@bitsocial/bitsocial-cli 0.19.88 → 0.19.90

package/README.md

@@ -328,13 +328,14 @@ Install a challenge package (npm package name, git URL, tarball URL, or local pa
 
 ```
 USAGE
-  $ bitsocial challenge add PACKAGE [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
+  $ bitsocial challenge add PACKAGE --pkcRpcUrl <value> [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
 
 ARGUMENTS
   PACKAGE  Package specifier — anything npm can install (name, name@version, git URL, tarball URL, local path)
 
 FLAGS
   --pkcOptions.dataPath=<value>  Data path to install the challenge into
+  --pkcRpcUrl=<value>            (required) [default: ws://localhost:9138/] URL to PKC RPC
 
 DESCRIPTION
   Install a challenge package (npm package name, git URL, tarball URL, or local path)
@@ -361,13 +362,14 @@ Install a challenge package (npm package name, git URL, tarball URL, or local pa
 
 ```
 USAGE
-  $ bitsocial challenge i PACKAGE [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
+  $ bitsocial challenge i PACKAGE --pkcRpcUrl <value> [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
 
 ARGUMENTS
   PACKAGE  Package specifier — anything npm can install (name, name@version, git URL, tarball URL, local path)
 
 FLAGS
   --pkcOptions.dataPath=<value>  Data path to install the challenge into
+  --pkcRpcUrl=<value>            (required) [default: ws://localhost:9138/] URL to PKC RPC
 
 DESCRIPTION
   Install a challenge package (npm package name, git URL, tarball URL, or local path)
@@ -394,13 +396,14 @@ Install a challenge package (npm package name, git URL, tarball URL, or local pa
 
 ```
 USAGE
-  $ bitsocial challenge install PACKAGE [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
+  $ bitsocial challenge install PACKAGE --pkcRpcUrl <value> [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
 
 ARGUMENTS
   PACKAGE  Package specifier — anything npm can install (name, name@version, git URL, tarball URL, local path)
 
 FLAGS
   --pkcOptions.dataPath=<value>  Data path to install the challenge into
+  --pkcRpcUrl=<value>            (required) [default: ws://localhost:9138/] URL to PKC RPC
 
 DESCRIPTION
   Install a challenge package (npm package name, git URL, tarball URL, or local path)
@@ -421,7 +424,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial challenge install ./my-local-challenge
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/challenge/install.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/challenge/install.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/challenge/install.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/challenge/install.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial challenge list`
 
@@ -447,7 +450,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial challenge list -q
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/challenge/list.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/challenge/list.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/challenge/list.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/challenge/list.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial challenge ls`
 
@@ -479,13 +482,14 @@ Remove an installed challenge package
 
 ```
 USAGE
-  $ bitsocial challenge remove NAME [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
+  $ bitsocial challenge remove NAME --pkcRpcUrl <value> [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
 
 ARGUMENTS
   NAME  The challenge package name (e.g., my-challenge or @scope/my-challenge)
 
 FLAGS
   --pkcOptions.dataPath=<value>  Data path where challenges are installed
+  --pkcRpcUrl=<value>            (required) [default: ws://localhost:9138/] URL to PKC RPC
 
 DESCRIPTION
   Remove an installed challenge package
@@ -501,7 +505,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial challenge remove @scope/my-challenge
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/challenge/remove.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/challenge/remove.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/challenge/remove.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/challenge/remove.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial challenge rm NAME`
 
@@ -509,13 +513,14 @@ Remove an installed challenge package
 
 ```
 USAGE
-  $ bitsocial challenge rm NAME [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
+  $ bitsocial challenge rm NAME --pkcRpcUrl <value> [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
 
 ARGUMENTS
   NAME  The challenge package name (e.g., my-challenge or @scope/my-challenge)
 
 FLAGS
   --pkcOptions.dataPath=<value>  Data path where challenges are installed
+  --pkcRpcUrl=<value>            (required) [default: ws://localhost:9138/] URL to PKC RPC
 
 DESCRIPTION
   Remove an installed challenge package
@@ -537,13 +542,14 @@ Remove an installed challenge package
 
 ```
 USAGE
-  $ bitsocial challenge un NAME [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
+  $ bitsocial challenge un NAME --pkcRpcUrl <value> [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
 
 ARGUMENTS
   NAME  The challenge package name (e.g., my-challenge or @scope/my-challenge)
 
 FLAGS
   --pkcOptions.dataPath=<value>  Data path where challenges are installed
+  --pkcRpcUrl=<value>            (required) [default: ws://localhost:9138/] URL to PKC RPC
 
 DESCRIPTION
   Remove an installed challenge package
@@ -565,13 +571,14 @@ Remove an installed challenge package
 
 ```
 USAGE
-  $ bitsocial challenge uninstall NAME [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
+  $ bitsocial challenge uninstall NAME --pkcRpcUrl <value> [--pkcOptions.dataPath <value>]
 
 ARGUMENTS
   NAME  The challenge package name (e.g., my-challenge or @scope/my-challenge)
 
 FLAGS
   --pkcOptions.dataPath=<value>  Data path where challenges are installed
+  --pkcRpcUrl=<value>            (required) [default: ws://localhost:9138/] URL to PKC RPC
 
 DESCRIPTION
   Remove an installed challenge package
@@ -615,7 +622,7 @@ EXAMPLES
     $ bitsocial community create --jsonFile ./create-options.json
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/create.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/community/create.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/create.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/community/create.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial community delete ADDRESSES`
 
@@ -640,7 +647,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial community delete 12D3KooWG3XbzoVyAE6Y9vHZKF64Yuuu4TjdgQKedk14iYmTEPWu
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/delete.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/community/delete.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/delete.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/community/delete.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial community edit ADDRESS`
 
@@ -710,7 +717,7 @@ EXAMPLES
     $ bitsocial community edit bitsocial.bso --jsonFile ./edit-options.json
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/edit.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/community/edit.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/edit.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/community/edit.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial community export [ADDRESS]`
 
@@ -751,7 +758,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial community export --publicKey 12D3KooWG3XbzoVyAE6Y9vHZKF64Yuuu4TjdgQKedk14iYmTEPWu
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/export.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/community/export.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/export.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/community/export.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial community get [ADDRESS]`
 
@@ -782,7 +789,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial community get --publicKey 12D3KooWG3XbzoVyAE6Y9vHZKF64Yuuu4TjdgQKedk14iYmTEPWu
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/get.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/community/get.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/get.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/community/get.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial community list`
 
@@ -805,7 +812,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial community list
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/list.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/community/list.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/list.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/community/list.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial community start ADDRESSES`
 
@@ -839,7 +846,7 @@ EXAMPLES
     $ bitsocial community start $(bitsocial community list -q) --concurrency 1
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/start.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/community/start.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/start.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/community/start.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial community stop ADDRESSES`
 
@@ -864,7 +871,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial community stop Qmb99crTbSUfKXamXwZBe829Vf6w5w5TktPkb6WstC9RFW
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/stop.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/community/stop.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/community/stop.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/community/stop.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial daemon`
 
@@ -915,7 +922,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial daemon --no-allowPrivateKeyExport
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/daemon.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/daemon.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/daemon.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/daemon.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial help [COMMAND]`
 
@@ -981,7 +988,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial logs --stdout -f
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/logs.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/logs.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/logs.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/logs.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial update check`
 
@@ -998,7 +1005,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial update check
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/update/check.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/update/check.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/update/check.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/update/check.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial update install [VERSION]`
 
@@ -1030,7 +1037,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial update install --no-restart-daemons
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/update/install.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/update/install.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/update/install.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/update/install.ts)_
 
 ## `bitsocial update versions`
 
@@ -1052,7 +1059,7 @@ EXAMPLES
   $ bitsocial update versions --limit 5
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/cli/commands/update/versions.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.88/src/cli/commands/update/versions.ts)_
+_See code: [src/cli/commands/update/versions.ts](https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli/blob/v0.19.90/src/cli/commands/update/versions.ts)_
 <!-- commandsstop -->
 
 ## Contribution

package/dist/challenge-packages/challenge-utils.d.ts

@@ -22,4 +22,24 @@ export declare function runNpmPack(packageSpec: string, destDir: string): Promis
 export declare function runNpmInstall(challengeDir: string): Promise<void>;
 export declare function verifyNativeModuleAbi(challengeDir: string): Promise<void>;
 export declare function formatChallengeNameVersion(challenge: Pick<InstalledChallenge, "name" | "version">): string;
+/**
+ * HTTP url of a daemon's challenge-reload endpoint, derived from its --pkcRpcUrl. The endpoint
+ * is served by the same http server as the RPC socket, and its local-only variant requires the
+ * request to come from the loopback interface — so a wildcard bind is dialed as loopback rather
+ * than as 0.0.0.0.
+ */
+export declare function challengeReloadUrlFromPkcRpcUrl(pkcRpcUrl: string): string | undefined;
+/** How long install/remove wait for a daemon to finish reloading before giving up. */
+export declare const CHALLENGE_RELOAD_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000;
+/**
+ * Ask the daemon at `pkcRpcUrl` to reload its challenge packages, so an install/remove takes
+ * effect without a restart. Returns whether a daemon actually reloaded — best-effort, since
+ * no daemon running is not an error.
+ *
+ * The request is bounded: a daemon that accepts the connection but never answers (busy, wedged,
+ * or something else listening on the port) would otherwise hold the CLI for undici's 300s
+ * default. Aborting only ends our wait — the daemon may still finish the reload.
+ */
+export declare function reloadChallengesInDaemon(pkcRpcUrl: string | URL, timeoutMs?: number): Promise<boolean>;
+export declare function hashChallengePackageContents(challengeDir: string): Promise<string>;
 export declare function loadChallengesIntoPKC(dataPath?: string): Promise<InstalledChallenge[]>;

package/dist/challenge-packages/challenge-utils.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import path from "path";
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import fs from "fs/promises";
 import { execFileSync, spawn } from "child_process";
@@ -288,11 +289,114 @@ export async function verifyNativeModuleAbi(challengeDir) {
 export function formatChallengeNameVersion(challenge) {
     return challenge.version && challenge.version !== "unknown" ? `${challenge.name}@${challenge.version}` : challenge.name;
 }
+/**
+ * HTTP url of a daemon's challenge-reload endpoint, derived from its --pkcRpcUrl. The endpoint
+ * is served by the same http server as the RPC socket, and its local-only variant requires the
+ * request to come from the loopback interface — so a wildcard bind is dialed as loopback rather
+ * than as 0.0.0.0.
+ */
+export function challengeReloadUrlFromPkcRpcUrl(pkcRpcUrl) {
+    let url;
+    try {
+        url = new URL(pkcRpcUrl);
+    }
+    catch {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    if (!url.port)
+        return undefined;
+    // URL.hostname keeps the brackets around an IPv6 literal — strip them so the host can be
+    // compared and re-bracketed exactly once
+    const hostname = url.hostname.replace(/^\[|\]$/g, "");
+    const host = hostname === "0.0.0.0" || hostname === "::" ? "127.0.0.1" : hostname;
+    return `http://${host.includes(":") ? `[${host}]` : host}:${url.port}/api/challenges/reload`;
+}
+/** How long install/remove wait for a daemon to finish reloading before giving up. */
+export const CHALLENGE_RELOAD_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000;
+/**
+ * Ask the daemon at `pkcRpcUrl` to reload its challenge packages, so an install/remove takes
+ * effect without a restart. Returns whether a daemon actually reloaded — best-effort, since
+ * no daemon running is not an error.
+ *
+ * The request is bounded: a daemon that accepts the connection but never answers (busy, wedged,
+ * or something else listening on the port) would otherwise hold the CLI for undici's 300s
+ * default. Aborting only ends our wait — the daemon may still finish the reload.
+ */
+export async function reloadChallengesInDaemon(pkcRpcUrl, timeoutMs = CHALLENGE_RELOAD_TIMEOUT_MS) {
+    const reloadUrl = challengeReloadUrlFromPkcRpcUrl(pkcRpcUrl.toString());
+    if (!reloadUrl)
+        return false;
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch(reloadUrl, { method: "POST", signal: AbortSignal.timeout(timeoutMs) });
+        return res.ok;
+    }
+    catch {
+        return false; // daemon not running or not answering, that's fine
+    }
+}
+// Hash of a challenge package's own source, used as the import cache key (see
+// loadChallengesIntoPKC).  Only node_modules is skipped: dependencies are pinned by the
+// install that produced this package dir, and hashing them would make every reload walk
+// the entire dependency tree.  Dot-prefixed files and directories are hashed — pkg.main
+// may point into one (".dist/index.js"), and skipping them left that entry out of the key,
+// so a same-version replacement kept the old import URL and served the stale module.
+export async function hashChallengePackageContents(challengeDir) {
+    const hash = createHash("sha256");
+    const walk = async (dir, relativeDir) => {
+        const entries = await fs.readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+        // Sort so the digest does not depend on readdir order
+        entries.sort((a, b) => (a.name < b.name ? -1 : a.name > b.name ? 1 : 0));
+        for (const entry of entries) {
+            if (entry.name === "node_modules")
+                continue;
+            const absolutePath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+            const relativePath = relativeDir ? `${relativeDir}/${entry.name}` : entry.name;
+            if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+                await walk(absolutePath, relativePath);
+            }
+            else if (entry.isFile()) {
+                // Frame each record: feeding the path and the raw bytes back to back makes the
+                // stream ambiguous, so {index.js:"A", j:"Z"} and {index.js:"AjZ"} would hash
+                // identically and a changed entry could reuse the previous cache key
+                const contents = await fs.readFile(absolutePath);
+                const fileDigest = createHash("sha256").update(contents).digest("hex");
+                hash.update(`${relativePath}\0${fileDigest}\0`);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    await walk(challengeDir, "");
+    return hash.digest("hex").slice(0, 16);
+}
+/**
+ * What each challenge name held in PKC.challenges before this process first registered a package
+ * under it.  PKC.challenges *is* pkc-js's own registry, so a package named after a built-in
+ * ("question") shadows it — unregistering has to hand the built-in back rather than delete the
+ * key.  `hadPrevious: false` means the name was ours alone and can be deleted.
+ *
+ * A process serves one data path (the daemon passes its own), so this is not keyed by data path.
+ */
+const shadowedChallenges = new Map();
 export async function loadChallengesIntoPKC(dataPath) {
     const challenges = await listInstalledChallenges(dataPath);
+    const PKC = await import("@pkcprotocol/pkc-js");
+    const registry = PKC.default.challenges;
+    // Hand back any name whose package is no longer installed, so `challenge remove` takes effect
+    // without a restart.  A package that is still installed but fails to import keeps its
+    // previously loaded factory: it is excluded from the returned list either way, and dropping a
+    // working challenge because its replacement is broken would take the community's publication
+    // flow down instead of leaving it on known-good code.
+    const installedNames = new Set(challenges.map((challenge) => challenge.name));
+    for (const [name, original] of shadowedChallenges) {
+        if (installedNames.has(name))
+            continue;
+        if (original.hadPrevious)
+            registry[name] = original.previous;
+        else
+            delete registry[name];
+        shadowedChallenges.delete(name);
+    }
     if (challenges.length === 0)
         return [];
-    const PKC = await import("@pkcprotocol/pkc-js");
     const loaded = [];
     for (const challenge of challenges) {
         try {
@@ -300,9 +404,26 @@ export async function loadChallengesIntoPKC(dataPath) {
             // Resolve the entry point
             const entryPoint = pkg.main || "index.js";
             const entryPath = path.resolve(challenge.path, entryPoint);
-            const imported = await import(pathToFileURL(entryPath).href);
+            // Node caches ESM modules by URL, and `challenge install` swaps a new build onto
+            // the same destination path.  Importing the bare path would therefore hand back
+            // the module evaluated before the upgrade, so the registry would keep serving the
+            // old factory while metadata reports the new version (issue #124).  Keying the URL
+            // on the package contents re-evaluates the entry whenever the package changes and
+            // stays byte-identical (so cached, so factory-identical) when it does not.
+            //
+            // Only the entry module is re-evaluated: relative imports inside the package do not
+            // inherit the query, so a multi-file package graph would keep its stale submodules.
+            // Challenge packages are expected to ship a bundled entry point.
+            const entryUrl = pathToFileURL(entryPath);
+            entryUrl.searchParams.set("bitsocialChallengeContent", await hashChallengePackageContents(challenge.path));
+            const imported = await import(entryUrl.href);
             const factory = imported.default || imported;
-            PKC.default.challenges[challenge.name] = factory;
+            // Remember what this name held before we first took it over, so `challenge remove`
+            // can hand it back instead of leaving a dead key (or deleting a pkc-js built-in)
+            if (!shadowedChallenges.has(challenge.name)) {
+                shadowedChallenges.set(challenge.name, { hadPrevious: challenge.name in registry, previous: registry[challenge.name] });
+            }
+            registry[challenge.name] = factory;
             loaded.push(challenge);
         }
         catch (err) {

package/dist/cli/commands/challenge/install.d.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { Command } from "@oclif/core";
-export default class Install extends Command {
+import { BaseCommand } from "../../base-command.js";
+export default class Install extends BaseCommand {
     static description: string;
     static aliases: string[];
     static args: {

package/dist/cli/commands/challenge/install.js

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { Args, Flags, Command } from "@oclif/core";
+import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
+import { BaseCommand } from "../../base-command.js";
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs/promises";
 import decompress from "decompress";
 import defaults from "../../../common-utils/defaults.js";
-import { ensureNpmAvailable, ensureChallengesDir, challengeNameToDir, readChallengePackageJson, runNpmPack, runNpmInstall, verifyNativeModuleAbi } from "../../../challenge-packages/challenge-utils.js";
-export default class Install extends Command {
+import { ensureNpmAvailable, ensureChallengesDir, challengeNameToDir, readChallengePackageJson, runNpmPack, runNpmInstall, verifyNativeModuleAbi, reloadChallengesInDaemon } from "../../../challenge-packages/challenge-utils.js";
+export default class Install extends BaseCommand {
     static description = "Install a challenge package (npm package name, git URL, tarball URL, or local path)";
     static aliases = ["challenge:i", "challenge:add"];
     static args = {
@@ -111,12 +112,10 @@ export default class Install extends Command {
             const version = pkg.version ? `@${pkg.version}` : "";
             const elapsedSeconds = Math.max(1, Math.round((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000));
             this.log(`${alreadyExists ? "changed" : "added"} ${pkg.name}${version} in ${elapsedSeconds}s`);
-            // 10. Best-effort reload via daemon
-            try {
-                await fetch("http://localhost:9138/api/challenges/reload", { method: "POST" });
-            }
-            catch {
-                // daemon not running, that's fine
+            // 10. Best-effort reload in the daemon at --pkcRpcUrl, so the install takes effect
+            //     without a restart
+            if (await reloadChallengesInDaemon(flags.pkcRpcUrl)) {
+                this.log(`reloaded ${pkg.name}${version} in the daemon at ${flags.pkcRpcUrl}`);
             }
         }
         finally {

package/dist/cli/commands/challenge/remove.d.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { Command } from "@oclif/core";
-export default class Remove extends Command {
+import { BaseCommand } from "../../base-command.js";
+export default class Remove extends BaseCommand {
     static description: string;
     static aliases: string[];
     static args: {

package/dist/cli/commands/challenge/remove.js

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { Args, Flags, Command } from "@oclif/core";
+import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
+import { BaseCommand } from "../../base-command.js";
 import fs from "fs/promises";
 import path from "path";
 import defaults from "../../../common-utils/defaults.js";
-import { getChallengesDir, challengeNameToDir, readChallengePackageJson } from "../../../challenge-packages/challenge-utils.js";
-export default class Remove extends Command {
+import { getChallengesDir, challengeNameToDir, readChallengePackageJson, reloadChallengesInDaemon } from "../../../challenge-packages/challenge-utils.js";
+export default class Remove extends BaseCommand {
     static description = "Remove an installed challenge package";
     static aliases = ["challenge:uninstall", "challenge:rm", "challenge:un"];
     static args = {
@@ -60,12 +61,8 @@ export default class Remove extends Command {
             }
         }
         this.log(`removed ${args.name}${version}`);
-        // Best-effort reload via daemon
-        try {
-            await fetch("http://localhost:9138/api/challenges/reload", { method: "POST" });
-        }
-        catch {
-            // daemon not running, that's fine
-        }
+        // Best-effort reload in the daemon at --pkcRpcUrl, so the removal takes effect
+        // without a restart
+        await reloadChallengesInDaemon(flags.pkcRpcUrl);
     }
 }

package/oclif.manifest.json

@@ -195,6 +195,15 @@
         "bitsocial challenge install ./my-local-challenge"
       ],
       "flags": {
+        "pkcRpcUrl": {
+          "name": "pkcRpcUrl",
+          "required": true,
+          "summary": "URL to PKC RPC",
+          "default": "ws://localhost:9138/",
+          "hasDynamicHelp": false,
+          "multiple": false,
+          "type": "option"
+        },
         "pkcOptions.dataPath": {
           "description": "Data path to install the challenge into",
           "name": "pkcOptions.dataPath",
@@ -284,6 +293,15 @@
         "bitsocial challenge remove @scope/my-challenge"
       ],
       "flags": {
+        "pkcRpcUrl": {
+          "name": "pkcRpcUrl",
+          "required": true,
+          "summary": "URL to PKC RPC",
+          "default": "ws://localhost:9138/",
+          "hasDynamicHelp": false,
+          "multiple": false,
+          "type": "option"
+        },
         "pkcOptions.dataPath": {
           "description": "Data path where challenges are installed",
           "name": "pkcOptions.dataPath",
@@ -885,5 +903,5 @@
       ]
     }
   },
-  "version": "0.19.88"
+  "version": "0.19.90"
 }

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@bitsocial/bitsocial-cli",
-    "version": "0.19.88",
+    "version": "0.19.90",
     "description": "Command line interface to Bitsocial API",
     "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/bitsocialnet/bitsocial-cli",
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         "@oclif/plugin-help": "6.2.36",
         "@oclif/plugin-not-found": "3.2.73",
         "@oclif/table": "0.5.1",
-        "@pkcprotocol/pkc-js": "0.0.77",
+        "@pkcprotocol/pkc-js": "0.0.82",
         "dataobject-parser": "1.2.22",
         "decompress": "4.2.1",
         "env-paths": "2.2.1",