Remixd is a tool that intend to be used with Remix IDE (aka. Browser-Solidity). It allows a websocket connection between
Remix IDE
(web application) and the local computer.
Practically Remix IDE make available a folder shared by Remixd.
More details are explained in this tutorial.
Remixd needs npm
and node
npm install -g remixd
Usage: remixd -S <shared folder>
Provide a two ways connection between the local computer and Remix IDE
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-S, --shared-folder <path> Folder to share with Remix IDE
remixd -S <absolute-path>
The current user should have read/write
access to the folder (at least read
access).
It is important to notice that changes made to the current file in Remix IDE
are automatically saved to the local computer every 5000 ms. There is no Save
action. But the Ctrl-Z
(undo) can be used.
Furthermore :
- No copy of the shared folder are kept in the browser storage.
- It is not possible to create a file from
Remix IDE
(that might change). - If a folder does not contain any file, the folder will not be displayed in the explorer (that might change).
- Symbolic links are not forwarded to Remix IDE.