kadena dapp
Use kadena dapp to create new frontend applications.
Basic usage
The basic syntax for the kadena dapp command is:
kadena dapp <action> [arguments] [flags]kadena dapp <action> [arguments] [flags]Actions
| Use this action | To do this |
|---|---|
| add | Create a new application project from a frontend framework template. |
Flags
You can use the following optional flags with kadena dapp commands.
| Use this flag | To do this |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Display usage information. |
| -q, --quiet | Eliminate interactive prompts and confirmations to enable automation of tasks. |
| -V, --version | Display version information. |
| --json | Format command results sent to standard output (stdout) using JSON format. |
| --yaml | Format command results sent to standard output (stdout) using YAML format. |
kadena dapp add
Use kadena dapp add to create a new frontend application directory from a frontend framework template.
This command enables you to start a new project from the following commonly-used frontend frameworks:
- Angular
- [Nextjs]([18]: https://nextjs.org/)
- Vuejs
Basic usage
The basic syntax for the kadena dapp add command is:
kadena dapp add [arguments] [flags]kadena dapp add [arguments] [flags]Arguments
You can use the following command-line arguments with the kadena dapp add command:
| Use this argument | To do this |
|---|---|
| project-directory | Specify the name of application project directory. |
| -t, --dapp-template | Specify the type of project to create by selecting a frontend framework template. The valid templates are vuejs, nextjs, and angular. |
Examples
To create a new project called my-to-do using the Angular template, you can run a command similar to the following:
kadena dapp add --dapp-template="angular" my-to-dokadena dapp add --dapp-template="angular" my-to-doThis command prompts you to install missing required dependencies, if needed.
After you install any missing dependencies, you can change to the new project directory to see the template files and folders for an Angular project plus a pact folder with some starter code for a Pact module (message-store.pact) and for testing the Pact module in the Pact REPL (message-store.repl).
For example
ls -al my-to-do drwxr-xr-x 15 pistolas staff 480 May 16 12:50 .drwxr-xr-x 27 pistolas staff 864 May 16 12:49 ..-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 82 May 16 12:49 .prettierignore-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 315 May 16 12:49 .prettierrc.jsondrwxr-xr-x 5 pistolas staff 160 May 16 12:49 .vscode-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 467 May 16 12:49 README.md-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 2495 May 16 12:49 angular.jsondrwxr-xr-x 688 pistolas staff 22016 May 16 12:50 node_modules-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 623198 May 16 12:50 package-lock.json-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 1860 May 16 12:50 package.jsondrwxr-xr-x 5 pistolas staff 160 May 16 12:49 pactdrwxr-xr-x 10 pistolas staff 320 May 16 12:49 src-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 253 May 16 12:49 tsconfig.app.json-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 1027 May 16 12:49 tsconfig.json-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 285 May 16 12:49 tsconfig.spec.jsonls -al my-to-do drwxr-xr-x 15 pistolas staff 480 May 16 12:50 .drwxr-xr-x 27 pistolas staff 864 May 16 12:49 ..-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 82 May 16 12:49 .prettierignore-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 315 May 16 12:49 .prettierrc.jsondrwxr-xr-x 5 pistolas staff 160 May 16 12:49 .vscode-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 467 May 16 12:49 README.md-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 2495 May 16 12:49 angular.jsondrwxr-xr-x 688 pistolas staff 22016 May 16 12:50 node_modules-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 623198 May 16 12:50 package-lock.json-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 1860 May 16 12:50 package.jsondrwxr-xr-x 5 pistolas staff 160 May 16 12:49 pactdrwxr-xr-x 10 pistolas staff 320 May 16 12:49 src-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 253 May 16 12:49 tsconfig.app.json-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 1027 May 16 12:49 tsconfig.json-rw-r--r-- 1 pistolas staff 285 May 16 12:49 tsconfig.spec.json