Developer FAQ

The Developer-Only FAQ

This FAQ is for advanced questions, only of interest to those working on developing CoCalc.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

• How do I test stuff involving subscriptions/billing?
• How do I edit a Sage worksheet in raw mode?

Question: How do I test stuff involving subscriptions/billing?

Sign up for Stripe.com. Assuming you've made yourself an admin add your test keys on your account settings page. Then restart your hub. Now test using cards at https://stripe.com/docs/testing You can only use each card once even if you've deleted it.

Question: How do I edit a Sage worksheet in raw mode?

Go to a terminal and type ln -s <name>.sagews <name>.txt; open <name>.txt

Warning: It may seriously confuse the sync system, adversely affecting Timetravel. In any case, last save will update the other one.