Unnecessary dependency: npm about vantage

[dthree]

Thanks and I agree. I am about to do a large split of Vantage in to two versions: vantage proper will be a framework for building interactive CLIs, and the use function as well as the client / server functionality will be removed.

vantage-io will extend vantage to what it is currently, adding the cilent / server functionality. I'm probably going to make vantage-use a module that imorts the use function, which is why npm is a dependency. So this should be fixed in about a week or less.

[Downchuck]

That sounds like a good plan, looking forward to the update.

[dthree]

I'm happy :)

Might be sooner than we think. Started today. vantage proper is going to be as slim as possible as I'll be positioning it as a framework in its own right and so expect it to be dependency for a ton of app, as new breed of interactive CLI apps, like this one:

https://github.com/dthree/wat

I'll let you know when it's done.

[dthree]

@Downchuck Okay did the mondo refactor.

Vorpal.js is all of Vantage's CLI functionality extracted as its own framework.

Vantage.js depends on and extends Vorpal, inheriting all of its properties. It adds the client, server, firewall and authentication functionality to Vorpal.

The use function (along with the npm module) was extracted out of Vantage as well and is now vorpal-use. This extension can be imported into either Vantge or Vorpal.

Vorpal is 1/4th the size of Vantage. If you just want the CLI framework, use Vorpal. If you want Vorpal with wings, use Vantage.