AdHub Dev Server

The AdHub Dev Server helps you create your AdHub template locally before uploading it to the AdHub. It can also package your template up for distributing a single banner.

How to install or update

• Log in to the NPM website. If you don't have an NPM account, create one here.
• Check to see if you have access to the Hook Organization on NPM. If not, ask an admin for an invite.
• Make sure you are logged into npm commandline tool. Using Powershell or Terminal run npm login
• Install the AdHub Dev Server npm package:
  • Windows: npm install -g adhubserver
  • Mac: sudo npm install -g adhubserver --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root
• To update just run the same command above.

How To Use The Dev Server

• Download the latest release of the AdHub Standard Ad Template here: https://github.com/hookerz/000_AdHub_Standard_Template/archive/master.zip
• Extract the files to a directory on your computer.
• Open your template directory in PowerShell or Terminal.
• Run adhubserver. This will start up the AdHub Dev Server and open a window. Saving changes will reload the browser window.
  • Options:
    • -x, --xml: Transpile content.html into content.xml

How to use the Optimizer

• Open PowerShell or Terminal and run adhuboptimize <output directory> [source directory]
  • Arguments:
    • <output directory> required Where a timestamped directory will be created with your finalized banner files. This directory can't inside the template directory.
    • `[source directory] optional The directory where the source files of your tempalte are located. If you don't provide it, the program will default to your current directory.
  • Options:
    • -k <string> or --tinykey <string> - api key to use tinypng, this it cached after first use. You have to do this at least once for your images to minify.
    • -t or --nohtml - skip html minification
    • -a or --adobe - project uses Hook Adobe Animate instead of Standard Template
    • -j or --nojs - skip js minification
    • -c or --nocss - skip css minification
    • -i or --noimg - skip image minification
    • -b or --nobundle - skip bundling - no zip, no static image
    • --zipsize <number> - Maximum allowed size of the zips when testing: Default 150K
    • --jpgsize <number> - Maximum allowed size of the static backups when testing: Default 40K
    • --itteratetiny <number> - Number of Times to run TinyPng on Images': Default 2
    • -f --filter <string> - Filter units by folder names or size. Use | for multiple filters. filters like 300x250 are size filters all others are folder filters

Optimizer Notes

• The program will run recursively on the source directory so it can run 100s of banners at a time.
• Test output is color coded and written to your terminal.
• Output and Source paths can be relative or absolute.
• Output directory cannot be inside Source directory,