# Quick Start

This is a quick demonstration of how to define, package and render an Assessment Item.

# Getting Started

BOOOX

To package and view the example Assessment Item we will use the PIE CLI toolkit, this can be installed by using the following command in a terminal window.

npm install -g pie

npm is included as part of the Node.js system. To use the command above you should first download and install node.

# Download the sample assessment item

In this example, we will use a sample assessment item definition to package and view an item using the PIE CLI. You can run pie serve and edit the sample definition files and see the changes come through in the browser.

• Download config.json
• Download index.html
• open a terminal in the directory of the downloaded files.

Or run the following script in a bash terminal:

source <(curl -s http://pie-framework.org/assets/demo-item/install)

# Packing the item

This will generate the javascript code needed to render the assessment item.

It will also build a sample html file for loading the item in a browser.

pie pack --includeComplete

# Previewing the item

This will launch a server and you will be able to view the assessment item by opening the url:

http://localhost:4000

The example includes a control panel which allows you to modify the environment properties for viewing the item (for entering or evaluating a response for example.)

pie serve 
# then go to http://localhost:4000