styro

The package manager for OpenFOAM

Simplify your OpenFOAM workflows with easy package installation, management, and distribution

OpenFOAM

✨ Why styro?

styro brings modern package management to the OpenFOAM ecosystem, making it easy to discover, install, and manage community-contributed packages. Whether you're a researcher, engineer, and/or developer, styro streamlines your workflow by eliminating manual compilation and dependency management.

🎯 Key benefits

🚀 One-command installation - Install OpenFOAM packages with a single command
🌎 Community-driven - Access packages from the OpenFOAM Package Index (OPI)
🧩 Broad compatibility - Works seamlessly with OpenFOAM from openfoam.com and openfoam.org
📦 Multiple sources - Install from OPI, local directories, or Git repositories
🔄 Easy updates - Upgrade packages with automatic dependency resolution
🛠️ Developer-friendly - Simple package testing, definition and distribution

▶️ Demo

Demo

📋 Requirements

Before using styro, ensure you have:

OpenFOAM (from openfoam.com or openfoam.org)
Git

⏬ Installation

Choose any of the following methods:

With pip (requires Python 3.9 or later):
```
pip install styro
```
With conda:
```
conda install -c conda-forge styro
```
With Homebrew:
```
brew install gerlero/openfoam/styro
```

Standalone binary (installs to $FOAM_USER_APPBIN):

/bin/bash -c "$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gerlero/styro/main/install.sh)"

Docker image:
```
docker pull microfluidica/styro
```

🧑‍💻 Command reference

Command	Description	Example
⏬ `styro install <packages>`	Install one or more packages	`styro install cfmesh`
⬆️ `styro install --upgrade <packages>`	Upgrade already installed packages	`styro install --upgrade cfmesh`
🗑️ `styro uninstall <packages>`	Remove installed packages	`styro uninstall cfmesh`
🔍 `styro freeze`	List all installed packages	`styro freeze`
🔄 `styro install --upgrade styro`	Upgrade styro itself (only for standalone installs)	`styro install --upgrade styro`

📦 Package sources

✨ OpenFOAM Package Index (OPI)

styro automatically discovers packages from the community-maintained OpenFOAM Package Index.

styro install cfmesh

🖥️ Local packages

Install packages from your local filesystem:

styro install /path/to/my-custom-package

Pro tip: Add a metadata.json file to the package directory to customize installation behavior.

🌎 Git repositories

Install directly from any Git repository:

styro install https://github.com/username/my-openfoam-package.git

Just like local packages, add a metadata.json file to the repository root for custom installation settings.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Here's how you can help:

📦 Add packages to the OpenFOAM Package Index
🐛 Report bugs or request features via GitHub Issues
🔧 Submit pull requests to improve styro itself

Metadata

Release files for styro 0.1.36

For a detailed explanation of source distributions (sdists) and built distributions (wheels), please see the package formats documentation.

Source distribution (sdist)

Source distribution for styro 0.1.36
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Built distribution (wheel)

Table of built distributions (wheels) for styro 0.1.36
File	Interpreter	ABI	Platform	Reset
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