kit build-start-package

short: kit bs

kit build-start-package builds, installs and starts the indicated package directory, or the current working directory if none supplied, e.g.,

kit build-start-package foo

or

kit build-start-package

Discussion

kit build-start-package runs kit build followed by kit start-package.

Arguments

$ kit build-start-package --help
Build and start a Kinode package

Usage: kit build-start-package [OPTIONS] [DIR]

Arguments:
  [DIR]  The package directory to build [default: /home/nick/git/kinode-book/src]

Options:
  -p, --port <NODE_PORT>
          localhost node port; for remote see https://book.kinode.org/hosted-nodes.html#using-kit-with-your-hosted-node [default: 8080]
  -d, --download-from <NODE>
          Download API from this node if not found
  -w, --world <WORLD>
          Fallback WIT world name
  -l, --local-dependency <DEPENDENCY_PACKAGE_PATH>
          Path to local dependency package (can specify multiple times)
  -a, --add-to-api <PATH>
          Path to file to add to api.zip (can specify multiple times)
      --no-ui
          If set, do NOT build the web UI for the process; no-op if passed with UI_ONLY
      --ui-only
          If set, build ONLY the web UI for the process
  -s, --skip-deps-check
          If set, do not check for dependencies
      --features <FEATURES>
          Pass these comma-delimited feature flags to Rust cargo builds
  -f, --force
          Force a rebuild
  -v, --verbose
          If set, output stdout and stderr
  -h, --help
          Print help

Optional positional arg: DIR

The package directory to build, install and start on the node; defaults to the current working directory.

--port

short: -p

The localhost port of the node; defaults to 8080. To interact with a remote node, see here.

--download-from

short: -d

The mirror to download dependencies from (default: package publisher).

--world

short: -w

WIT world to use. Not required for Rust processes; use for py or js.

--local-dependency

short: -l

A path to a package that satisfies a build dependency. Can be specified multiple times.

--add-to-api

short: -a

A path to a file to include in the API published alongside the package. Can be specified multiple times.

--no-ui

Do not build the web UI for the process. Does nothing if passed with --ui-only.

--ui-only

Build ONLY the UI for a package with a UI. Otherwise, for a package with a UI, both the package and the UI will be built.

--skip-deps-check

short: -s

Don't check for dependencies.

--features

Build the package with the given cargo features.

Features can be used like shown here. Currently the only feature supported system-wide is simulation-mode.

--force

short: -f

Don't check if package doesn't need to be rebuilt: just build it.

--verbose

short: -v

Always output stdout and stderr if set.

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