@cran/bin.jot v0.0.10

Jot

Jot was created to provide easy iteration within the NPM ecosystem. By acting without git we can deploy faster at the cost of requiring changes to be small and independently made. There are ups and downs and the correct usage of this tool is up to your purpose.

Note from the author: For personal use I have found this tool to help drastically in micro library publications. For larger projects and any team coding exercises I still strongly recommend the use of a version control system

Installation

npm install --global @cran/bin.jot

Note: Your system may define a jot program. For this reason a jot-node command has been provided. You may either use this in place of jot or if you do not use the builtin, create an alias alias jot=jot-node somewhere in your shell configuration

Features

jot new

This will create a new project with the given name. If you do not specify a module type you will be prompted. You will also be prompted for a description and keywords for the project.

A new project will be created and configured and then behave as any other code environment. Git is provided to allow IDE integration for changes between one revision and the next.

jot edit

To edit an existing project (only if its source is stored in NPM, usually via jot) run this command, optionally with a version to cherry-pick.

After downloading the sources and moving them to the correct locations, this command behaves identically to jot new

jot clean

In case you decided to not continue working on a change, run jot clean [package-name] to remove local files.

In the event you want to ensure your system is clear of any and all jot volumes, simply run this command without providing a package name

jot publish

While this is not strictly necessary, running this command has the benefit of being prompted for what changed, allowing for automatic changelog management. This is important as we no longer have git to back the project.

This command will also clean the volume on success leaving you with a clean slate to start the next project or edit another.