use options.id

package-lock.json

@@ -6359,15 +6359,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-kV4tbQI8Q9UiStn20qPEFW9XEvU=",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "for-each": {
-      "version": "0.3.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/for-each/-/for-each-0.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-jqYfLp7mo9vIyQf8ykW2v7A+2N4QjeCeI5+Dz9XraiO1ign81wjiH7Fb9vSOWvQfNtmSa4H2RoQTrrXivdUZmw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "is-callable": "^1.1.3"
-      }
-    },
     "for-in": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/for-in/-/for-in-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -14437,14 +14428,10 @@
       }
     },
     "parse-headers": {
-      "version": "2.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse-headers/-/parse-headers-2.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/LypJhzFmyBIDYP9aDVgeyEb5sQfbfY5mnDq4hVhlQ69js87wXfmEI5V3xI6vvXasqebp0oCytYFLxsBVfCzSg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "for-each": "^0.3.3",
-        "string.prototype.trim": "^1.1.2"
-      }
+      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse-headers/-/parse-headers-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QhhZ+DCCit2Coi2vmAKbq5RGTRcQUOE2+REgv8vdyu7MnYx2eZztegqtTx99TZ86GTIwqiy3+4nQTWZ2tgmdCA==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "parse-json": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
@@ -17542,17 +17529,6 @@
         "strip-ansi": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "string.prototype.trim": {
-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string.prototype.trim/-/string.prototype.trim-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-9EIjYD/WdlvLpn987+ctkLf0FfvBefOCuiEr2henD8X+7jfwPnyvTdmW8OJhj5p+M0/96mBdynLWkxUr+rHlpg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "define-properties": "^1.1.3",
-        "es-abstract": "^1.13.0",
-        "function-bind": "^1.1.1"
-      }
-    },
     "string.prototype.trimleft": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string.prototype.trimleft/-/string.prototype.trimleft-2.1.0.tgz",

src/OrbitDB.js

@@ -78,7 +78,15 @@ class OrbitDB {
   static async createInstance (ipfs, options = {}) {
     if (!isDefined(ipfs)) { throw new Error('IPFS is a required argument. See https://github.com/orbitdb/orbit-db/blob/master/API.md#createinstance') }
 
-    const { id } = await ipfs.id()
+    if (options.offline === undefined) {
+      options.offline = false
+    }
+
+    if (options.offline && !options.id ) {
+      throw new Error('Offline mode requires passing an `id` in the options')
+    }
+
+    const { id } = options.offline ? ({ id: options.id }) : await ipfs.id()
 
     if (!options.directory) { options.directory = './orbitdb' }
 
@@ -112,10 +120,6 @@ class OrbitDB {
       options.cache = new Cache(cacheStorage)
     }
 
-    if (options.offline === undefined) {
-      options.offline = false
-    }
-
     const finalOptions = Object.assign({}, options, { peerId: id })
     return new OrbitDB(ipfs, options.identity, finalOptions)
   }
@@ -441,7 +445,7 @@ class OrbitDB {
     // Make sure the type from the manifest matches the type that was given as an option
     if (manifest.name !== dbAddress.path) { throw new Error(`Manifest '${manifest.name}' cannot be opened as '${dbAddress.path}'`) }
     if (options.type && manifest.type !== options.type) { throw new Error(`Database '${dbAddress}' is type '${manifest.type}' but was opened as '${options.type}'`) }
-    
+
     // Save the database locally
     await this._addManifestToCache(options.cache, dbAddress)
 

test/offline-mode.js

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Object.keys(testAPIs).forEach(API => {
     })
 
     it('starts in offline mode', async () => {
-      orbitdb = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs1, { offline: true, directory: dbPath1 })
+      orbitdb = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs1, { id: 'A', offline: true, directory: dbPath1 })
       assert.equal(orbitdb._pubsub, null)
       await orbitdb.stop()
     })
@@ -74,5 +74,16 @@ Object.keys(testAPIs).forEach(API => {
       assert.notEqual(orbitdb._pubsub, null)
       await orbitdb.stop()
     })
+
+    it('throws error if no `id` passed in offline mode', async () => {
+      let err
+      try {
+        orbitdb = await OrbitDB.createInstance(ipfs1, { offline: true, directory: dbPath1 })
+      } catch (e) {
+        err = e.message
+      }
+      assert.equal(err, 'Offline mode requires passing an `id` in the options')
+      await orbitdb.stop()
+    })
   })
 })