Create a fastn package
fastn is also a ftd package manager. A package contains all related and
necessary files. fastn manages the packages and modules for ftd and
consists of command line tool fastn.
fastn. Refer to the install
fastn page to learn how to install fastn.
Create a package
There are two ways to create a fastn package:
Using Command (Recommended)
Manual
Using Command
The simplest way to create a
fastn package is to use the command line tool.
Suppose you want to create a package named hello-fastn, you need to follow
these steps:
- Open the Terminal (Linux/MacOS) or Command prompt (Windows)
- Run the following command in terminal
create-package
fastn create-package hello-fastn
Lang:
sh
The above command will create a folder named
hello-fastn containing two files:
FASTN.ftd and index.ftd. You can view the contents of this folder in
a text editor such as SublimeText.Serving the package
After creating the package as described above, you can start the HTTP server.
Follow these steps:
- Open the Terminal (Linux/MacOS) or Command prompt (Windows)
- Navigate to the package location in the terminal using the
cd <path-to-package>command.
go to the package location
cd hello-fastn
Lang:
sh
- Once you are in the package location, run the following command to start the HTTP server:
serve
fastn serve
Lang:
sh
After starting the HTTP server, open any web browser and type
"http://127.0.0.1:8000" into the URL bar. Voila! You can now view your "hello
world" page in the browser.
FASTN.ftd
FASTN.ftd is a configuration file where we set configuration for the package.
FASTN.ftd, the code should look like this:FASTN.ftd-- import: fastn
-- fastn.package: hello-fastn
Lang:
ftd
In the code above, we set the package name as
hello-fastn.index.ftd
index.ftd is the index page of your package. You can think of the index page
as being the home or default page of your package.
index.ftd, the code should look like this:index.ftd-- ftd.text: Hello World
Lang:
ftd
In the code above, we added a kernel component
ftd.text and passed Hello World as the value for text property.
