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+# Developing the Mapbox GL Native Node Module
+
+**Just want to use the module? You can install it via npm without doing any of
+this:**
+```
+npm install mapbox-gl-native
+```
+
+This repository contains the bindings from the C++ core of Mapbox GL Native
+to [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/). To develop these bindings,
+you'll need to build them from source. Building requires installing all of the basic
+dependencies needed for Mapbox GL Native, then running:
+
+    npm install --build-from-source
+
+From the root directory. This will compile the Node.js bindings and install module dependencies.
+
+To recompile just the C++ code while developing, run `make node`.
+
+To create an Xcode project and use a GUI debugger in the case of a crash, run `make xnode`.
+
+## Testing
+
+To test the Node.js bindings:
+
+```
+npm test
+```
+
+To run the visual render test suite:
+
+```
+npm run test-suite
+```