Naming conventions

The split explained

Name What it is Why
Refract The project Sequence of observed changes
refract-org GitHub organization npm scope matching; chosen for consistency with the project name
@refract-org/* npm package scope All lowercase by npm convention
refract / wikihistory CLI commands refract is the primary name; wikihistory works as an alias

Why refract and also wikihistory?

The CLI is named after the action it performs, not the project it belongs to. When you type refract analyze "Bitcoin", the meaning is self-evident: analyze the revision history of Bitcoin. wikihistory works as an alias with the same self-evident logic.

In code

  • Use Refract (capital R) as the project name in prose
  • Use @refract-org/<name> when referencing packages
  • Use refract as the primary CLI command name; wikihistory is an alias
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