aws-blocks

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Composable building blocks for full-stack AWS apps — define infrastructure and runtime code together with end-to-end type safety using TypeScript, local mocking, and native client codegen for Kotlin, Swift, and Dart.

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# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/aws-devtools-labs/aws-blocks

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd aws-blocks

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Gradle (Java/Kotlin)

Medium Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • JDK (Java) Required to build and run Java/Kotlin projects.
  • Gradle If the repo includes gradlew (Gradle Wrapper), you don't need to install Gradle separately.
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
cd native/kotlin

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

./gradlew build

Builds the project using Gradle.

A BUILD SUCCESSFUL message means it worked. The output is created under build/.

3. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
npm create @aws-blocks/blocks-app@latest my-app

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm run dev

Starts the development/run server.

├── packages/ # Blocks, the core runtime, and the create-blocks-app CLI (published to npm)

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

npm run build

Builds optimized production files.

After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

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