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motoko-library-template
A template for making a Motoko Library.
Make sure to set the "Include all branches" checkbox in the creation dialog. After you've created a copy follow the Checklist section in the README.
Features
- Build & Test development workflow
- CI Setup
- Automatic Documentation generation for GitHub Pages
How to develop
- Write your library code in
*.mo
source files in thesrc/
directory. - Run
make check
to make sure your changes compile (or use the VSCode extension to get quicker feedback) - Add tests to the source files in the
test/
directory, and run them withmake test
. The project template is set up to include motoko-matchers. - Generate API documentation locally by running
make docs
and then open the resultingdocs/index.html
in your browser
How to publish
- Create a git tag for the commit you'd like to be the published
version. For example:
git tag v1.1.0 git push origin v1.1.0
- Follow the instructions at
vessel-package-set
to make it easy for other to install your library
Checklist
Check the initial setup works
- Make sure you've installed
vessel
- Make sure you've installed
wasmtime
- Make sure
make all
runs succesfully. If it doesn't please open an issue
Licensing
- This template comes with a copy of the Apache License Version 2.0, if you'd like to use a different license, replace the LICENSE file.
- Change the License section in the README to reference your libraries name
Host library documentation on Github Pages
If you'd like to automatically build and host library documentation
whenever you push a git tag, follow these steps. Otherwise delete
.github/workflows/release.yml
, the gh-pages
branch, and the API Documentation section in the README.
- Turn on Github Pages in the Settings for your repo under:
Settings -> GitHub Pages -> Source -> Pick the "gh-pages" branch
- Change the Url in the
API Documentation
section in your project
Finishing touches
- Check out the "How to develop" and "How to publish" sections in the README and finally delete the Checklist section from the README
API Documentation
API documentation for this library can be found at https://flyq.github.io/motoko-sha224/
Reference
License
motoko-library-template is distributed under the terms of the Apache License (Version 2.0).
See LICENSE for details.