fxr

fxr – CLI tool for Firefox Reality

A command-line tool for installing and automating the Firefox Reality virtual-reality browser.

Usage

On your PC machine, first ensure Node.js is installed.

To install the fxr tool on your machine, run this in your command-line terminal (e.g., Terminal in Applications > Utilities on macOS):

npm install -g fxr
fxr

To see all the various options with example commands, run any of these commands:

fxr --help
fxr help

First-time experience for the Oculus Go VR headset

• Ensure your headset has the Oculus mobile-companion app installed. Go to https://www.oculus.com/setup/ from your iOS or Android device.

• Enable Developer Mode in the Oculus mobile-companion app: Settings > Oculus Go (• Connected) > More Settings > Developer Mode > Developer mode

• On your PC machine, ensure Node.js is installed.

• Run this in your command-line terminal (e.g., Terminal in Applications > Utilities on macOS):

  npm install -g fxr
  

• To download and install the latest version of the Firefox Reality browser to your VR headset:

  💡 TIP: Put your finger in front of the proximity sensor on the Oculus Go headset. Then, press the volume-left (top-left) button to enter Developer Mode.

  Run this command in your terminal:

  fxr install
  

• To launch a URL in the browser, run this command in your terminal:

  fxr launch https://mzl.la/2NVWRyE
  

Commands

To get a list of all commands and options:

fxr --help

fxr launch <url> [options]

To launch a URL in Firefox Reality:

fxr launch http://example.com/

CLI development

To work on improving the fxr CLI in this repository, first ensure you've set up the project and installed the dependencies:

• Clone this git repository, and open the directory created:

  git clone [e-mail]:MozillaReality/fxr-cli.git
  cd fxr-cli
  

• Install the Node.js dependencies:

  npm install
  

• Run the CLI:

  node index.js
  

Maintaining this project

To freeze master at a new version, run these commands:

npm run publish

License

Copyright 2018 Mozilla Corporation

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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