DEX8-SDK is a library which helps developers to build complex automation scripts so called DEX8 Tasks.
The library is divided into two parts:
1. CLI - Command Line Interface
2. Helpers - a set of helper libraries which makes task creation easier
Now you can use DEX8-SDK CLI commands.
The library is divided into two parts:
1. CLI - Command Line Interface
2. Helpers - a set of helper libraries which makes task creation easier
Content
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CLI - Command Line Interface
- init, delete, start, upload and download tasks from command line -
Helpers
- rich helper libraries
- Echo - a library for sending messages to web panel or log it to console
- FunctionFlow - a library for controlling JS functions execution flow
- HttpClient - a HTTP/HTTPS Client with promises and 301 redirection
- Mongo - methods to save, list, update, delete mongoDB documents
- Rand - generate stohastic numbers, shuffle array elements, ...etc
Quickstart
1. Installation
$ npm install -g dex8-sdk
Now you can use DEX8-SDK CLI commands.
2. Start a new project (task)
$ dex8 init <taskName> - creates minimum of files needed for task development
$ cd <taskName>
3. Develop task
Use DEX8-SDK helpers to develop you crawler, scraper, data extraction or any automation tool.4. Test a task
$ dex8 start -i input.js -s - test task on your localhost
5. Login to Web Panel
$ dex8 login - login with username:password which you are using to login into Web Panel
6. Upload a task
If everything is ok with your task upload it to Web Panel:$ dex8 upload