Creating Fields

Prepare folder structure for creating assets
Using the file explorer
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Download the example configuration.
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Unzip the contents to a new folder using a program like 7zip.
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Rename the folder from "mapeo-default-settings-2.1.0" to "mapeo-config-projectname".
Using the terminal (linux and mac)
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wget https://github.com/digidem/mapeo-default-settings/archive/v2.1.0.zip 
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unzip v2.1.0.zip 
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mv mapeo-default-settings-v2.1.0 mapeo-settings-myprojectname
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Configuration Contents
These are the directories that live in the top level folder
fields
icons
presets
These are the files that live in the top level folder
defaults.json
metadata.json
package.json
style.css
Prepare .json Files
In fields directory customize the .json files
In the fields directory, each .json file needs a key, type, label, and placeholder.
type can be one of select_multiple, select_one, text, or textarea
In the presets directory, customize the .json files
In the presets directory, each .json file needs:
a list of fields which should match the key created in the fields directory.
icon must mach the name of an icon in the icons folder
namewill be the human-readable label shown to the user
geometery must be a list of point ,area, and/or line
Copy icons from previous section
The icons folder should have all of the icons you created from the previous section
Package Config Assets for MAPEO
Prep folder and build
Type, 'cd`, then a space, then drag and drop the folder where the prepared assets are and press enter. It will look something like this
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cd /Users/jen/Documents/Dd_LOCAL_project-files/Dd-Tools/Mapeo/Presets/CREATION\\ LAB/Strathcona-KX-v1.0.0
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You will then be ready to run scripts directly in the folder.
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npm install
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npm run -s build
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This -s tells npm to be silent, so that you only see errors that are meaningful to you.
You will see something like the following output. Errors will be highlighted in RED with hopefully some helpful description so that you can remedy the issue.
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→ Using version x.x.x. of mapeo-settings-builder
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! Warning: no category json files found in /home/okdistribute/node_modules/mapeo-default-settings/mapeo-default-settings-2.1.0/categories
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✓ Built presets and categories (37ms)
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✓ Generated svg sprite for iD (544ms)
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✓ Generated png sprite for Mapbox (81ms)
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✓ Generated png icons for Mapeo Mobile (607ms)
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✓ Successfully created file 'build/mapeo-default-settings-v2.1.0.mapeosettings' (total 1299ms)
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You'll also see a .mapeosettings file inside of the build directory.
This is the .mapeosettings file you'll need in the next section
What is a .mapeosettings file?
A .mapeosettings file is a tar file, similar to a zip file. You can see the contents of the file by changing the file extension to .tar and using any application that can extract tar files (such as 7zip, mentioned above).
Troubleshooting Checklist
Type the following into the terminal
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node -v
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You need to be at least on Node version 8 for the mapeo-settings-builder to work properly. If you need help, review the 'Preparing Computer' section and ensure you're on the latest version of mapeo-settings-builder.
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npm install -g [email protected]
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You also may want to delete node_modules and install updated versions of the dependencies.
To update to latest dependencies, delete this folder and type npm install
In Mac or Linux, in the terminal:
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npm install
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If you're having more issues, please open an issue on the GitHub repository or e-mail our support hotline.