clockworklabs / clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB

Support multiple identities in the CLI

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Description

I've searched old issues and PRs and found https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/pull/1878. spacetime login works great for normal operations, but the old --identity arguments were more flexible and supported doing tests with multiple identities through the CLI.

I'm implementing a turn-based game and being able to run reducers impersonating several different players from the CLI would be very useful. Something like:

spacetime call join_game foo --identity <IDENTITY_A>
spacetime call join_game foo --identity <IDENTITY_B>

This would require another command for getting new identities, similar to client SDKs when they don't provide a token on connection.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing PR 1878 and the existing spacetime login and spacetime call entry points. Clarify how new identities should be obtained and how calls select among them. Done means the CLI can create or obtain multiple identities and run calls as each identity, including the example game workflow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
authentication, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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