AElfProject / aelf-cli

CLI implementation in C#

AElf.Cli

How to install aelf command in local

1. cd to the dir src/AElf.Cli, run dotnet pack

2. Run following command in same dir

dotnet tool install --global --add-source ./nupkg aelf.cli

3. Now you can use aelf cli

aelf start

Watch, you need to add your aelf keystore file (a json file) to aelf/keys dir, and config the address and password to src/AElf.Cli/appsettings.json file.

4. dotnet pack need to be run again if you modify the code, then use dotnet tool update to update aelf cli

dotnet pack
dotnet tool update --global --add-source ./nupkg aelf.cli

How to add new command

1. Add *Command.cs file to Commands dir and make this class inherit from IAElfCommand

2. Impl following 3 methods

• ExecuteAsync：The logic of executing this command
• GetUsageInfo：Get more information about this command
• GetShortDescription：Short decription of this command

3. Then register this command to AElfCliModule.cs, the format you can ref to HelpCommand and StartCommand

4. dotnet pack & dotnet tool update --global --add-source ./nupkg aelf.cli as stated before