dex8-cli

DEX8 CLI

DEX8 CLI is a command line interface which helps developers to create and execute DEX8 Skripts (automated serverless scripts).

Core Api

The DEX8 Api is used for login, upload skript, download skript and update the skript on the DEX8 Serverless Platform.

Define DEX8 API Base URI:

export DEX8API_BASEURI="http://localhost:8001"

Default is: https://api.dex8.com

How to install and use

There are two ways:

• global installation

$ npm install -g dex8-cli

### Use command
$ dex8 start -i input.json

• local (project) installation

$ npm install --save dex8-cli

### Use command
$ npx dex8 start -i input.json

Error Fix

If you get error: "npm ERR! could not determine executable to run" when $ npx dex8 ... command is used do this:

$ rm -rf .git/hooks
$ npm install

Commands

Initiate, delete, start, upload and download skripts from command line.

$ dex8 login

Login with DEX8 Web Panel username and password. Upon successful login, a "dex8-auth.json" file is generated, housing a JWT Authentication Token and other sensitive information. Ensure its inclusion in .gitignore to prevent accidental commits to the Git repository. Never push this file to the repository !

$ dex8 logout

It is strongly advised to log out upon completing development skripts, as doing so will remove the "dex8-auth.json" file.

$ dex8 init

Initiate a new project (DEX8 Skript) with this command. Upon answering a series of questions, it will generate a folder containing the initial files.

$ dex8 delete <skriptTitle>

Remove a DEX8 skript with this command. It will delete the entire folder named with skriptTitle argument. The command position can be either within skriptTitle or its parent directory.

$ dex8 bundle

Bundle main.js and save it in the ./dist/mainBundle.js.

Alias:
$ dex8 b

$ dex8 start -i input.json -l library.js -b

Once a skript is created, utilize this command to launch a DEX8 skript on localhost. If inputSecret.json is specified, it will be combined with input.json, wherein inputSecret.json holds passwords and other confidential information.

Options:
-i --input  <input.js | input.json>      select input file (initial data for DEX8 skript)
-l --library  <library.js>      select library file (initial libs for DEX8 skript)
-b --bundle       execute dist/mainBundle.js instead of main.js

$ dex8 upload

Upload the skript to the DEX8 SaaS Platform. Prior to uploading, bundle the main.js file using the $ dex8 bundle command.

Alias:
$ dex8 u

Options:
To use options position current working directory to folder above skriptName.
-t --skript  <skriptName>      upload skript by skript name
-a --all                       upload all skripts

Examples:
$ dex8 upload                    -> if we are in the skript folder
$ dex8 upload -t <skriptTitle>     -> if we are in the skript parent folder
$ dex8 upload --all              -> if we are in the skript parent folder

$ dex8 update

Update skript details without uploading the skript files. This command will retrieve information from "manifest.json" and "howto.html" to update the skript. While the same can be achieved with $ dex8 upload, this method is faster as it doesn't modify any files. Ensure the current position is within the skript's folder.

$ dex8 download <skript_id>

Download skript files using the skript_id parameter, which can be located in the Web Panel's Skripts table. This command will initially clear the folder of all files and then replace them with the newly downloaded ones. Prior to utilizing this command, login is necessary, and the "dex8-auth.json" file must be created.

Alias:
$ dex8 d

Documentation

The documentation is available at https://www.dex8.com/docs .

Licence

The software is licensed under AGPL-3.0 .