Donkeyclip CLI

Purpose

Donkeyclip CLI is a command line interface that creates a new donkeyclip project and installs all the required dependencies for you. It does so by creating a clear, local clone of the Motorcortex Clip Starter boilerplate repository.

Usage

• npm create donkeyclip <name> will create a new folder with the provided name. Using the --js option you can create a clip template that uses JavaScript as base, otherwise TypeScript will be used by default. Simply run npm run start in your local project's folder and have fun coding with code.dokeyclip.com.
• if you want to use npx instead you should use npx create-donkeyclip <name>

Good to know

How to connect the local donkeyclip project with a GitHub repo?

The created donkeyclip project is not connected to any GitHub repository by default. In order to connect your project with a GitHub repo you need to follow these steps:

1. Create a new GitHub repo
2. Browse in the project's folder through the terminal and run these commands:

git init
git commit -m "first commit"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin git@github.com:<username>/<repository-name>.git
git push -u origin main

How does donkeyclip know which clip I am editing and how can I update the same clip from another device?

Donkeyclip CLI creates a unique id each time you run the npm create donkeyclip command. This ID is a unique identifier and will be used in combination with your donkeyclip userID to create an online version of your donkeyclip. This unique ID lies in the demo/id.js file of your project. If you want to edit the same clip from another device the ids must match otherwise a new clip will be created instead. Here lies the need for a Github repo that includes the id.js file.

Can other users contribute to my clip?

Yes and No. No other user can directly update your clip. As mentioned in the previous question, donkeyclip identifies a clip combining the demo/id.js file and the userID. Thus, when another user clones your repository, including the demo/id.js, and tries to publish, the combination userID-id.js differs from yours. If you want others to contribute to your donkey clip you are the one that must publish the clip through donkeyclip.

License

MIT License