CLI API Reference

Full flag reference for the client_admin binary.

Syntax

client_admin [flags] [arguments]

Flags

Mode Flags

Flag	Arguments	Description
-i	—	Launch interactive mode (REPL)
-f	<script>	Execute commands from a script file

Chronicle Operations

Flag	Arguments	Description
-c	<chronicle>	Create a Chronicle with the given name
-d -c	<chronicle>	Destroy a Chronicle

Story Operations

Flag	Arguments	Description
-a -s	<chronicle> <story>	Acquire (open) a Story in a Chronicle
-q -s	<chronicle> <story>	Release a Story in a Chronicle
-d -s	<chronicle> <story>	Destroy a Story in a Chronicle

Event Operations

Flag	Arguments	Description
-w	<event>	Write an Event with the given string payload

Connection

Flag	Arguments	Description
-disconnect	—	Disconnect from the ChronoLog server

Optional Modifiers

Flag	Arguments	Description
--perf	—	Collect and report performance metrics for operations
--shared_story	—	Enable collaborative (shared) Story access for testing

Notes

• -d is used for both Chronicle and Story destruction; the object type is determined by the subsequent -c or -s flag.
• -a -s must be called before -w — Events are written into the currently acquired Story.
• In scripted mode (-f), each line of the script file is treated as a separate invocation.