the nodejs task manager for Procfile-based or npm-based applications
$ npm install -g flamebird
To start Flamebird you can use fb [command] [options] (or longer alias flamebird [command] [options]).
Application provides two commands: fb start and fb web (read below).
Need help? Use command:
$ fb --help
# or simply
$ fb
fb start)$ fb start [options]
Run tasks from Procfile or package.json
Options:
-p, --package - using package.json for the managing tasks. (:warning: with this option the command start run all tasks from package.json, for resolving it , please use option -t)-t, --tasks [tasks] - list of tasks which needs to async run in fb start ( example : fb start --tasks start,start:dev,start-server and then tasks are start,start:dev,start-server will have been runned asynchronously )fb web)$ fb web [options]
Launch web-application which is task-manager. That command has more abilities than start. Web-application is reading Procfile and package.json and adding ability to launch scripts inside this files together
Options:
-t, --tasks [tasks] - list of tasks which will be managing in the fb web command ( example : fb web --tasks start,start:dev,start-server and this tasks will be showing in the web-application start,start:dev,start-server )-p, --port <PORT> - sets the server port, by default 5050-n, --name <NAME> - sets the project name. Display name of the project in title and header. By default using name of project inside package.json otherwise flamebirdhotkeys works only if 
is triggered.
| hotkey | action |
|---|---|
| Q,W,E...M,<,>,/ | Open task which assigned to specific key.  |
| SHIFT + R | Run/Stop selected task. |
| TAB | Switch between Procfile and package.json tabs |
| DEL | Clear logs in selected task |
| ↑ | Partially scroll up logs in selected task |
| ↓ | Partially scroll down logs in selected task |
| SHIFT + ↑ | Fully scroll up logs in selected task |
| SHIFT + ↓ | Fully scroll down logs in selected task |
| SHIFT + A | Run all tasks |
| SHIFT + S | Stop all tasks |
Licensed under the MIT License.
[2.1.4] - 12/06/2018
web hotkey feautures
web browser notifications about updates of the running tasksweb mobile versionREADME.mdREADME.mdFAQs
wonderful task manager for Procfile-based or npm-based applications
The npm package flamebird receives a total of 54 weekly downloads. As such, flamebird popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that flamebird demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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