DARTS Initiative Website

Official website source code for the DARTS Initiative.

DARTS (Distributed Autonomous Resilient Technology Swarms) is an open ecosystem for the research and development of autonomous, resilient, and scalable drone swarms.

Project Overview

This website is built using:

• Vite: For fast development and building.
• Vanilla JavaScript: Core logic (src/).
• Vite Plugin Markdown: For loading content from Markdown files.
• Vibe Coding Philosophy: How we build and maintain this project.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+ recommended)
• npm

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/darts-initiative/web.git
   cd web

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

Development

To start the local development server:

npm run dev

Open your browser at http://localhost:5173.

Building for Production

To build the static site:

npm run build

The output will be in the dist/ directory.

To preview the production build locally:

npm run preview

Project Structure

├── content/        # Markdown content (blog posts, news)
├── public/         # Static assets (images, icons)
├── src/
│   ├── main.js     # Application entry point
│   ├── background.js # Canvas background animation
│   ├── renderer.js # UI rendering logic
│   ├── router.js   # Simple client-side router
│   └── style.css   # Global styles
├── index.html      # Main HTML entry
└── vite.config.js  # Vite configuration

Adding Content & Deployment

For detailed instructions on how to add new blog posts, create projects, and how the automated publishing process works, please refer to the HOW-TO.md guide.

License

MIT