Bower

1. Install and enable the Bower plugin on the Settings | Plugins page, tab Marketplace, as described in Installing plugins from JetBrains Marketplace.

2. Download and install Node.js.

Install Bower

• In the embedded Terminal (Alt+F12) , type:

  npm install -g bower

Create bower.json

1. In the embedded Terminal (Alt+F12) , type:

   cd <your project folder> bower init

2. Answer the questions to specify the following basic settings:

   • The testing framework to use.

   • The browsers to be captured automatically.

   • The patterns that define the location of test files to be involved in testing or excluded from it.

   Learn more from the Bower official website.

Configure Bower in JetBrains Rider

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open settings and then select Languages & Frameworks | JavaScript | Bower.

2. Specify the location of the Bower package and the bower.json configuration file.

• In the embedded Terminal (Alt+F12) , type one of the following commands:

  • bower install --save <package_name> to install the package as a project dependency.

  • bower install --save-dev <package_name> to install the package as a development dependency.

• Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open settings and then select Languages & Frameworks | JavaScript | Bower.

  On the Bower page, the Packages area shows all the Bower packages that are currently installed in your project.

  • To install a package, click , and in the Available Packages dialog that opens, select the required package and click Install Package.

  • To upgrade to the latest version of a package, select it in the list and click the Upgrade button ().

  • To uninstall a package, select it in the list and click the Remove button ().