Introduction to Erebos: a JavaScript client for Swarm

by Miloš Mošić

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Introduction to Erebos: a JavaScript client for Swarm Miloš Mošić

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JavaScript client?

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swarmgw swarm-js Are there any other JavaScript clients for Swarm?

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What is Erebos?

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● Bzz APIs ● Pss APIs ● CLI ● Timeline ● Utility libraries

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bzz.download() bzz.upload() bzz.uploadFile() bzz.uploadDirectory() bzz.list() bzz.hash() What do Erebos bzz packages support?

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Is that really all?

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Bzz functions specific to the Node.js client bzz.downloadObservable() bzz.downloadDirectoryData() bzz.downloadFileTo() bzz.downloadDirectoryTo() bzz.downloadTo() bzz.uploadFileStream() bzz.uploadTar() bzz.uploadFileFrom() bzz.uploadDirectoryFrom() bzz.uploadFrom()

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How about Feeds?

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Feeds functions bzz.getDownloadURL() bzz.getUploadURL() bzz.getFeedURL() bzz.deleteResource() bzz.createFeedManifest() bzz.createFeedDigest() bzz.getFeedTopic() bzz.getFeedMetadata() bzz.getFeedValue() bzz.pollFeedValue() bzz.postSignedFeedValue() bzz.postFeedValue() bzz.updateFeedValue() bzz.uploadFeedValue()

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What problems did it solve for us?

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● Higher level abstractions over the HTTP API ● Breaking changes in Swarm

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● https://github.com/ethersphere/swarm-docker ● https://hub.docker.com/r/ethdevops/swarm Breaking Changes in Swarm

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CLI

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Wait, Swarm already has a CLI?

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● Bzz APIs ● Pss APIs ● Website commands

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Bzz commands in the CLI bzz:upload bzz:download bzz:list bzz:hash

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Pss commands in the CLI pss:address pss:key pss:topic pss:listen pss:send pss:peer

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Website commands in the CLI website:setup website:publish

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Timeline

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Timeline functions timeline.download() timeline.upload() timeline.getChapter() timeline.loadChapter() timeline.updateChapterID() timeline.addChapter() timeline.createUpdater() timeline.createIterator() timeline.loadChapters() timeline.live()