Building the application logic

Now that we have the project structure and manifest configuration completed, we can start building the application logic in the provided code resource file: index.ts.

This file will be the component's entry point and will be in charge of the control initialization, event handling, and control removal.

How to do it

1. From the menu, click on Terminal | New terminal. This action will open the integrated PowerShell console of Visual Studio Code.
2. From this integrated console, enter npm run build and press Enter. This command will execute the build process of the component, including the manifest configuration.
3. Using the Explorer pane, expand FontAwesomeComponent and double-click the index.ts file to open it.
4. Enter the following code just below the export class sentence:

   private _URL: string;

5. Find the init function and enter the following code between the curly brackets:

   this._URL = context.parameters.FontAwesome_Kit
   URL.formatted...