start the app with Dev Tools.
 
 ### Fixed
 - Prevent `getModules()` selectors from returning duplicate entries.

README.md

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installer
 
 **Important:** `npm start` does **not** work via SSH, use `DISPLAY=:0 nohup npm start &` instead. This starts the mirror on the remote display.
 
+**Note:** if you want to debug on Raspberry Pi you can use `npm start dev` which will start the MagicMirror app with Dev Tools enabled.
+
 #### Server Only
 
 In some cases, you want to start the application without an actual app window. In this case, execute the following command from the MagicMirror folder: `node serveronly`. This will start the server, after which you can open the application in your browser of choice.

js/electron.js

@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ function createWindow() {
 	//mainWindow.loadURL('file://' + __dirname + '../../index.html');
 	mainWindow.loadURL("http://localhost:" + config.port);
 
-	// Open the DevTools.
-	//mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
+	// Open the DevTools if run with "npm start dev"
+  	if(process.argv[2] == "dev"){
+    	mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
+  	}
 
 	// Emitted when the window is closed.
 	mainWindow.on("closed", function() {