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Bump CLI

How to use the Bump command line interface.

Installing Bump CLI​

Bump CLI is a node package, currently distributed via NPM which means you need to have Node v12+ interpreter installed on your computer and servers.

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You can download a standalone package directly from the latest Github release assets if you don't use Node. We plan to distribute universal binaries to common package managers soon. Please check our installation methods for updates.

Global installation​

To install it globally, run the following command with NPM

npm install -g bump-cli

Or, with Yarn via

yarn global add bump-cli

Add Bump CLI to your node project​

As our CLI is a node package, you can easily embed it to your project by adding the package to your package.json file, either via NPM

npm install --save-dev bump-cli

Or via Yarn

yarn add --dev bump-cli

You can then use any Bump CLI commands via npm exec as such

npm exec -- bump --help

How should I do if I'm not using Node ?​

Unfortunately, at the moment we only support the Node environment. However we plan to distribute universal binaries in the most common package managers very soon. In the meantime, you can download a standalone package directly from the latest Github release assets or you can push your documentation using our API.

Using Bump CLI​

To list all the available commands, just type bump in your command line environment. You can get some help anytime by using --help on any command. Example: bump deploy --help .

Preview a file​

When writing a documentation, you'll want to preview how it renders on Bump. This is exactly the goal of the preview command: it will create a temporary documentation with a unique URL, which will be available for a short period of time.

Usage from a local OpenAPI or AsyncAPI file

bump preview path/to/file.json

You can also preview a file available from a URL

bump preview https://developers.bump.sh/source.yaml

Live preview​

By using the --live flag you can stay focused on API design (OpenAPI or AsyncAPI file) while seeing a continuously updated preview each time you save your API definition file.

  • Launch the live preview command in your terminal
bump preview --live --open openapi-definition.json
  • Edit your openapi-definition.json file in your favorite text editor
  • Watch the live preview being updated each time your save your file!
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You can create as many previews as you like without being authenticated. This is a free and unlimited service.

API diff or simple validation before a deployment​

This is mainly used when you integrate Bump in your automated environments (Continuous Integration). It will validate your documentation file to make sure it is parsed correctly by Bump. If you want to validate your API specification file before a deployment, you can either use:

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API diff of your changes​

This command will output a diff summary of what has changed in the API. It can be used to ensure that future file deployment will work smoothly and to get a human diff summary during code reviews.

bump diff path/to/file.json --doc my-documentation

You can find your own my-documentation slug from your documentation settings.

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You will need to pass your private documentation access token for this command to work. Either with the --token flag or via the BUMP_TOKEN environment variable. This token can be found from your documentation settings > CI deploymentpage

Validation before a deployment​

If you don't need a diff summary from the bump diff command explained above, you can also make sure your API specification file is valid and parsed correctly by Bump with the bump deploy --dry-run command. It can be used to ensure that future file deployment will work smoothly.

bump deploy --dry-run path/to/file.json --doc my-documentation

You can find your own my-documentation slug from your documentation settings.

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You will need to pass your private documentation access token for this command to work. Either with the --token flag or via the BUMP_TOKEN environment variable. This token can be found from your documentation settings > CI deploymentpage

Deploy a file​

Once your documentation has been updated and merged, you want it to be live for your API users. This is what the deploy command is for. When deploying the new version, Bump will analyse your API structure and will generate a changelog item if the API structure has changed.

bump deploy path/to/file.json --doc my-documentation

You can find your own my-documentation slug from your documentation settings.

You can also deploy a given file to a different branch of your documentation with the --branch <branch-name> parameter. The branch will be created if it doesn't exist. More details about the branching feature is available on this dedicated help page.

bump deploy path/to/file.json --doc my-documentation --branch staging
caution

You will need to pass your private documentation access token for this command to work. Either with the --token flag or via the BUMP_TOKEN environment variable. This token can be found from your documentation settings > CI deploymentpage.

Compatible specification types​

We currently support OpenAPI from 2.0 (called Swagger) to 3.1 and AsyncAPI 2.x specification file types. Both YAML or JSON file formats are accepted file inputs to the CLI.

Contributing​

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/bump-sh/cli. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License​

The Bump CLI project is released under the MIT License.