OpenBits CLI

OpenBits is a platform based on the Arweave blockchain. Arweave is a network that incentivize users to create censorship-resistant permanent contents. OpenBits incentivize developers to create those small packages that lay the foundation to all the complex applications we use day by day.

Read more about the OpenBits project here: https://www.openbits.world!

Installation

If you install the OpenBits CLI for the first time, run:

npm install -g openbits

If you want to update the OpenBits CLI by means of OpenBits itself, run:

openbits install -g openbits

Usage

Firstly, make sure to have an arweave wallet. If you don't have one you can generate one by visiting the Arweave project web page.

Before starting to use OpenBits you have to fund your Arweave wallet with ARs (that is the arweave token). This is not a matter concerning OpenBits how you get ARs but you can easily understand how to do that by running a research on the web.

Having obtained an arweave wallet, you can login into OpenBits by running the following:

openbits login <path-of-your-wallet-key-file>

The arweave wallet key will be stored on your machine in a location that depends to the OS you are using. For instance MacOS the wallet will be stored in ~/.config/configstore/openbits.json. When you finish to play with OpenBits, if you want to delete your wallet key file from that location, run:

openbits logout

Installing an OpenBit

Firstly, be aware that currently OpenBits only supports Node Packages. Thus, if you are in a node project, and you want to install an OpenBit (a node package) by means of OpenBits, run the following:

openbits install <name-of-the-openbit[@openbit-version]>

If you don't specify a version, the latest version available of the OpenBit will be installed. You can also install the OpenBit only for development, by adding a --save-dev flag, or you can install it globally, by adding a -g flag.

When you install an OpenBit, you can choose to contribute to make it reach its target profit. After having done its calculation OpenBits will show you the following screen shoot:

If you want to pay 0.01 AR to install the OpenBit and to contribute to make it to reach its target profit, write the displayed random word (in the above case it is: NESTLIKE) and hit enter. In this case, transactions will be created and sent and the OpenBit will be installed (without waiting for confirmation of transactions).

Otherwise, if you do not want to contribute to the OpenBit funding, just write anything else and hit return (or just hit return). In this case the OpenBits will be installed anyway.

❤️ Remember: either if you want to contribute to donate the OpenBit to the MULTIVERSE, or if you do not want, OPENBITS WILL LOVE YOU.❤️

Publishing an OpenBit

Firstly, be aware that currently OpenBits only supports Node Packages. Thus, if you are in a node project, and you want to publish on OpenBits, run the following:

openbits publish

OpenBits will ask you for the profit target that you want to achieve by means of your OpenBit, and it will ask you if you want to allow investors to buy shares of your OpenBit, as displayed in the following screen shoot:

Follow the instructions that appears on your terminal and wait until everything is set up. After that, your OpenBits will be published but, however, you'll need to wait that the arweave transactions for publication are confirmed. To check the status of the publication run:

openbits published-status <your-openbit-name@your-openbit-version>

Uninstalling an OpenBit

Firstly, be aware that currently OpenBits only supports Node Packages. Thus, if you are in a node project, and you want to uninstall an OpenBit (a node package) by means of OpenBits, run the following:

openbits uninstall <name-of-the-openbit> 

If you want to uninstall the package globally add -g flag.

Developing for OpenBits

If you're interested in contributing to the OpenBits codebase. You can fork this repository and then clone it. After you fork and install the repository, run:

npm install

Make sure to uninstall OpenBits globally too:

npm uninstall openbits --global
yarn global remove openbits

Then link the project using npm link:

npm link

Confirm the OpenBits is connected locally by running:

openbits --help

If everything ran correctly, you can now run:

npm run dev

And can officially start developing new features!