zeps

zeps (the zepto package system) is a package manager for zepto. It simplifies installing (for package users) and versioning (for package creators). It is in public alpha.

Currently unmaintained, like zepto itself.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/hellerve/zeps
zepto zeps/zeps install . --path zeps

If the command zeps is still not found, try prepending sudo to the above.

Usage

Installing Packages

The most common task for users will be installing zepto packages. Packages should either be uploaded and registered on the zpr (the zepto package registry, which is not done yet) or published on Github.

# Basic usage for installing packages 
zeps install html # this will install the newest version of the html package on zpr
zeps install zepto-lang/html # this will do the same thing, but from Github
zeps install html==1.0.0 # this will install version 1.0.0 of the html package
zeps install . # this will install the module in the current directory
zeps i . # just a little shortcut

Github-installed packages follow the convention of <owner>/<repo>. This means that zpr packages can never contain a slash. While we're at it: A package name can contain any character other than slashes and comparator characters (so >, =, < and @ are all not allowed).

Creating new packages

To make writing new packages as easy as possible zeps comes with a bootstrapping mechanism. There are currently only two types of templates: lean, which will bootstrap a very basic environment for a software library (available from hellerve/lean) and tool, which will create a minimal environment for writing a CLI tool (available from hellerve/tool).

# How to create a package
zeps new lean my-package # this will create a directory my-package with a few basic files
zeps new tool leatherman # same, but for tools
zeps n tool nunchaku # same, but using a shortcut

This highlights two of the three types of packages in zeps - there are tools, libraries and templates. Tools need an entry-point and installing them means that the package will then be on your path as a command. Libraries are normal software libraries that makes writing applications easier for you. Templates are scripts that interface with zeps directly, like lean and tool do, to simplify the process of application creation.

Registering Packages

To be able to register packages you will need to generate a RSA key. You can either do this manually using the keygen command or just be affirmative when you are prompted whether you want it to be generated automatically for you by the register command.

# Basic workflow for registering packages on zpr
zeps register . # this will try to register the package on the zpr
zeps register . -g # this will try to register the package on the zpr and create a tag on github so we can find the package revision

Documenting packages

zeps can also be used to generate package documentation. If the docstrings in the documentation file adhere to the format specified below, running the command

zeps docgen yourpackage

will generate a HTML file that documents all public functions of your package.

The format is as follows:

the summary of the documentation. it can be any number of lines and paragraphs.

params:
 - parameter1: each parameter is preceded by a "-" and after a ":", you can describe it
 - parameter2: it need not be the first element below the documentation
complexity: computational complexity, usually denoted in big-O-notation, but can be anything
returns: a description of the return value

And that's it!

Advanced features

You can actually use HTML for documentation markup (I do not sanity check it, so please don't abuse it). There are a few special tags, listed below:

• zepto: this tag will highlight the zepto code contained within it (courtesy of prism).
• par: this will link to the function parameter (it should contain the name of the paramete).
• fun: this will link to another function in the documentation (it should contain the name of the function).

The module.zp file

The module.zp file contains all necessary meta information about a package, such as name, version, license etc. For a fairly exhaustive example, see examples/package/module.zp.

Overview over all of the commands

	test: Runs the module tests.
	t: shortcut for test.
	search: Search for packages matching a search term (on the ZPR).
	sandbox: Create/destroy a sandboxed zeps environment
	run: Run the module entry-point, without installing it
	repl: Launches an interactive shell with a certain module preloaded.
	remove: Removes a package.
	rm: shortcut for remove.
	register: Registers a package.
	r: shortcut for register.
	new: Bootstraps a new package.
	n: Shortcut for new.
	keygen: Generates a new RSA key for zeps.
	install: Installs a package.
	i: Shortcut for install.
	help: Interactive help on getting started (EXPERIMENTAL/BUGGY)
	readme: Prints zeps' README
	docgen: Generate documentation for a package from its docstrings
	doc: Format and print documentation for package or function

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Have fun!