x4cli
v1.6.0
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x4js client command line, server and hmr, cli command line
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x4cli
x4 solution builder
installation:
npm install -g x4cli@latest
as an alternative, you can use npx ; use npx x4cli
instead of x4cli
.
CREATE a new project
# create an empty electron project
# this will create a new folder named test with all files to start a new electron project
x4cli create test --type=html
--type=<type>
where<type>
is one ofnode
: node project (client and server)electron
: electron project (desktop application)html
: html project (standard html project)server
: simple server (work in progress)
--overwrite
: to overwrite existing project
BUILD an existing project
# build an electron project and monitor the main.js file
# kill & reload main.js when changing
x4cli build --serve --watch --hmr
--release
: build the release--debug
: build in debug mode (default)--serve
: (html) serve files--watch
: watch for source modifications (automatic rebuild)--hmr
: (electron/html) Hot Module Reloading: reload the browser when build is done--monitor=
: (node) monitor for file modification kill and reload the node application
package.json
a new entry is recognized: x4cli
postBuild
: commands to start after compilation; some string parts are replaced:${srcdir}
: source dir${outdir}
: destination dir@copy
: simple copy command line(windows/linux compat)
external
: don't bundle these elements (you must use npm install for them in the dist folder)override
: all options that will be sent to esbuild
example:
"x4cli": {
"postBuild": [ "@copy ${srcdir}/src/assets ${outdir}/assets" ],
"external": [ "better-sqlite3" ],
"override": {
"legalComments": true
}
}