Backdoor (BKDR) | Browser Based Code Editor

Backdoor is a standalone browser based code editor that operates on a LASP (Linux, Apache, SQLite, PHP) server, providing all basic development tools with the ability of adding new features via extensions and services.

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Want to Contribute?

First read our contributing readme file prior to starting. With that said, keep in mind all development files live under the /_development folder. The /_preview_ folder serves as a local build directory for testing Backdoor. If you have prepared your local environment, begin by following the steps below.

Development Setup

Folder Structure

Folder	Description
_demo-root	This is the directory where your local development copy of BKDR is pointed to for testing file creation and modification.
_development	All development will be done here.
_preview	This is where your build gets compiled for localized testing. You would point your Wamp or Mamp to this folder.
_public-release	Running gulp release will put all the minified files here. This is a submodule of https://github.com/RecaMedia/Backdoor-Release
docs	The front-end for https://recamedia.github.io/Backdoor/.

Installation Steps

• Make sure you have Node JS, Gulp JS, and Apache/PHP (suggested for Mac or Windows) installed locally.
• Clone this project to your local environment. Note that _public_releases directory may contain files. However, since this directory is being used as a submodule, it's best to do a separate pull for this directory from https://github.com/RecaMedia/Backdoor-Release. You may need to delete file within the directory prior to doing this.
• Run npm install within the root directory to install dependencies.
• Backdoor development uses dev.backdoor.local URL for local testing. If you decide you would like to use another URL, make sure you also modify the URL within /_preview/config.json file to match your new URL.
• Modify your host file to include the following:

Add URL to host file

127.0.0.1 dev.backdoor.local

Mac

/private/etc/hosts

Windows

\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

• Next, you'll have to modify your vhost file to redirect the dev URL to the appropriate folder.

<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerName dev.backdoor.local
	DocumentRoot "c:/path/to/your/repo/directory/_preview"
  ErrorLog "c:/path/to/your/repo/directory/_preview/error.log"
	<Directory  "c:/path/to/your/repo/directory/_preview/">
		Options +Indexes +Includes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
		AllowOverride All
		Require local
	</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

• You can now start running your Apache/PHP environment. You should be able to access http://dev.backdoor.local within your browser and start using the Backdoor code editor.
• Use the following command to watch local changes gulp. You will have to refresh the page to see the changes take effect.
• To create a final compiled release, use gulp release.
• If you're interested in testing your released version, you would have to repeat the process of adding another URL to your host & vhost file, that points to /_public_releases. For example: if you decided to use backdoor.local, you would access Backdoor via http://backdoor.local/bkdr/.

Extension Docs

You can read the basic extension documentation to develop your own extensions.

License

GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

Copyright

Copyright (C) 2020 Shannon Reca