Make interactive shell easily available when installing via npm #330
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Following our discussion on #329, I made the interactive shell available as a command-line tool when installing rivescript-js via npm (there was actually very little change to make, only a few additions to package.json). I chose to call the associated command "riveshell", tell me if you'd prefer another name.
It can be called via
$ npx riveshell /path/to/brain
when the package is installed locally, or simply$ riveshell /path/to/brain
when installed globally. I ensured that the command works properly both on macOS (bash) and Windows (cmd, powershell and git-bash).I also updated the README.md file and the doc at the top of
shell.js
to reflect this new feature. I moved the "Installation" section of the README above the "Usage" section because I assume that people should already have installed the package before reading the details on how to use the interactive shell.