obsidian-install-auth

# Obsidian Install & Auth ## Overview Set up a complete Obsidian plugin development environment: clone the official sample plugin, install TypeScript + esbuild, configure a dev vault with symlink, verify the build pipeline, and establish the `manifest.json` / `versions.json` contract. ## Prerequisites - Node.js 18+ (LTS recommended) - npm or pnpm package manager - Obsidian desktop app installed (download from https://obsidian.md) - Git for version control ## Instructions ### Step 1: Clone the Official Sample Plugin ```bash set -euo pipefail # Clone the maintained template — includes esbuild, tsconfig, and a working main.ts git clone https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-sample-plugin.git my-obsidian-plugin cd my-obsidian-plugin # Start fresh git history rm -rf .git git init git add -A git commit -m "initial scaffold from obsidian-sample-plugin" ``` The sample plugin includes these key files: - `esbuild.config.mjs` — bundler with watch mode and external handling - `tsconfig.json` — TypeScript config targeting ES2018 with strict null checks - `manifest.json` — plugin metadata Obsidian reads at load time - `src/main.ts` — Plugin subclass with commands, settings, modal ### Step 2: Install Dependencies ```bash set -euo pipefail npm install # What gets installed: # - obsidian (type definitions only — the runtime is provided by the Obsidian app) # - typescript # - esbuild (fast bundler, <50ms builds) # - @types/node # - tslib (TypeScript helper library) ``` ### Step 3: Con...