Cli Remote Runner

Remote terminal runner for Cli Remote project. This package provides:

• A CLI (runner)
• A programmatic npm API (Runner, createRunner, clients/utilities)

Installation

Global Installation (Recommended)

npm install -g cli-remote-runner

Local Installation

npm install cli-remote-runner

Usage

Quick Start

runner --url https://your-broker.com --id my-runner --secret your-secret

Programmatic Usage

import { createRunner } from 'cli-remote-runner';

const runner = createRunner();
runner.start();

process.on('SIGINT', () => {
  runner.stop();
  process.exit(0);
});

Command Line Options

runner [options]

Options:
  --url <url>        Broker server URL (default: http://localhost:3000)
  --id <id>          Runner ID (default: runner-1)
  --secret <secret>  Runner secret for authentication
  --help, -h         Show help message

Configuration

You can configure the runner using:

1. Command line arguments (highest priority)
2. Environment variables
3. Configuration file

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in your project directory or .runner.env in your home directory:

BROKER_URL=https://your-broker.com
RUNNER_ID=my-runner
RUNNER_SECRET=your-secret

Configuration File Priority

1. .env in current directory
2. .runner.env in home directory

Examples

Using environment variables

export BROKER_URL=https://broker.example.com
export RUNNER_ID=my-runner
export RUNNER_SECRET=my-secret
runner

Using configuration file

Create .runner.env in your home directory:

BROKER_URL=https://broker.example.com
RUNNER_ID=my-runner
RUNNER_SECRET=my-secret

Then simply run:

runner

Override with command line

runner --url https://another-broker.com --id another-runner

Requirements

• Node.js >= 16.0.0
• A running broker server

Exports

Package root exports:

• Runner, createRunner
• loadConfig, SocketClient, RunnerClient
• PtyManager, PairingCodeGenerator
• logger, Logger, LogLevel

License

MIT