What is Isotope?

Isotope is the official package manager for Argon. It is a simple, fast, and secure.

Isotope is a command-line tool that allows you to install, update, and manage packages for Argon. It is designed to be simple and easy to use, and it is the best way to install packages for Argon. Explore Packages

How do I install Isotope?

Isotope comes pre-packaged with Open Argon's official distribution of the Argon programming language. If you would like to compile Isotope from source, you can find the source code at https://github.com/Open-Argon/Isotope and follow the instructions in the README.

How do I use Isotope?

to access the help menu in isotope, run the following command inside the terminal:

isotope help
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If you need any further assistance, please feel free to reach out to us on our Discord server.

How do I host my own Isotope Server?

If you would like to host your own Isotope server, you can find the source code at https://github.com/Open-Argon/isotope-server. All you need to do is follow the instructions in the README. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to reach out to us on our Discord server.

How do I make and upload a package to Isotope?

If you would like to upload a package to Isotope, login or register then create an empty folder and run the following command inside the terminal:

Then create a package repository by going to the create page and filling out the form.

Once you have created a package repository, authenticate your isotope client by going to the account page and following the instructions.

isotope init
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Edit "argon-package.json" and choose a name and version of your package. Note: all names and versions sent to this server have to be lowercase alpha-numeric characters, and can also include "-" and ".". The first and last characters can only be alpha-numeric. All names have to be between 3 and 32 characters long, and all versions types cannot be greater than 16 characters long.

Make a folder called "src" inside the folder you just created, and write all your code inside the folder. Remember, for a package, its recommended to name the main file "init.ar".

Once you have written your code, run the following command inside the terminal:

isotope package build
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make sure you are in the same folder as "argon-package.json".

Then run the following command inside the terminal:

isotope package push
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again, make sure you are in the same folder as "argon-package.json".

If you are ready to make a full stable release, run the following command:

isotope package push --latest
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again, make sure you are in the same folder as "argon-package.json".

If you need any further assistance, please feel free to reach out to us on our Discord server.