# cove

Cove is a TUI client for [euphoria.io](https://euphoria.io/), a threaded
real-time chat platform.

![A very meta screenshot](screenshot.png)

It runs on Linux, Windows and macOS.

## Using cove

To start cove, simply run `cove` in your terminal. For more info about the
available subcommands such as exporting room logs or resetting cookies, run
`cove --help`.

If you delete rooms, cove's vault (the database it stores messages and other
things in) won't automatically shrink. If it takes up too much space, try
running `cove gc` and waiting for it to finish. This isn't done automatically
because it can take quite a while.

## Manual installation

This section contains instructions on how to install cove by compiling it yourself.
It doesn't assume you know how to program, but it does assume basic familiarity with the command line on your platform of choice.
Cove runs in the terminal, after all.

### Installing rustup

Cove is written in Rust, so the first step is to install rustup. Either install
it from your package manager of choice (if you have one) or use the
[installer](https://rustup.rs/).

Test your installation by running `rustup --version` and `cargo --version`. If
rustup is installed correctly, both of these should show a version number.

Cove is designed on the current version of the stable toolchain. If cove doesn't
compile, you can try switching to the stable toolchain and updating it using the
following commands:
```bash
$ rustup default stable
$ rustup update
```

### Installing cove

To install or update to the latest release of cove, run the following command:

```bash
$ cargo install --force --git https://github.com/Garmelon/cove --branch latest
```

If you like to live dangerously and want to install or update to the latest,
bleeding-edge, possibly-broken commit from the repo's main branch, run the
following command.

**Warning:** This could corrupt your vault. Make sure to make a backup before
running the command.

```bash
$ cargo install --force --git https://github.com/Garmelon/cove
```

To install a specific version of cove, run the following command and substitute
in the full version you want to install:

```bash
$ cargo install --force --git https://github.com/Garmelon/cove --tag v0.1.0
```