@hyperswarm/testnet

Small module to help you spin up a local Hyperswarm testnet.

npm install @hyperswarm/testnet

Use this if you want to use the swarm in tests, etc.

Usage

const createTestnet = require('@hyperswarm/testnet')

const testnet = await createTestnet(10) // create a local testnet with 10 dht nodes

API

const testnet = await createTestnet(size = 10, [options])

Create a new testnet. size is how many DHT nodes you want in it. Options include:

{
  port: preferredLocalPort, // defaults to ANY (0)
  host: preferredLocalHost, // defaults to 127.0.0.1
  teardown // optional async teardown helper ie, t.teardown in brittle/tap etc
}

testnet.nodes

An array of nodes in the testnet.

testnet.bootstrap

An array of bootstrap addresses of the testnet.

const node = testnet.createNode([options])

Create an additional ephemeral node and add it to the testnet. Options are the same as new DHT().

for (const node of testnet)

Iterate over the nodes of the testnet.

License

Apache-2.0