Mist - Expanse

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Mist Browser
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The Mist browser is the tool of choice to browse and use Ðapps.
For the Mist API see the MISTAPI.md.
Installation
If you want install the app from a pre-built version on the release page, you can simply run the executable after download.
For updating simply download the new version and copy it over the old one (keep a backup of the old one if you want to be sure).
Config folder
The data folder for Mist is stored in other places:
Windows %APPDATA%\Mist
macOS ~/Library/Application Support/Mist
Linux ~/.config/Mist
Development
For development, a Meteor server will to be started to assist with live reload and CSS injection. Once a Mist version is released the Meteor frontend part is bundled using meteor-build-client npm package to create pure static files.
Dependencies
To run mist in development you need:
​Node.js v6.x (use the prefered installation method for your OS)
​Meteor javascript app framework
​Yarn package manager
​Electron v1.3.13 cross platform desktop app framework
​Gulp build and automation system
Install the later ones via:
$ curl https://install.meteor.com/ | sh
$ curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash
$ yarn global add [email protected]
$ yarn global add gulp
Initialisation
Now you're ready to initialize Mist for development:
$ git clone https://github.com/expanse-org/mist.git
$ cd mist
$ yarn
To update Mist in the future, run:
$ cd mist
$ git pull
$ yarn
Run Mist
For development we start the interface with a Meteor server for auto reload etc. Start the interface in a separate terminal window:
$ cd mist/interface && meteor --no-release-check
In the original window you can then start Mist with:
$ cd mist
$ electron .
NOTE: client-binaries (e.g. geth) specified in clientBinaries.json will be checked during every startup and downloaded if out-of-date, binaries are stored in the config folder​
NOTE: use --help to display available options, e.g. --loglevel debug (or trace) for verbose output
Run the Wallet
Start the wallet app for development, in a separate terminal window:
$ cd mist/interface && meteor --no-release-check
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// and in another terminal
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$ cd my/path/meteor-dapp-wallet/app && meteor --port 3050
In the original window you can then start Mist using wallet mode:
$ cd mist
$ electron . --mode wallet
Connecting to node via HTTP instead of IPC
This is useful if you have a node running on another machine, though note that it's less secure than using the default IPC method.
$ electron . --rpc http://localhost:8545
Passing options to Gexp
You can pass command-line options directly to Gexp by prefixing them with --node- in the command-line invocation:
$ electron . --mode mist --node-rpcport 19343 --node-networkid 2
The --rpc Mist option is a special case. If you set this to an IPC socket file path then the --ipcpath option automatically gets set, i.e.:
$ electron . --rpc /my/gexp.ipc
...is the same as doing...
$ electron . --rpc /my/gexp.ipc --node-ipcpath /my/gexp.ipc
Using Mist with a privatenet
To run a private network you will need to set the IPC path, network id and data folder:
$ electron . --rpc ~/Library/Expanse/gexp.ipc --node-networkid 1234  --node-datadir ~/Library/Expanse/privatenet
NOTE: since ipcpath is also a Mist option you do not need to also include a --node-ipcpath option.
You can also run gexp separately yourself with the same options prior to start Mist normally.
Deployment
To create a binaries you need to install electron-builder dependencies:
// tools for the windows binaries
$ brew install wine --without-x11 mono makensis
// tools for the Linux binaries
$ brew install gnu-tar libicns graphicsmagick xz
// general dependencies
$ npm install -g meteor-build-client
To generate the binaries simply run:
$ cd mist
$ gulp
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// Or to generate the wallet (using the https://github.com/expanse-org/meteor-dapp-wallet -> master)
$ gulp wallet
This will generate the binaries inside the dist_mist/release or dist_wallet/release folder.
Options
platform
Additional you can only build the windows, linux, mac or all binary by using the platform option:
$ gulp update-nodes --platform mac
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// And
$ gulp mist --platform mac
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// Or
$ gulp mist --platform mac,win
Options are:
mac (Mac OSX)
win (Windows)
linux (Linux)
all (default)
walletSource
With the walletSource you can specify the branch to use, default ist master:
$ gulp mist --walletSource develop
Options are:
master
develop
local Will try to build the wallet from [mist/]../meteor-dapp-wallet/app
mist-checksums | wallet-checksums
Spits out the SHA256 checksums of distributables.
It expects installer/zip files to be in the generated folders e.g. dist_mist/release
$ gulp mist-checksums
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3f726fff186b85c600ea2459413d0bf5ada2dbc98877764efbefa545f96eb975  ./dist_mist/release/Mist-0.8.1-ia32.exe
ab4d26d5ebc66e9aba0fa610071266bacbb83faacbb7ed0dd2acb24386190bdb  ./dist_mist/release/Mist-0.8.1.exe
909b0fb4c7b09b731b2a442c457747e04ffdd9c03b6edc06079ae05a46200d13  ./dist_mist/release/Mist-0.8.1-ia32.deb
e114d6188963dfdae0489abf4e8923da58b39ff9cdbaad26e803af27c7ce55d1  ./dist_mist/release/Mist-0.8.1.deb
930787dd2f5ed6931068bff9244bccc01f397f552c48ded0f08e515e276dd080  ./dist_mist/release/Mist-0.8.1.dmg
Code signing for production
As of #972 we've updated the build process and thus need to redo code-signing.
Testing
First make sure to build Mist with: gulp mist --platform [mac,linux] or gulp wallet --platform [mac,linux].
Then run gulp test-mist or gulp test-wallet, accordingly.

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