l3

Dead simple local cdn.

about

l3 is an easy to use local cdn for when your on the move and just can't stand bad internet. l3 wants to help ease your development pain by keeping files you'd access on the web local on your filesystem. l3 maintains a directory structure for you and allows you to sync files with no effort. l3 will help you maintain the lifetime of these files by providing easy mechanisms for expiration and purging.

installation

l3 can be installed with npm.

$ npm install -g l3

usage

Out of the box l3 ships with the following comands:

• init - Outputs useful information for sourcing in your .bashrc or .bash_profile.
• setup - Sets up the l3 environment on your filesystem.
• sync - Syncs a file into a bucket namespace
• index - Opens up the l3 index file with your editor ($EDITOR).
• update - Updates files in a bucket configurable with bucket and file patterns.
• server - Starts a l3 web server.
• purge - Purge entire store or by bucket.
• which - Returns an absolute file path to a named file

example

Sync file:

$ l3 sync -b images/giphy https://media.giphy.com/media/xISLHoUElBz5m/giphy.gif

List file:

$ l3 ls
images/giphy/giphy.gif

Open the file

$ open $(l3 which images/giphy/giphy.gif)

Serve files:

$ l3 server -p 3000
serving `/Users/jwerle/.l3'
listening on port 3000

Open the file in the browser:

$ open http://localhost:3000/images/giphy/giphy.gif

license

MIT