From 5f103b6102164612574f2b4ad5b467c691d4565f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Skylar Ittner Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:01:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add info about devtools and testing builds --- docs/index.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 54c64bd..d210906 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ PostalPoint® supports JavaScript plugin extensions. Plugins can hook into Posta * Display interactive HTML5 content on the customer-facing screen * Run both Node.JS and browser code. +## PostalPoint DevTools and Testing Builds + +The [PostalPoint build server](https://build.netsyms.net/job/PostalPoint_Retail/) +creates installers from the latest prerelease changes. It is not recommended to use these +builds for production purposes, but they contain the latest changes to plugin APIs. + +For Windows developers, you'll want to download a "postalpoint-retail-sdk_x.xx.exe" installer, +as it contains the Chromium DevTools. + +To enable DevTools on Linux, simply run `sudo apt install nw.js-sdk` and restart PostalPoint. + +To access the DevTools, press F12 or right-click anywhere inside PostalPoint and click Inspect. +Depending on various factors, some plugin console output may go to the "background page"; +right-click and click "Inspect background page" to view that console. + ## Plugin Package Structure A plugin is distributed as a simple ZIP file, containing a folder. The folder then has at least one file, named `plugin.js`.