Assist.js

Takes care of onboarding your users, keeping them informed about
transaction status and comprehensive usage analytics with minimal
setup. Supports web3.js versions 0.20, 1.0.0-beta, 1.2.0, ethers.js versions ^4.0.20 and ^5.0-beta-137

_note: web3.js 1.0.0-beta versions 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 have bugs when interacting with MetaMask, we recommend you avoid these versions of web3.js_

Preview

!Assist's UI elements

☝️ A collection of Assist's UI elements.

👇 Assist's transaction notifications in action.

!Assist's transaction notifications

Getting Started

To integrate Assist.js into your Dapp, you'll need to do 5 things:

1. Create a free account and get an API key from account.blocknative.com
2. Install the widget
3. Initialize the library
4. Call onboard
5. Decorate your contracts

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#### npm

``bash
npm i bnc-assist
`

#### Yarn

`bash
yarn add bnc-assist
`

#### Script Tag

The library uses semantic versioning.
The current version is 0.10.3.
There are minified and non-minified versions.
Put this script at the top of your

`html



`

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Full documentation of the config object is below, but the minimum required config
is as follows:

`javascript
var bncAssistConfig = {
dappId: apiKey, // [String] The API key created on https://account.blocknative.com

networkId: networkId // [Integer] The network ID of the Ethereum network your dapp is deployed on.
// See below for instructions on how to setup for local blockchains.
}

var assistInstance = assist.init(bncAssistConfig)
`

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At some point in your Dapp's workflow, you'll want to ensure users are within an environment which
will allow them to make transactions, such as a browser with MetaMask, unlocked wallet, etc.
This is done by calling onboard. Some Dapps might want to call onboard immediately upon any page
load. Others may wait until loading certain pages or until a certain button is clicked.
In any event, it is as simple as calling:

`javascript
assistInstance
.onboard()
.then(function(state) {
// User has been successfully onboarded and is ready to transact
// Will resolve with the current state of the user
// This means we can be sure of the following user properties:
// - They are using a compatible browser
// - They have a web3-enabled wallet installed
// - The wallet is connected to the config-specified networkId
// - The wallet is unlocked and contains at least minimumBalance in wei
// - They have connected their wallet to the dapp, congruent with EIP1102
})
.catch(function(state) {
// The user exited onboarding before completion
// Will let you know what stage of onboarding the user was up to when they exited via the state object
})
`

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The first three steps in the getting started flow will get your users onboarded. This step adds
transaction support in order to help guide your users through a series of issues that can arise
when signing transactions.

Using our decorated contracts will also enable some anonymized transaction-level metrics to give
you insights into things including but not limited to:

- How many transactions fail because a user doesn't have enough Ether
- How many transactions are started but rejected by the user
- How many users come to your Dapp without a Web3 wallet

Decorating your contracts is simple:

`javascript
var myContract = new web3.eth.Contract(abi, address)
// Assist can decorate ethers instantiated contracts as well
var myDecoratedContract = assistInstance.Contract(myContract)

// and then replace myContract with myDecoratedContract
// throughout your app
// ...
`

You can then use myDecoratedContract instead of myContract.

To speed things up, you can decorate the contract inline:

`javascript
var myContract = assistInstance.Contract(new web3.eth.Contract(abi, address))
`

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If you are using ethers.js you will need to pass in the address and the abi to Assist's Contract function so that Assist can instantiate it with the UncheckedJsonRpcSigner. This is critical for Assist's transaction notifications to work correctly. An example of how to create an ethers contract:

`javascript
var myContract = assistInstance.Contract(address, abi)
`

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web3 isn't a required parameter as you might not have access to a provider to instantiate Web3 with until after the user has been onboarded and has a wallet installed. We recommend instantiating web3 at the top level of your Dapp once the window object is available like this:

`javascript
let web3Instance

if (window.ethereum) {
web3Instance = new Web3(window.ethereum)
}

if (window.web3) {
web3Instance = new Web3(window.web3.currentProvider)
}
`

Pass this instance in to the config (even if it is undefined). If the user didn't have a wallet when first arriving to your Dapp, they will go through onboarding which will refresh the page once they have a wallet. On the refresh, the above Web3 instantiation code will now get initialized with the provider.

If you _don't_ include your instantiated Web3 instance in the config, Assist will grab web3 from the window object if it is available. However this can cause issues as web3 isn't always added to the window object (ie on some mobile wallets) and the version of web3 that is usually attached to the window object is 0.20. So if you happen to be using 1.0 but didn't pass it in, then your contracts won't be decorated correctly.

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For assist.js to work correctly with Truffle contracts, you must not minify function names (fnames) in your build.

Instructions on how to disable minification of fnames:

- Terser
- Uglify
- Webpack terser plugin
- Webpack uglify plugin
- Rollup terser plugin
- Rollup uglify plugin

API Reference

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A JavaScript Object that is passed to the init function. Default values are in [square brackets] where they are set by Assist.js.

`javascript
var config = {
networkId: Number, // The network id of the Ethereum network your Dapp is working with (REQUIRED)
dappId: String, // The API key supplied to you by Blocknative (REQUIRED)
web3: Object, // The instantiated version of web3 that the Dapp is using
ethers: Object, // Pass in ethers if using instead of web3 (this is required if you are using ethers)
mobileBlocked: Boolean, // Defines if the Dapp works on mobile [false]
minimumBalance: String, // Defines the minimum balance in Wei that a user needs to have to use the Dapp [0]
headlessMode: Boolean, // Turn off Assist UI, but still retain analytics collection [false]
browserCheck: Boolean, // Check if the user is on a browser that supports extension wallets during onboarding [true]
messages: {
// See custom transaction messages section below for more details
txRequest: Function, // Transaction request has been initiated and is awaiting user approval
txSent: Function, // Transaction has been sent to the network
txPending: Function, // Transaction is pending and has been detected in the mempool
txSendFail: Function, // Transaction failed to be sent to the network
txUnderpriced: Function, // Transaction gas limit was set too low
txError: Function, // An unknown MetaMask / JSON RPC error occurred when trying to send the transaction
txStallPending: Function, // Transaction was sent to the network but has not been detected in the txPool
txStallConfirmed: Function, // Transaction has been detected in the mempool but hasn't been confirmed
txFailed: Function, // Transaction failed
nsfFail: Function, // User doesn't have enough funds to complete transaction
txRepeat: Function, // Warning to user that they might be repeating a transaction
txAwaitingApproval: Function, // Warning to the user that they have a previous transaction awaiting approval
txConfirmReminder: Function, // A warning to the user that their current transaction is still awaiting approval
txConfirmed: Function, // Transaction is confirmed
txSpeedUp: Function // The user has re-submitted a transaction with a higher gas price
},
images: {
welcome: {
src: String, // Image URL for welcome onboard modal
srcset: String // Image URL(s) for welcome onboard modal
},
complete: {
src: String, // Image URL for complete onboard modal
srcset: String // Image URL(s) for complete onboard modal
}
},
style: {
darkMode: Boolean, // Set Assist UI to dark mode
notificationsPosition: Object || String, // Defines where in the viewport notifications will be positioned. See below: 'Notification Positioning'
css: String // Custom css string to overide Assist default styles
},
handleNotificationEvent: Function // Called on every tx notification event with a transaction event object
timeouts: {
txStallPending: Number // The number of milliseconds after a transaction has been sent before showing a stall notification detected in the mempool
txStallConfirmed: Number // The number of milliseconds after a transaction has been detected in the mempool before showing a stall notification if not confirmed
},
recommendedWallets: {
desktop: Array, // Array of Objects that define wallets this dapp supports on desktop to users that don't have a wallet
mobile: Array // Array of Objects that define wallets this dapp supports on mobile to users that don't have a wallet
}
}
`

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The position that notifications appear in the viewport can be configured by defining style.notificationsPosition in your config when initializing assist.

notificationsPosition can be either a String which will set only the desktop position, or an Object containing params desktop and/or mobile which set the notification position on desktop and mobile respectively.

Options for setting desktop positions: ['topLeft', 'topRight', 'bottomLeft', 'bottomRight']

Options for setting mobile positions: ['top', 'bottom']

By default, Assist positions notifications at the top of the viewport on mobile, and the bottomRight of the viewport on desktop.

#### Examples

`javascript
// Set notifications to bottom on mobile and top right on desktop
var config = {
style: {
notificationsPosition: {
desktop: 'topLeft',
mobile: 'bottom'
}
}
}
`

`javascript
// Sets only the desktop position
var config = {
style: {
notificationsPosition: 'bottomRight'
}
}
`

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If you want more fine grained control over whether Assist's notifications are displayed or you just want to be informed of every event, you can define a function that will be called every time there is a notification event.

The function that is defined on the handleNotificationEvent property of the config will be called with the following object:

`javascript
{
categoryCode: String, // event category - List detailed below
eventCode: String, // event type - List detailed below
contract: { // if not a contract method transaction, then this is undefined
methodName: String, // name of the method that was called
parameters: Array, // the parameters the method was called with
},
inlineCustomMsgs: Object | Boolean, // the inline custom messages passed to the transaction
reason: String, // reason for error type notifications
transaction: {
id: String, // internal unique id for the transaction (remains constant even if transaction hash changes due to speedup or cancel)
from: String, // the address the transaction was sent from
gas: String, // the gas limit of the transaction
gasPrice: String, // the gas price of the transaction
to: String, // the address the transaction was sent to
value: String // the value of the transaction
hash: String // the transaction hash (updated to a new hash if transaction is sped up or cancelled)
originalHash: String, // if transaction was sped up or cancelled, the original transaction hash
receipt: Object || undefined // Will be an object on a txConfirmedClient event. Is the receipt object that is received from web3 or ethers
},
wallet: {
address: String, // the account address of the wallet in use
balance: String, // the balance in wei of the wallet in use
minimum: Boolean, // whether the wallet has the minimum balance required (specified in config)
provider: String // the name of the wallet provider
}
}
`

You can then decide whether you would like a notification to be shown for this event or not. Return true to show the notification or false to not show the notification.

#### eventCode

The list of event codes that are included in the object that handleNotificationEvent is called with are the same as the list included in the messages object that is passed to the config with one addition:

`javascript
txConfirmedClient: String // called when a client confirmation is received from the provider
`

This additional event is used to notify transaction confirmation if a txConfirmed was not already received. Whichever of txConfirmed and txConfirmedClient is received first should be used for notification.

For documentation on the rest of the event codes see the documentation for the messages parameter of the config object.

#### categoryCode

The following list of category codes can be included in the object that handleNotificationEvent is called with:

`javascript
activePreflight: String, // called during preflight transaction checks
activeTransaction: String, // called during an active non-contract transaction
activeContract: String // called during an active contract transaction
`

#### Selectively display Notification UI

If you would like Assist to display a notification for the current event, then return a "truthy" value from the handleNotificationEvent function. If you don't want a notification to be displayed then just return a "falsy" value.

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Custom transaction messages can be set to override the default messages Assist provides. To do this you provide callback functions for each eventCode that you want to override. The callback functions must return a String and will be called with the following object to provide context information about the transaction:

`javascript
{
transaction: {
to: String, // The address the transaction is going to
gas: String, // Gas (wei)
gasPrice: String, // Gas price (wei)
hash: String, // The transaction hash
nonce: Number, // The transaction nonce
value: String, // The value of the transaction (wei)
receipt: Object || undefined // Will be an object on txConfirmedClient event
},
contract: {
// This object will be undefined if it is not a contract transaction
methodName: String, // The name of the method that was called
parameters: Array // The parameters that the method was called with
}
}
`

You can provide a messages object to the config to set global message overrides. Each callback can parse the context object that is passed to it and decide what to return or just return a standard message for each eventCode:

`javascript
var config = {
//...
messages: {
txSent: function(data) {
return 'Your transaction has been sent to the network'
},
txConfirmed: function(data) {
if (data.contract.methodName === 'contribute') {
return 'Congratulations! You are now a contributor to the campaign'
}
}
// ....
}
}
`

Sometimes you want more granular control over the transaction messages and you have all the relevant information you need to create a custom transaction message at the time of calling the method. In that case, you can also add custom transactions messages inline with your transaction calls which take precedent over the messages set globally in the config.

#### Example

`javascript
// 0.2 style send
myContract.vote(param1, param2, options, callback, {
messages: { txPending: () => Voting for ${param1} in progress }
})

// 1.0 style send
myContract.vote(param1, param2).send(options, {
messages: { txPending: () => Voting for ${param1} in progress }
})

// Transaction
Transaction(txObject, callback, {
messages: { txPending: () => 'Sending ETH...' }
})
`

The messages object _must_ always be the _last_ argument provided to the send method for it to be recognized.

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You can also add click handler functions to a transaction that will be executed when the user clicks on the notification.

`javascript
myContract.vote(param1, param2, options, callback, {
messages: { txPending: () => Voting for ${param1} in progress },
clickHandlers: {
txPending: () => route('./votes'), // can specify a click handler for specific event codes which takes precedence
onclick: () => console.log('this is the global click handler') // or you can specify a onclick function which will run for every event for this transaction that doesn't have a click handler specified
}
})
`

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By defining a function and including it in the config on the handleNotificationEvent property you can hook in to all of the transaction events within Assist. The function will be called with a transaction event object which has the following properties:

`javascript
{
categoryCode: "activeTransaction"
contract: Object { methodName: "highFive", parameters: (1) […] }
eventCode: "txPending"
inlineCustomMsgs: false
transaction: Object { id: "f64a4c67-f349-4da7-8d6b-55e92525e60b", gas: "24268", gasPrice: "1000000000", … }
}
`

If you want Assist to still go ahead and show the notification, return true from the function. If you don't want the notification to display, then return false.

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The available ids for the networkId property of the config object:

- 1: mainnet
- 3: ropsten testnet
- 4: rinkeby testnet
- 5: goerli testnet

_The kovan testnet is not supported._

#### Local Networks

When you are running locally (e.g. using ganache), set networkId in the config to the network id that the local network is set to. Any number that is not 1, 3, 4 and 42 is valid and will be recognized as a local network. If using the Ganache CLI you can set the network id via the --networkId option.

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Assist keeps track of the current state of the user environment as a JavaScript Object

`javascript
state = {
mobileDevice: Boolean, // User is on a mobile device
validBrowser: Boolean, // User is on a valid web3 browser
currentProvider: String, // Current provider being used to connect to the network
web3Wallet: Boolean, // User has a web3Wallet installed
accessToAccounts: Boolean, // Dapp has access to accounts
walletLoggedIn: Boolean, // User is logged in to wallet
walletEnabled: Boolean, // User has enabled EIP 1102 compliant wallet
accountAddress: String, // Address of the user's selected account
accountBalance: String, // User account balance
minimumBalance: String, // User has the minimum balance specified in the config
userCurrentNetworkId: Number, // Network id of the network the user is currently on
correctNetwork: Boolean // User is on the network specified in the config
}
`

The promises that are returned from calls to getState and onboard resolve and reject with this state object.

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All errors are called with eventCode and message properties.

#### Example

`javascript
{
eventCode: 'initFail',
message: 'An API key is required to run Assist'
}
`

#### Error Codes

The following are the possible error codes from Assist.js.

`
initFail - initialization of the library failed
mobileBlocked - mobile browsers are blocked from accessing this dapp
browserFail - browser is not compatible with web3.js wallets
walletFail - user does not have a web3-enabled wallet installed
walletEnableFail - user has not logged into their wallet
networkFail - user's web3 wallet is not connected to the correct network
nsfFail - user does not have enough funds in their wallet
`

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By default, Assist will create UI elements in your application at certain times to guide users. You can disable this feature and run Assist in "headless mode" by setting headlessMode: true in the config. This still enables you to collect analytics, but won't change the underlying behaviour of your application at all.

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If your Dapp _doesn't_ support mobile browsers, setting mobileBlocked: true in the config will detect mobile user agents and show UI that will direct them to use a desktop browser instead.

Assist supports mobile onboarding and transaction support. The onboarding UI has a modal for making sure that the user:

- Is on a mobile Dapp browser/wallet
- Is on the correct network
- Has enabled connection to their wallet (if the wallet is using a modern Ethereum provider)
- Has the minimum balance (if set in the config)

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By supplying an amount of wei to the minimumBalance option of the config, developers can limit access to their Dapp to users who have at least this much Ether in their wallet.

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Assist will detect transactions which look to be repeated. We notify users of repeat transactions when we see sequential transactions with the same to address and the same value.

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If you would like to define which wallets your dapp works with and recommends to users that don't currently have a wallet installed, you can define it in the config for desktop and mobile devices:

`javascript
{
recommendedWallets: {
desktop: [
{
name: 'MetaMask',
link: 'https://metamask.io/',
icon: 'https://metamask.io/img/metamask.png'
}
// other desktop wallets your dapp supports here
],
mobile: [
{
name: 'Coinbase',
link: 'https://wallet.coinbase.com/',
icon: 'https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1200/1*7ywNS48PnonfsvvMu1tTsA.png'
}
// other mobile wallets your dapp supports here
]
}
}
`

#### Assist currently only supports the following wallets:

##### Desktop

- MetaMask
- link: https://metamask.io/img/metamask.png
- icon: https://metamask.io/img/metamask.png
- Opera
- link: https://www.opera.com/
- icon: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71Y2mhDkBNL.png

##### Mobile

- Opera Touch
- link: https://www.opera.com/mobile/touch
- icon: https://apps.goodereader.com/wp-content/uploads/icons/1525044654.png
- Coinbase
- link: https://wallet.coinbase.com/
- icon: https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1200/1*7ywNS48PnonfsvvMu1tTsA.png
- Trust
- link: https://trustwallet.com/
- icon: https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5a88babea6e0f90001b39b0d/5a8cf5a81df25e0001d5c78d_logo_solid_square_blue%20(2).png
- Status
- link: https://dev.status.im/get/
- icon: https://cdn.investinblockchain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/status-2-300x300.png?x88891

NOTE: above links available at time of writing, but may change.

API

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#### Parameters

config - Object: Config object to configure and setup Assist (Required)

#### Returns

The initialized version of the Assist library

#### Example

`javascript
var assistInstance = assist.init(assistConfig)
`

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#### Returns

Promise

- resolves with state object
- rejects with state object

#### Example

`javascript
assistInstance
.onboard()
.then(function(state) {
// User has been successfully onboarded and is ready to transact
})
.catch(function(state) {
// The user exited onboarding before completion
})
`

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#### Parameters

contractInstanceOrAddress - Object | String: Instantiated web3 contract object (Required) or an address if you are using ethers instead if web3

abi - Array: Abi array if you are using ethers

#### Returns

A decorated contract to be used instead of the original instance

#### Example

`javascript
// web3
var myContract = new web3.eth.Contract(abi, address)
var myDecoratedContract = assistInstance.Contract(myContract)
mydecoratedContract.methods.myMethod(params).call()

// OR

// ethers
var myContract = assistInstance.Contract(address, abi)
myContract.myMethod().call()
`

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#### Parameters

txObjectOrHash - Object || String: Transaction object or transaction hash (Required)

callback - Function: Optional error first style callback if you don't want to use promises

notificationOptions - Object: Optional notification custom options

`javascript
const notificationOptions = {
messages: {
txPending: () => 'your bid is pending...
},
clickHandlers: {
txPending: () => route('./open-bids')
}
}
`

#### Returns

Promise or PromiEvent (web3.js 1.0) if passed a transaction object or true if passed a valid transaction hash or false if hash is invalid

- resolves with transaction hash
- rejects with an error message

#### Example

`javascript
assistInstance
.Transaction(txObject)
.then(txHash => {
// Transaction has been sent to the network
})
.catch(error => {
console.log(error.message) // => 'User has insufficient funds'
})

// you can alternatively pass in a transaction hash to get Assist's notifications for a transaction that has already been sent to the network
assistInstance.Transaction(hash)
`

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#### Returns

Promise

- resolves with the state object that represents the current user environment

#### Example

`javascript
assistInstance.getState().then(function(state) {
if (state.validBrowser) {
console.log('valid browser')
}
})
`

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#### Parameters

style - Object: Object containing new style information (Required)

`javascript
var style = {
darkMode: Boolean, // Set Assist UI to dark mode
css: String, // Custom css string to overide Assist default styles
notificationsPosition: String || Object // Defines which corner transaction notifications will be positioned. See 'Notification Positioning'
}
`

#### Examples

`javascript
// Enable dark mode and position notifications at the bottom left on desktop
var style = {
darkMode: true,
notificationsPosition: 'bottomLeft'
}
assistInstance.updateStyle(style)

// Position notifications at the bottom of the viewport on mobile and set their background to black
var style = {
css: .bn-notification { background: black },
notificationsPosition: { mobile: 'bottom' }
}
assistInstance.updateStyle(style)
`

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Trigger a custom UI notification

#### Parameters

type - String: One of: 'success', 'pending', 'error'

message - String: The message to display in the notification. HTML can be embedded in the string. (Required)

options - Object: Optionally further customize the notification

`javascript
options = {
customTimeout: Number, // Specify how many ms the notification should exist. Set to -1 for no timeout.
customCode: String, // An identifier for this notify call
onclick: Function // Function to run when user clicks notification
}
`

options.customTimeout defaults: { success: 2000, pending: 5000, error: 5000 }

#### Returns

Function

- a function that when called will dismiss the notification

#### Examples

`javascript
// Display a success notification with an embedded link for 5000ms
assistInstance.notify(
'success',
'Operation was a success! Click here to view more',
{ customTimeout: 5000 }
)

// Display a pending notification, load data from an imaginary backend
// and dismiss the pending notification only when the data is loaded
var dismiss = assistInstance.notify('pending', 'Loading data...', {
customTimeout: -1
})
myEventEmitter.emit('fetch-data-from-backend')
myEventEmitter.on('data-from-backend-loaded', () => {
dismiss()
})
`

Contribute

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#### npm

npm i

#### Yarn

yarn

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#### npm

npm test

#### Yarn

yarn test

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#### npm

npm run build

#### Yarn

yarn build`