Is it possible to use theme component from local folder (as plugin) - for local development?

[4ong (Anatol Myshkin)]

To work on a custom theme component I want to reload it from the local folder without an installation process from git or .tar.
Is it possible? Which path/folder should I use?

Thanks!

[Johani (Joe)]

Sure, you can use the discourse_theme gem

Install the Discourse Theme CLI console app to help you build themes

The [discourse] Discourse Theme CLI is a ruby gem that allows you to use your editor of choice when developing Discourse themes and theme components. As you save files the CLI will update the remote theme or component and changes to it will appear live! Installing To play with it, make sure you have Ruby 2.5 or up installed. [image] If you are on Windows, you have 2 options: Option 1: Windows Subsystem for Linux. Windows 10 has access to a full Linux environment, you can use it to instal…

There’s also a guide that will help you get started here

Get started with Theme Creator and the Theme CLI

This topic will walk you through how to use the Theme CLI with our Theme Creator site to develop a theme and preview your changes on a live Discourse site. Sign up for an account here on Meta if you haven’t already Log in to Theme Creator Install the Theme CLI via the instructions here Create a new theme on Theme Creator by: visiting https://discourse.theme-creator.io/my/themes Clicking Install, and selecting the “Create New” option. Giving your theme a unique name (you ca…

[pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman)]

If it’s somehow not clear, this solution is what the OP requested except better. It’s a fantastic tool.

[4ong (Anatol Myshkin)]

thanks @Johani It’s even better than I expected!

[Abdul_Latheef_PT]

@pfaffman Yes. OP was asking something whether themes can add as a local folder and application can take it. The same thing is achievable for plugins like plugins/plugin-name/.... Is there any option for theme like this. For example themes/theme-name/...

[merefield (Robert)]

You put the theme in any folder you like. Running discourse_theme watch <path> then watches it for any changes and uploads them to the site on deltas. That is the solution.