Understand the project
Practical overview
When it fits
Use Colonyjs when developing in TypeScript for Colony and you need its SDK, reference implementation, shared libraries or contract-related tooling.
Who it is for
- TypeScript developers building applications on Colony.
- Developers who need Colony contract bindings or tools for handling Colony event metadata.
Documented uses
- Build Colony applications with the SDK and reference implementation.
- Generate TypeScript bindings for Colony Network contracts.
- Parse and serialize Colony event metadata.
- Use pre-built Colony token contract bindings.
Before you choose
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and lists a GPL-3.0 license. Development instructions specify Node.js 16.x and pnpm 8.x.
- The monorepo separates application development, shared utilities, binding generation, event metadata and token bindings into distinct packages.
- Repository development uses pnpm and documents bootstrap, lint, type-check, test and build scripts.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Source-based practical guide
Prepare the Colonyjs repository for development
Install the documented prerequisites and bootstrap the repository dependencies.
Before you start
- Node.js 16.x
- pnpm 8.x
- A local checkout of the Colonyjs repository
Steps
Install Node.js 16.x and pnpm 8.x.
From the repository root, run
pnpm run bootstrapfor the initial dependency setup.
Expected outcome
The repository dependencies are bootstrapped for development.
Guide limitations
- This setup guide does not cover developing a specific package or running the scripts.
Evidence and transparency
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 12 October 2026
- Original website title
- JoinColony/colonyJS · Official homepage title · retained in its source language