The plugin is in preview for macOS on Apple Silicon. One release directory holds everything: the plugin, its broker and worker, an Elide runtime and the embedded SDK the notebook uses. Installing takes one checksum, one unpack and one script.
Requirements
| Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|
| macOS on Apple Silicon | The installer stops on any other platform. |
Tern with the tern command on PATH | The preview is tested with Tern 0.9.12. |
Elide 1.6.3 or newer on PATH | Only for commands you type in a Tern terminal. The plugin’s own views use the runtime in the release. |
Download and install
Download elide-tern-0.1.0-preview.1-macos-arm64.tar.gz and SHA256SUMS from the
preview release, then check and unpack them:
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS
tar -xzf elide-tern-0.1.0-preview.1-macos-arm64.tar.gz
Move elide-tern-0.1.0-preview.1-macos-arm64 to a permanent location and run the installer from inside it:
cd elide-tern-0.1.0-preview.1-macos-arm64
sh ./install.sh
The installer:
- Stops unless the machine is macOS on Apple Silicon and
ternis onPATH. - Stops with
Incomplete releasewhen the broker, worker, runtime, SDK or plugin is missing. - Writes
plugin/config.jsonpointing at the bundled SDK, broker and runtime, unless the file exists. - Registers the plugin with
tern plugin link <release>/plugin.
Tern links to the release directory instead of copying it, so keep the directory in place.
First launch
Run tern in a directory containing elide.pkl, or any directory below one:
cd my-project
tern
Open the command palette and choose Open project workspace. The workspace opens Files, an editor on elide.pkl, a
terminal in the project root and the project toolbar; see Project workspace. Open REPL works
without a project.
Check the install
| Check | Expected |
|---|---|
| Status bar in a project terminal | The project’s name and Workspace. |
runtime/ in the release directory | Lists debug, project and repl. |
elide tern --help in a Tern terminal | The same list: the elide on PATH draws Tern views. |
elide test in a Tern terminal | Results drawn inline in the pane, not printed lines. |
When a check fails, see Troubleshooting.
Update or remove
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| Update | Unpack the new release in a separate directory and run its install.sh. Keep the old directory until its sessions close. |
| Remove | tern plugin unlink elide |
| Reset configuration | Delete plugin/config.json in the release directory and rerun install.sh. |
Next
Type elide test in a Tern terminal and watch the results draw in the pane, then take the tour of the
Tern plugin.