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ApiGear CLI

Install

ApiGear CLI is a command line application that runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. You can download the latest version from here.

The product has not yet a certification from Microsoft, Apple or Linux. So you may need to disable the security check to run the application.

Building from source

Install Go 1.19.x or later (see Go Dev)

build using

go build ./cmd/apigear

and use apigear command line:

./apigear --help

Development

For development you need some environment variables:

export APIGEAR_GIT_PUBLIC_TOKEN=your_token
export APIGEAR_GIT_AUTH_TOKEN=your_token

The git public token provides access to public repositories. The git auth token provides access to private template repositories.

You can build and run the project using the following commands:

go run cmd/apigear/main.go --help

To build the project:

go build ./cmd/apigear

To run all the tests:

```bash
go test "./..."

To run the debugger

dlv debug cmd/apigear/main.go -- --help

Program Settings

Settings are stored in the file ~/.apigear/config.json. The file is created automatically when the first command is executed.

Log Files

Log files are stored in the file ~/.apigear/*.log. Outdated log-files are automatically deleted.

Template Cache

The template cache is stored in the file ~/.apigear/templates. The file is created automatically when a template is downloaded from a git-repository.

Template Registry

The template registry is stored in the file ~/.apigear/registry/registry.json. The file is created automatically when the registry is updated. The registry is currently hosted on github.