Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio Code

• Node.js v18.10.0

• Angular 15.2.x

• GIT 2.36.0.windows.1

• Docker

AASPortal is a mono-repository project. It is implemented using the npm workspaces concept. The project consists of three packages:

• aas-portal: The browser app of AASPortal.

• aas-server: The Node.js server app of AASPortal.

• aas-lib: … tbd …

• common: Types and functions used by aas-portal and aas-server.

aasportal
  ├── projects
  │     ├── aas-portal
  │     │     └── package.json
  │     ├── aas-server
  │     │     └── package.json
  │     ├── aas-lib
  │     │     └── package.json
  │     └── common
  │          └── package.json
  └── package.json

Setup Visual Studio Code

The preferred development environment is Visual Studio Code. Clone AASPortal’s GIT repository. Open aasportal in Visual Studio Code. In a terminal window execute the the following commands:

npm install

and

npm run build -ws

restart Visual Studio Code.

Start AASPortal

The following command creates and executes a composed Docker image:

npm run start

Open one of the supported web browsers and go to the Web site:

http://localhost/

Alternatively, the application can be started by specifying an Asset Administration Shell:

http://localhost/?id='value'

value can be the AAS identification:

http://localhost/?id=http://boschrexroth.com/shells/0608842005/917004878

the identification base64URL encoded

http://localhost/?id=aHR0cDovL2Jvc2NocmV4cm90aC5jb20vc2hlbGxzLzA2MDg4NDIwMDUvOTE3MDA0ODc4

or the name (idShort) of the AAS

http://localhost/?id=Bosch_NexoPistolGripNutrunner