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The purpose of this library is to install the RelayBox CLI, which is designed to orchestrate the offline platform emulator.

Use this CLI to replicate the full RelayBox environment locally, allowing you to test and develop your applications without needing access to the live platform. It simplifies the process by managing the setup and coordination of all necessary services, so you can focus on building and refining your app with confidence.

The relaybox package is distributed via npm and can be installed using the following command:

npm install -g relaybox

Once the library has been successfully installed, the following API reference applies.

The offline platform emulator is intended for use alongside RelayBox Client and RelayBox REST SDKs. To connect to the offline platform, simply initialize a new instance of the RelayBox class, setting the offline options as follows.

import { RelayBox } from '@relaybox/client';

const relayBox = new RelayBox({
  publicKey: 'Your public key',
  offline: {
    enabled: true, // Required
    port: 3000 // Optional port override based on config settings
  }
});

Provides options for configuring application and db ports alongside logging levels. By default, the exposed platform services will run on the following ports:

• proxy: 9000
• db: 9001

Using a logging level of debug which will output all logs without any filtering. To customize these settings, simply run:

relaybox platform configure

Follow the prompts to configure your platform.

REMEMBER: Be sure to run relaybox platform up to sync configuration changes.

Responsible for pulling Docker container images and bootstrapping the database in preparation to connect and run applications.

relaybox platform up

Running relaybox platform up will start the offline platform emulator.

Responsible for stopping any running Docker containers.

relaybox platform down

Creates an application and provides a publicKey and apiKey.

relaybox application create

A prompt will appear asking you to choose a name for your application. Once you've created an application, you will be provided with a publicKey and apiKey that can be used with the client and rest SDK libraries.

Output:

{
  "id": "gyyeqecxuhuz",
  "publicKey": "gyyeqecxuhuz.wotylbxdurq5",
  "apiKey": "gyyeqecxuhuz.wotylbxdurq5:b9d1d981b50991964461b92722b6c5"
}

Enable an oauth provider for use with the live auth service.

relaybox oauth enable

Disable an oauth provider for use with the live auth service.

relaybox oauth disable

Outputs a 6 digit verification code following a password reset request via live auth

relaybox auth reset-password

Use this in place of handling password verification over email if you aren't conecting an SMTP client to you =r local environment.