From b50ab8109e99fd3242c50018c622044060304ed3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Oloff <chris@uber5.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:47:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] install.sh, now actually installing from the template

---
 install.sh | 74 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index fe5a143..f249da5 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,72 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/local/env bash
+
+echo "installing Watt42 components for development..."
+
+# Define a function to read from the terminal
+read_from_terminal() {
+    # Check if a tty is available
+    if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
+        # Use 'read -p' if standard input is an interactive terminal
+        read -p "$1" user_input
+    else
+        printf "\n" > /dev/tty
+        # If not interactive (e.g. piped), read from /dev/tty
+        # The '< /dev/tty' redirects input for 'read' to the terminal device
+        read -p "$1" user_input < /dev/tty
+    fi
+    echo "$user_input"
+}
+
+required_commands=( git poetry )
+# ensure we have required commands available
+for cmd in "${required_commands[@]}"; do
+    if ! command -v "$cmd" &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Error: $cmd is not installed." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+# ensure TARGET is either 'view' or 'client'
+if [ -z "$TARGET" ] || { [ "$TARGET" != "view" ] && [ "$TARGET" != "client" ]; }; then
+    echo "Error: TARGET environment variable must be set to either 'view' or 'client'." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# determine exec directory
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( pwd )"
+
+# create temp dir and cleanup on exit (TODO: we don't need a temp dir at the moment)
+TEMP_DIR="$( mktemp -d )"
+trap 'rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"' EXIT
+
+cd ${TEMP_DIR} || exit 1
+
+# prompt for directory name to clone template into
+DIR_NAME=$(read_from_terminal "Enter your project name: ")
+
+read_from_terminal "Cloning template into ${SCRIPT_DIR}/${DIR_NAME}, press Enter to continue..."
+
+git clone https://source.c3.uber5.com/watt42-public/watt42-panelview-template.git "${SCRIPT_DIR}/${DIR_NAME}"
+
+# remove the origin from git
+(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/${DIR_NAME}" || exit 1; git remote remove origin)
+
+echo "Your ${TARGET} project has been created in ${SCRIPT_DIR}/${DIR_NAME}"
+
+read_from_terminal "Installing dependencies with poetry, press Enter to continue..."
+(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/${DIR_NAME}" || exit 1; poetry install)
+
+TOKEN=$(read_from_terminal "What is your API TOKEN? (request one at https://www.watt42.com/contact?request-token=1): ")
+
+# write token to .env file
+echo "WATT42_API_TOKEN=${TOKEN}" > "${SCRIPT_DIR}/${DIR_NAME}/.env"
+
+SYSTEM_ID=$(read_from_terminal "What is your SYSTEM ID? (you can find it in your watt42.com dashboard): ")
+# append system id to .env file
+echo "WATT42_SYSTEM_ID=${SYSTEM_ID}" >> "${SCRIPT_DIR}/${DIR_NAME}/.env"
+
+echo "Setup complete! We will now start the ${TARGET} application. To run it later, navigate to ${SCRIPT_DIR}/${DIR_NAME} and run './run.sh'"
+
+# start the application
+(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/${DIR_NAME}" || exit 1; ./run.sh)
 
-echo "should install stuff..."
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file

From 710f2611282c06b80f1263dfa3d7c53dbfebb164 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Oloff <chris@uber5.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:48:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] update README.md

---
 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef6e5ca..9f57a75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 Install a frontend for a Watt42 system, experimental:
 
 ```sh
-wget -q -O - https://source.c3.uber5.com/watt42-public/install/raw/branch/main/install.sh | bash
+wget -q -O - https://source.c3.uber5.com/watt42-public/install/raw/branch/main/install.sh | TARGET=view bash
 ```