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You can create libraries which are then re-usable from any other Iguana X component.

Create a Component

Set an upstream repository & Set upstream Git repo

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title Step 2: Make sure it has an upstream repo
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Set an upstream repository	Set an upstream repository
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title Step 3: STEP 2: Create a directory FOO
Click on the Create Folder iconImage Removed Enter the folder name and click and click the green [CREATE] button Image Removed You should see something like this: Image Removed new folder icon and name the folder FOO. Image Added

Select the Create File menu optin on the FOO folder

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Enter the folder name and click and click the green [CREATE] button

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title Step 4STEP 3: Create a file BARFOObar.lua in the FOO directory and add a function	FOObar
Start here: Image Added In the context menu that comes up select Create File and create a FOObar.lua file with this content: Code Block function FOObar() return "The world needs more FOO"; end You should see something like this: Image Removed

Click the Commit changes toolbar button

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Click the Push changes to remote toolbar button

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The upstream repository will look something like this:
NOTE: FOO is currently just a folder

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• Open the folder menu by right clicking on FOO, or clicking the 3 dot menu

• Choose Create Library to convert the FOO folder into a Library

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• Click the green [CREATE] button in the confirmation dialogue

• This will bring you to the Repository Management dialogue

• Once you are in the Repository Management screen you can set your upstream repository

  • Enter the name (also called a slug) for the repository

    • To create a new repository enter a repo name (slug) that does not exist yet

    • Click the [CONFIRM CHANGE] button to connect or create

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title Step 5: Commit the changes and push them to the upstream repo
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title Step 6: Convert FOO to a library by right clicking on it and choosing the "Create Library" menu option
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STEP 4: Invoke Create Library from the FOO folder ellipsis menu:
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title Step 7STEP 6: Commit and push the FOO library changes
See Step 5 for detailed screenshots (the first three steps below are the same) Click the Commit changes toolbar buttonThe commit dialogue will open, enter a commit message and click the green [COMMIT] button Click the Push changes to remote toolbar button The component upstream repository will look something like this: NOTE: Notice that FOO was converted from a folder (in step 3) to a reference to the FOO library Image Removed The FOO library upstream repository will look something like this: NOTE: That the the FOO library should have the BAR.lua file in it. Image Removed Push Changes to Git

Click the Add library button to open the Import Library dialogue

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Enter the FOO library details in the LIBRARY DETAILS section of the Import Library dialogue

• Type in the library name FOO

• Paste the URL you copied above into the GIT url field

• Click the green [IMPORT] button to import the library

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