lemmy-js-client/README.md

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# lemmy-js-client

A javascript / typescript http client and type system for [Lemmy](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy).

## Installation

`pnpm install lemmy-js-client`

## Usage

### HTTP Client

[LemmyHttp docs](https://join-lemmy.org/api/classes/LemmyHttp.html)

```ts
import { LemmyHttp, Login } from 'lemmy-js-client';

let baseUrl = 'https://lemmy.ml';
let client: LemmyHttp = new LemmyHttp(baseUrl, headers?);
let loginForm: Login = {
  username_or_email: "my_name",
  password: "my_pass",
};
let jwt = await client.login(loginForm).jwt;
```

## Development

You can use [yalc](https://github.com/wclr/yalc) to develop and test changes locally:

```
pnpm i --global add yalc

# Go to lemmy-js-client dir
yalc publish --push

# Go to your client dir
yalc add lemmy-js-client

# To do updates, go back to the lemmy-js-client dir
# This also updates it, in every dir you've added it.
yalc publish --push
```