Manul: The Language of Persistent Objects

Welcome to Manul. Follow this guide to install the CLI and deploy your first project.

1. Install via CLI

Run the following command to download and install the binary:

curl -sSf https://manul-lang.org/install.sh | sh

2. Update Your Path

Source the environment file to make the manul command immediately available in your current shell:

source ~/.manul/bin/env

3. Verify Installation

Confirm that Manul was installed correctly by checking the version:

manul --version

4. Quick Start

Create and deploy a simple project to ensure everything is working.

Initialize Project:

mkdir -p manul-test/src
cd manul-test

# Create an application and select it
manul create-app quickstart
manul set-app quickstart

# Create a sample file
cat << EOF > product.mnl
class Product(var name: string)
EOF

# Deploy
manul deploy

Test Endpoint: Send a request to the local instance to create a new product:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/quickstart/product --data-raw '{name: "Shoes"}'

Retrieve the created product (replace <app-id> with the output from the previous request):

curl http://localhost:8080/api/quickstart/product/<app-id>