VirtualEnv Installation¶

Getting your own development environment.

Preparing Your System¶

Prerequisites: You ‘ll need python, virtualenv, pip, git and mysql-server.

For debian based systems:

$ sudo apt-get install python-dev python-pip python-virtualenv git mysql-server libmysqlclient-dev \
  libxslt1.1 libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libffi-dev

For other Linux distributions, you can consult the documentation of your distribution.

Build the Environment¶

When you want to start contributing...

Fork the main ReMo repository (https://github.com/mozilla/remo) on GitHub.

Clone your fork to your local machine:

$ git clone git@github.com:YOUR_USERNAME/remo.git remo
(lots of output - be patient...)

Create your python virtual environment.:

$ cd remo/
$ virtualenv --no-site-packages venv

Activate your python virtual environment.:
```
$ source venv/bin/activate
```
Install development requirements.:
```
(venv)$ python ./bin/pipstrap.py
(venv)$ pip install --require-hashes --no-deps -r requirements/dev.txt
```
Note

When you activate your python virtual environment ‘venv’ (virtual environment’s root directory name) will be prepended to your PS1.

Note

Since you are using a virtual environment all the python packages you will install while the environment is active, will be available only within this environment. Your system’s python libraries will remain intact.

Configure your local ReMo installation.:

(venv)$ cp settings/local.py-dist settings/local.py

Choose a HMAC_KEY.

For development purposes you can uncomment the key ‘2012-06-15’ with HMAC_KEYS dictionary in your local.py:
```
HMAC_KEYS = {
   '2012-06-15': 'some key',
}
```
Activate MailHide.

We use MailHide to protect our users from spam. Open local.py under settings directory and uncomment the following lines:
```
# MAILHIDE_PUB_KEY = '02Ni54q--g1yltekhaSmPYHQ=='
# MAILHIDE_PRIV_KEY = 'fe55a9921917184732077e3fed19d0be'
```
These keys are demo keys and will not decrypt emails on your local installation but that’s OK if you are not working on a related bug.

If you are to work on a MailHide related bug, register on MailHide’s website for a valid pair of keys.
Setting up a MySQL database for development:

Install the MySQL server. Many Linux distributions provide an installable package. If your OS does not, you can find downloadable install packages on the MySQL site.
Start the mysql client program as the mysql root user:
```
$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password: ........
mysql>
```

Create a remo database:

mysql> create database remo character set utf8;

Sync DB.:
```
(venv)$ ./manage.py migrate --noinput
```
Create an admin account.

Create your own admin account:
```
(venv)$ ./manage.py createsuperuser
```
Update product_details package.

Package product_details provides information about countries. We use it in country selection lists. The information get pulled form mozilla’s SVN, so we need to fetch it at least once. To update run:
```
(venv)$ ./manage.py update_product_details
```
Collect static files.

Various packages provide static files. We need to collect them in the STATIC_DIR:
```
(venv)$ ./manage.py collectstatic
```
Load demo data (optional).

Depending on what you are going to develop you may need to have some demo data.

To load demo users run (within your virtual env):
```
(venv)$ ./manage.py loaddata demo_users
```
To load demo functional areas run:
```
(venv)$ ./manage.py loaddata demo_functional_areas
```
To load demo events run:
```
(venv)$ ./manage.py loaddata demo_events
```
To fetch bugzilla bugs run:
```
(venv)$ ./manage.py fetch_bugs
```
Note

Fetching bugzilla bug requires a Mozilla Reps Admin account on Bugzilla. Ping nemo-yiannis or tasos on #remo-dev to give you access if your project requires it.