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name: instantly-local-dev-loop description: | Configure Instantly local development with hot reload and testing. Use when setting up a development environment, configuring test workflows, or establishing a fast iteration cycle with Instantly. Trigger with phrases like "instantly dev setup", "instantly local development", "instantly dev environment", "develop with instantly". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:), Bash(pnpm:), Grep version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io

Instantly Local Dev Loop

Overview

Set up a fast, reproducible local development workflow for Instantly.

Prerequisites

• Completed instantly-install-auth setup
• Node.js 18+ with npm/pnpm
• Code editor with TypeScript support
• Git for version control

Instructions

Step 1: Create Project Structure

Copymy-instantly-project/
├── src/
│   ├── instantly/
│   │   ├── client.ts       # Instantly client wrapper
│   │   ├── config.ts       # Configuration management
│   │   └── utils.ts        # Helper functions
│   └── index.ts
├── tests/
│   └── instantly.test.ts
├── .env.local              # Local secrets (git-ignored)
├── .env.example            # Template for team
└── package.json

Step 2: Configure Environment

Copy# Copy environment template
cp .env.example .env.local

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

Step 3: Setup Hot Reload

Copy{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",
    "test": "vitest",
    "test:watch": "vitest --watch"
  }
}

Step 4: Configure Testing

Copyimport { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
import { InstantlyClient } from '../src/instantly/client';

describe('Instantly Client', () => {
  it('should initialize with API key', () => {
    const client = new InstantlyClient({ apiKey: 'test-key' });
    expect(client).toBeDefined();
  });
});

Output

• Working development environment with hot reload
• Configured test suite with mocking
• Environment variable management
• Fast iteration cycle for Instantly development

Error Handling

Examples

Mock Instantly Responses

Copyvi.mock('@instantly/sdk', () => ({
  InstantlyClient: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
    // Mock methods here
  })),
}));

Debug Mode

Copy# Enable verbose logging
DEBUG=INSTANTLY=* npm run dev

Resources

• Instantly SDK Reference
• Vitest Documentation
• tsx Documentation

Next Steps

See instantly-sdk-patterns for production-ready code patterns.