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API Reference

App Maker CLI

CLI streamlines the process of setting up applications in a local development environment and facilitates the seamless deployment of post-development modifications on the platform. With just a few straightforward steps, users can easily configure new projects or work on existing ones.

Installation

Below is the command to install the CLI:

$ curl -s https://abp.akinon.net/api/public/cli.sh | bash

To install the custom version of the CLI, you can use the following command:

$ curl -s https://abp.akinon.net/api/public/cli.sh@<version> | bash

Publishing Project

All processes, except for the Env. version, remain the same. Instead of specifying the Env. version, you will now need to input tags into the form for the Akinon repository.

To ensure accurate deployment, it's crucial to tag both the environment version and the project package thoroughly. For example, consider this format: v2.3.2 represents the environment version, while -build.1 signifies the steadily build number for the project package. This approach aligns well with semantic versioning principles.

The tagging process is carried out as follows:

Desired changes that need to be sent are added to the git stage either individually or in bulk. Below, an explanation of the bulk submission method is provided.

git add.
git commit -m "new feature"

A tag is assigned for deployment:

git tag <tag>

There is no predefined structure for the tag format. You have the flexibility to define it according to your own development practices.

Finally, the tagged changes are pushed to the repository:

git push akinon main --tags

We assume that your remote repository is named akinon and the main branch is main. If your remote repository uses a different name or branch, please adjust the command accordingly.

Command List

The following are the primary commands of the tool that act as a wizard during development processes:

Command
Action

login

Log in to the App Maker platform.

logout

Log out from the App Maker platform.

update

Update the App Maker CLI to the latest version.

project --help

Access project-specific commands.

project create

Create a new project using the default template.

project install

Perform a native installation for an existing project.

project upgrade

Upgrade the current environment version of the project to a new one.

project info

Display the meta information of the project.

project run

Run the application on a specific platform.

project diff <platform>

View changes in the native environment.

project reset <platform>

Undo changes made in the native environment of the project.

project list

List all projects in the current organization.

plugin --help

Access plugin-specific commands.

plugin add <name>

Add a plugin to the project. Remember to run project install afterward.

plugin create

Create boilerplate code to develop a plugin.

plugin pack

Package a plugin for publishing on App Maker.

plugin publish

Publishes a plugin on App Maker.

plugin unpublish

Unpublishes a plugin from App Maker.

plugin preview

Preview the potential effects of native configurations.

plugin run

Apply changes permanently.

plugin list

List all plugins in the current organization.

config pm

Change the package manager (yarn, npm).

config show

Display config details for App Maker.

git connect

Connect to your git repository.

git disconnect

Disconnect from your git repository.

git check

Check your git configs.

publickey add

Add a public key to access the repositories.

publickey list

Display a list of your public keys.

publickey remove

Remove one of your public keys.

login

Log in to the App Maker platform.

Example

$ appmaker login

logout

Safely log out of the CLI.

Example

$ appmaker logout

project create

Creates a new project within the current directory, using the default App Maker template.

Example:

$ appmaker project create

To deploy this new application, it needs to be published on the platform.

Options

Name
Type
Default
Description

--platforms

array

ios, android

This specifies the target platform(s) to be built. (ios, android, huawei)

If no --platforms option are specified, the default platforms will be set to ios and android.

Example:

$ appmaker project create --platforms android ios

OR

$ appmaker project create --platforms huawei

project install

Performs a native setup on the application's project package, allowing the application to run.

Example

$ cd example-project-package
$ appmaker project install

Options

Name
Type
Default
Description

--exclude-plugins

boolean

false

Excludes previously added plugins from being used within the project.

--platforms

array

ios, android

This specifies the target platform(s) to be built. (ios, android, huawei)

If no --platforms option are specified, the default platforms will be set to ios and android.

Example

$ appmaker project install --exclude-plugins

OR

$ appmaker project install --platforms android huawei

project run

Runs the application on a desired platform.

Example:

$ cd example-app
$ appmaker project run android

Platforms

Name
Description

ios

Run the project on iOS.

android

Runs the project on Android.

huawei

Runs the project on Android Huawei.

start

Runs the development server.

project upgrade

Upgrades the project's current environment version to a newer one.

Example:

$ cd example-app
$ appmaker project upgrade

Options

Name
Type
Default
Description

--platforms

array

ios, android

This specifies the target platform(s) to be built. (ios, android, huawei)

If no --platforms option are specified, the default platforms will be set to ios and android.

Upgrading Project

When the command is run, it performs a version check by referencing the value in the "envVersion" field within the akinon.json file. Regardless of whether the application has been published or not, the command proceeds to complete the process based on the following rules:

  • If there is no new version available, the command concludes by displaying a message indicating that the application is up-to-date.

  • If a new version is available;

    • If the published version is on the level of minor (v0.*.0) or minor (v0.0.*), the project automatically initiates the upgrading process.

    • If the published version is on the level of major (v*.0.0), the process continues in an interactive manner.

project info

Displays the meta information of the project.

Example

$ cd example-app
$ appmaker project info

project diff <platform>

Displays the differences in the project's native environment, presented in a before/after format.

Users have the option to undo these changes using the project reset command.

Example

$ cd example-app
$ appmaker project diff ios

Sample Output

--- a/Info.plist
+++ b/Info.plist
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@
        <key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
        <false/>
        <key>UIUserInterfaceStyle</key>
-       <string>Light</string>
+       <string>Dark</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>

This feature can only be used on the iOS platform.

project reset <platform>

Reverts the changes made in the native environment of the project.

$ cd example-app
$ appmaker project reset ios

This feature can only be used on the iOS platform.

plugin add <name>

Adds a ready-to-use plugin to the project (akinon.json). Once the plugin information is added, execute the command appmaker project install to automatically install the required JavaScript and native dependencies for the plugin. (It's important to note that the project install command needs to be manually triggered to complete the installation process.)

Example

$ cd example-app
$ appmaker plugin add example-plugin

akinon.json:

{
  ...
  "plugins": {
    "example-plugin": {
      "version": "0.0.1", --> sample version
      "name": "example-plugin",
      "moduleName": "ExamplePlugin",
      "config": {}
    }
  }
  ...
}

If no specific version is mentioned in the command, the latest version number of the plugin will be added.

After that, run the command below:

$ appmaker project install

Installing Plugins with a Specific Version

If a user wants to install a specific version of a plugin in their project, they need to follow this method:

$ appmaker plugin add [email protected]

akinon.json

{
  ...
  "plugins": {
    "example-plugin": {
      "version": "1.2.3",
      ...
    }
  }
  ...
}

The user can specify one part of the version (e.g., 1.2) during installation, and the installation process will automatically fetch and install the latest version for the remaining parts.

Example:

Let's assume the user wants to install the following versions of the plugin:

2.0.5
1.3.4
1.3.5
1.4.0
0.2.3

If the user wants to install the latest version (1.3.5) from those starting with 1.3.*:

$ appmaker plugin add [email protected]

akinon.json

{
  ...
  "plugins": {
    "example-plugin": {
      "version": "1.3.5",
      ...
    }
  }
  ...
}

Or, to install the latest version that starts with 1.*.*:

$ appmaker plugin add example-plugin@1

akinon.json

{
  ...
  "plugins": {
    "example-plugin": {
      "version": "1.4.0",
      ...
    }
  }
  ...
}

Afterward, the following command needs to be run.

$ appmaker project install

plugin create

Sets up plugin-boilerplate under the .plugins/ directory in order to develop a plugin from scratch.

Example

$ cd example-app
$ appmaker plugin create
$ ? Enter plugin name: my-first-plugin

The plugin create command works differently from the project add command. To use a previously created plugin within a project, it needs to be added separately using the project add command.

plugin pack

Packs the plugin in a ready-to-publish manner and includes it in the root directory of the related plugin.

Example

$ cd example-app/.plugins/my-first-plugin
$ appmaker plugin pack

To specify a new version before packaging, users can use the options that correspond to practices of semantic version.

SemVer Options

Name
Description

--major

Major (1.3.4 -> 2.0.0)

--minor

Minor (0.1.1 -> 0.2.0)

--patch

Patch (0.0.1 -> 0.0.2)

Example

Assuming the current version is "0.0.1," when you run the following command:

$ appmaker plugin pack --patch

The output for the "example-app/.plugins/my-first-plugin/" directory will be as follows:

- my-first-plugin-0.0.2.tgz (npm)
- my-first-plugin-v0.0.2.tgz (yarn)

Each specified option will be applied to the "version" field of the package.json file.

plugin publish

Uploads a packaged plugin to App Maker. Before publishing, the plugin needs to be packed using the "appmaker plugin pack" command.

Once a plugin is successfully published, the packaged version is deleted from the system.

Example

$ cd example-app/.plugins/my-first-plugin
$ appmaker plugin publish

If a README.md file exists in the plugin's root directory, its contents will be automatically submitted to the platform along with the plugin during the publishing process.

Plugin Publication Location

Published plugins are stored in the account of the organization to which you are connected on App Maker. To access all published plugins, users can visit App Maker and click on Organization > Dependency Management.

Plugin Access Permissions

All plugins are only accessible to the organization they are linked with. Other organizations cannot access or use these published plugins.

plugin unpublish

Unpublishes a specific version of a plugin from App Maker. This command is used to remove a previously published plugin version.

Example

$ appmaker plugin unpublish <plugin-name>@<version>

This command will permanently remove the specified plugin version from App Maker. Ensure that you want to unpublish it before executing this command.

plugin preview <platform>

Allows to preview the potential impacts of native configurations ("ios", "android" and "huawei") made during the development of a plugin without affecting the default version.

Example

$ cd example-app
$ appmaker plugin preview ios
$ appmaker plugin preview android
$ appmaker plugin preview huawei

plugin run <platform>

Permanently applies the changes from the output of the preview command to the project. It effectively sets up the plugin within the project, making it ready for the build process.

Example

$ cd example-app
$ appmaker plugin run ios
$ appmaker plugin run android
$ appmaker plugin run huawei

config show

Displays the global config information.

Example:

$ appmaker config show

config pm

Changes your package manager. It shows list of package managers (yarn, npm)

Example:

$ appmaker config pm

plugin publish

Enables users to upload a packaged plugin to App Maker. Prior to publishing a plugin, it must be packed using the appmaker plugin pack command.

Once successfully published, the packaged version of the plugin is automatically deleted from the system. A readme file will be automatically included and packaged along with the plugin's own files.

publickey add

This command initiates a prompt requesting the user to select an SSH public key that generated before in the ~/.ssh/ directory. It expects a valid SSH Public Key to be provided, and an error will occur if one is not entered.

Users can only add up to 5 SSH Public Keys.

Example:

$ appmaker publickey add

publickey list

Displays a table listing the SSH Public Keys.

Example:

$ appmaker publickey list

publickey remove

Displays a list of the user's SSH keys, and the user can select and delete a key of their choice.

If the user does not have any SSH public keys, the program will display an error message.

Example:

$ appmaker publickey remove

git connect

This command facilitates the interactive connection of a project to a managed git repository hosted on amazon-codecommit. It assists in configuring necessary settings, including SSH keys, repository details, and more.

Example:

$ appmaker git connect

You can also connect multiple public keys to a single project in your local environment.

git check

Performs the following checks:

  • Is CodeCommit's host information added to the SSH Config file?

  • Is CodeCommit host information added to the SSH known_hosts file?

If run from within the project, it also verifies the following:

  • Has git init been used for the project?

  • Have Akinon remote URLs been added?

If everything is in order, it will display:

Everything is OK!

If not, it will display:

Please run the "git connect" command.

Example:

$ appmaker git check

git disconnect

This command facilitates the interactive disconnection of a project from a managed git repository. It performs the following actions:

  • Deletes specific GIT configurations.

If executed from within the project, it also:

  • Deletes the Akinon repository's remote URL.

As a result, the following message will be displayed:

Project and system disconnected from the managed git repository.

Example:

$ appmaker git disconnect
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