Anthony StirlingandGitHub
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## What
Lets the admin portal ("Stirling Processor") ship **inside the JAR**,
gated by a build flag. On `main` the portal already exists as a lazy
`/portal/*` route in the editor but isn't included in production builds
and isn't reachable in a login-enabled server. This PR makes it a
**flag-gated, directly-navigable** part of the editor bundle, and wires
it into the PR preview deployment so it can be tried live.
It keeps the exact architecture `main` uses (portal = a lazy chunk of
the editor, not a separate app), so it inherits all the editor's global
providers/styles and there's no second build to maintain.
## How
**Frontend - gate the existing lazy route**
([`adminRouteExtensions.tsx`](frontend/editor/src/proprietary/routes/adminRouteExtensions.tsx))
```ts
const includePortal = import.meta.env.VITE_INCLUDE_PORTAL === "true" || import.meta.env.DEV;
const PortalApp = includePortal ? lazy(() => import("@portal/PortalApp")) : null;
```
Vite bakes the env to a literal, so when off the dynamic import is
**tree-shaken out entirely** (no `PortalApp` chunk emitted). Always on
in dev. `VITE_INCLUDE_PORTAL` is typed in `vite-env.d.ts` and declared
(default `false`) in `editor/.env`.
**Gradle** ([`build.gradle`](app/core/build.gradle)) -
`-PbuildWithPortal=true` forces `buildWithFrontend=true` and sets
`VITE_INCLUDE_PORTAL=true` on the editor build. Process-env takes
priority over `.env`, so the flag wins for JAR builds while plain `vite
build` / Cloudflare Pages default to off.
**Backend - make the shell reachable**
([`RequestUriUtils`](app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/RequestUriUtils.java))
- permits `/portal` + `/portal/*` as public SPA routes. The editor keeps
its JWT in localStorage (not a cookie), so a direct nav/refresh to
`/portal` isn't authenticated at the server and would otherwise redirect
to `/login` and never load. Serving the shell pre-auth (like the editor
root already is) lets it load; **access control is unchanged** - the
portal has its own auth gate + `RequirePortalAccess`, and its data APIs
stay protected.
**Docker** - the embedded Dockerfiles take `ARG BUILD_PORTAL=false` →
`-PbuildWithPortal=${BUILD_PORTAL}`. Default off, so official
`push-docker` images do **not** bundle the portal.
**CI - scoped to the PR preview deploy only**
([`PR-Auto-Deploy-V2.yml`](.github/workflows/PR-Auto-Deploy-V2.yml)) -
the one job that builds the JAR and comments owns all portal wiring:
passes `BUILD_PORTAL=true`, enables the portal's backend features
(`POLICIES_ENABLED`, `STIRLING_BILLING_ACCOUNT_LINK_ENABLED`), and adds
an "Admin portal included" line (linking `/portal` via the direct IP) to
the deployment comment. `push-docker`, `build.yml`, `test-build-docker`,
and the shared paths-filter are untouched.
## Validation (real, in the JAR)
Built and booted the JAR with `-PbuildWithPortal=true` and login
enabled:
- `/portal` and `/portal/users` load via direct nav and render **fully
themed** (dark surfaces, gradients, filled buttons).
- Editor-only build (`-PbuildWithFrontend=true`, no portal flag) →
editor ships, **0 portal chunks** (tree-shaken).
- `-PbuildWithPortal=true` → `PortalApp` chunk present.
Green: `frontend:check:all` (typecheck all variants, lint, format,
build, tests incl. the `VITE_*` env guard), backend compile,
`RequestUriUtilsTest`, spotless.
## Notes
- **Official images never bundle the portal** (Dockerfile default off);
only the PR preview does. Flip `BUILD_PORTAL` / `-PbuildWithPortal` to
include it elsewhere.
- The `/portal` shell being public is the one deviation from `main`, and
it's required for the route to be reachable at all in a login-enabled
server; data access is still fully gated.
Frontend
All frontend commands are run from the repository root using Task:
task frontend:dev— start Vite dev server (localhost:5173)task frontend:build— production buildtask frontend:test— run teststask frontend:test:watch— run tests in watch modetask frontend:lint— run ESLint + cycle detectiontask frontend:typecheck— run TypeScript type checkingtask frontend:check— run typecheck + lint + testtask frontend:install— install npm dependencies
For desktop app development, see the Tauri section below.
Layout
frontend/ is a workspace containing one or more apps. Today it holds the
PDF editor under frontend/editor/; new apps (the developer portal, etc.)
will sit alongside it as siblings. Shared tooling — package.json, node_modules,
.storybook/, ESLint, Prettier — lives at frontend/ so every app installs
once and lints with the same config.
Environment Variables
The editor's environment variables live in committed .env files at
frontend/editor/:
.env— used by all builds (core, proprietary, and as the base for desktop/SaaS).env.desktop— additional vars loaded in desktop (Tauri) mode.env.saas— additional vars loaded in SaaS mode
These files contain non-secret defaults and are checked into Git, so most dev work needs no further setup.
To override values locally (API keys, machine-specific settings), create an uncommitted sibling editor/.env.local / editor/.env.desktop.local / editor/.env.saas.local. Vite automatically layers these on top of the committed files.
Docker Setup
For Docker deployments and configuration, see the Docker README.
Tauri
All desktop tasks are available via Task. From the root of the repo:
Dev
task desktop:dev
This ensures the JLink runtime and backend JAR exist (skipping if already built), then starts Tauri in dev mode.
Build
task desktop:build
This does a full clean rebuild of the backend JAR and JLink runtime, then builds the Tauri app for production.
Platform-specific dev builds are also available:
task desktop:build:dev # No bundling
task desktop:build:dev:mac # macOS .app bundle
task desktop:build:dev:windows # Windows NSIS installer
task desktop:build:dev:linux # Linux AppImage
JLink Tasks
You can also run JLink steps individually:
task desktop:jlink # Build JAR + create JLink runtime
task desktop:jlink:jar # Build backend JAR only
task desktop:jlink:runtime # Create JLink custom JRE only
task desktop:jlink:clean # Remove JLink artifacts
Clean
task desktop:clean
Removes all desktop build artifacts including JLink runtime, bundled JARs, Cargo build, and dist/build directories.