Installation

To start working on your own Accord Project templates, you should install the Cicero command-line tools. This will let you author, parse, and execute Accord Project templates.

Prerequisites

Before you can install Cicero, you must first obtain and configure the following dependency:

• Node.js v8.x (LTS): We use Node to generate the documentation, run a development web server, run tests, and generate distributable files. Depending on your system, you can install Node either from source or as a pre-packaged bundle.

We recommend using nvm (or nvm-windows) to manage and install Node.js, which makes it easy to change the version of Node.js per project.

Installing Cicero

To install the latest version:

npm install -g @accordproject/cicero-cli@0.12

To check that Cicero has been properly installed, and display the version number:

cicero --version

To get command line help:

cicero --help
cicero parse --help
cicero execute --help

Optional Packages

Template Generator

You may also want to install the template generator tool, which you can use to create an empty template:

npm install -g yo 
npm install -g @accordproject/generator-cicero-template@0.12

Ergo command line

If you would like to use the Ergo language on its own (i.e., independently of a Cicero template) you can also install the Ergo command-line tools:

npm install @accordproject/ergo-cli@0.12 -g

To check that the Ergo compiler has been installed, display the version number:

ergoc --version

To get command line help:

ergoc --help
ergorun --help

That's it!

What next?

The following pages provide links to developers tools and resources. You can also browse using the navigation bar to the left to find additional information: tutorials, API reference, the Ergo language guide, etc.