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@hyperswarm/testnet
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Small module to help you spin up a local Hyperswarm testnet.
npm install @hyperswarm/testnet
Use this if you want to use the swarm in tests, etc.
const createTestnet = require('@hyperswarm/testnet')
const testnet = await createTestnet(10) // create a local testnet with 10 dht nodes
const testnet = await createTestnet(size = 10, [options])Create a new testnet. size is how many DHT nodes you want in it. Options include:
{
port: preferredLocalPort, // defaults to ANY (0)
host: preferredLocalHost, // defaults to 127.0.0.1
teardown // optional async teardown helper ie, t.teardown in brittle/tap etc
}
testnet.nodesAn array of nodes in the testnet.
testnet.bootstrapAn array of bootstrap addresses of the testnet.
const node = testnet.createNode([options])Create an additional ephemeral node and add it to the testnet. Options are the same as new DHT().
for (const node of testnet)Iterate over the nodes of the testnet.
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Small module to help you spin up a local Hyperswarm testnet
The npm package @hyperswarm/testnet receives a total of 269 weekly downloads. As such, @hyperswarm/testnet popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @hyperswarm/testnet demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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