How to extend node red dashboard: development setup

node-red-dashboard.txt

1.  Make sure you have removed all global instances of node-red and dashboard on the developement machine
2.  In a shell session (shell_1), create a directory to install node-red
3.  cd this dir (node-red)
4.  npm init
5.  npm i node-red
6.  cd node_modules/node-red
7.  npm start
8.  stop => the .node-red directory in <user> default directory should then be created
9.  In a new shell (shell_2): cd <user>/.node-red/node_modules
10. git clone https://github.com/node-red/node-red-dashboard.git
11. cd node-red-dashboard
12. npm install => look the .config.json in <user>/.node-red, the reference of node-red-dashboard should point to the appropriate directory
13. make a change in the src directory of node-red-dashboard
14. gulp (if not installed npm i gulp -g)
15. In shell_1 npm cache clear, npm start
16. development loop from 13. to 15.
17. Make sure you reload the .js files in your browser