Getting Started With FlexJS

Application developers can create applications with Apache FlexJS via a number IDEs, from the command line, with Ant, and soon, Maven.  Below are links to instructions for installing FlexJS with links to instructions for specific IDEs.

To install the Apache FlexJS SDK, you can do one of the following:

• Use the Apache Flex SDK Installer
• Use Node Package Manager (npm)
• Download the binary package and use Ant
• Download the source code and build it with Ant (and soon Maven)
• Use Maven

Using the Apache Flex SDK Installer

The Apache Flex SDK Installer is only supported on Mac and Windows.

1. Download and run the Apache Flex Installer from http://flex.apache.org/installer.html.  You may have to uninstall any older version of the Apache Flex Installer before running it.
2. Choose an Apache FlexJS release from the list of options.
3. Follow the installation instructions.
4. Then if you wish to use this SDK in an IDE, follow the instructions for your IDE below

Using the Node Package Manager (npm)

Assuming you already have Node Package Manager installed, installation is as simple as:

 npm install flexjs -g

Once the installation completes, if you wish to use this SDK in an IDE, follow the instructions for your IDE below

Download the binary package and use Ant