Setup Enviroment for Dasha on MacOS

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Installing Node.js

  1. Check installed Node.js version:
    • Open terminal;
    • Execute command:
      node --version
  2. If the output version is less than v14.0.0 or "node" command not found read the next step, else go to step 7;
  3. If you use node package manager nvm go to step 5, else go to step 4;
  4. Download LTS release from Node.js for MacOS and following Node.js installing instructions. Go to step 6;
  5. Installing Node.js using nvm:
    • Open terminal;
    • Execute command:
      sudo nvm install --lts
    • Execute command:
      sudo nvm alias default lts/*
    • Execute command:
      sudo nvm use default
  6. Return to step 1;
  7. You have successfully installed Node.js with the needed version.

Installing Dasha CLI

Requirement:
Installed Node.js v14 or newer.

  1. Check installed "@dasha.ai/cli":

    • Open terminal;
    • Execute command:
      dasha account list
    • If the output is "dasha" command not found go to step 2
    • If the output is empty go to step 4 else go to step 7.
  2. Install @dasha.ai/cli@latest package:

    • Open terminal;
    • Execute command:
      sudo npm install --global --force "@dasha.ai/cli@latest"
    • Reload terminal.
  3. Go to step 1;

  4. Now you need to login via CLI if don’t have access to the GUI browser then go to step 5:

    • Open terminal;
    • Execute command:
      dasha account login
      or with specified server
      dasha account login --server app.us.dasha.ai
      (or --server app.ru.dasha.ai).
    • Follow output instruction (command in step 4 should open browser or print in terminal action which needs execute);
    • Go to step 6.
  5. Another way to do login is to run the below command:

    • Open terminal;
    • Execute command:
      dasha account add --api-key <YOUR_EXSISTING_API_KEY> -f <YOUR_ACCOUNT_NAME>
      or with specified server
      dasha account add --api-key <YOUR_EXSISTING_API_KEY> -f --server app.us.dasha.ai <YOUR_ACCOUNT_NAME>
      (or --server app.ru.dasha.ai).
    • If you don’t have API key, you can continue the login procedure from current step on another computer or use the following command:
      curl -sSL https://auth.dasha.ai/connect/token --ssl-no-revoke -XPOST -F client_id=platform_client -F grant_type=password -F username=<YOUR_EMAIL> -F password=<YOUR_PASSWORD>
      Response is json with field access_token where contains your API key.
  6. Check success login via a command in step 1

  7. Select needed account returning in step 6 by the following command

    • Open terminal;
    • Execute command:
      dasha account use <YOUR_ACCOUNT_NAME>
  8. You have successfully installed "@dasha.ai/cli@latest" package.

Installing Visual Studio Code (Optional)

  1. Check installed Visual Studio Code:
    • Open terminal;
    • Execute command:
      code --version
      return version of installed Visual Stuido Code or "code" command not found.
  2. If the output is the correct version go to step 5 else read the next step;
  3. Install Visual Studio Code from official site:
  4. Return to step 1
  5. You have successfully installed Visual Studio Code.

Installing DashaStudio extension (Optional)

Requirement:
Installed Visual Studio Code

  1. You can install using Visual Studio Code extensions menu (step 3) or using terminal (step 4) or download it from marketplace;
  2. Install DashaStudio using Visual Studio Code GUI, more documentation about it can be found there:
    • Open Visual Studio Code;
    • Press combination ⇧+⌘+X;
    • Write DashaStudio in search panel;
    • Press install.
  3. Install DashaStudio using terminal:
    • Open terminal;
    • Execute command:
      sudo code --install-extension dasha-ai.dashastudio --force
  4. You have successfully installed DashaStudio.

Installing Git (Optional)

  1. Check installed git by getting its version (execute command in terminal)
    git --version
  2. If the output is "git" command not found or equals to it, then install from Git site and follow instructions, else go to step 4;
  3. Go to step 1 to check corrected installing;
  4. You have successfully installed Git.
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