The Lost Invention - Interactive Code Walkthrough
This interactive guide will help you implement the "Lost Invention" mission using the Warp API. You'll learn how to travel back to 1889 to retrieve Nikola Tesla's lost blueprints before they're destroyed in a mysterious fire.
Mission Overview
In this mission, you'll use the Warp API to travel back to 1889 and retrieve Nikola Tesla's lost invention blueprints before they're destroyed in a mysterious fire. This walkthrough will guide you through:
- Setting up a temporal anchor in the present
- Creating a timeline to 1889
- Traveling to the past
- Retrieving the blueprints
- Checking for paradoxes
- Returning safely to the present
Your Warp API Key
API Base URL
Setting up the SDK
First, let's set up our SDK with your API key. This will allow us to make authenticated requests to the Warp API.
The SDK provides wrapper functions around the Warp API endpoints, making it easier to interact with the time travel functionality.
Step 1: Establish a Temporal Anchor
Before traveling to the past, we need to establish a temporal anchor in the present. This will serve as our return point after completing the mission.
The anchor is crucial for safe time travel - without it, you might not be able to return to your original timeline!
Step 2: Create a Timeline to 1889
Next, we'll create a timeline targeting March 10, 1889 - just days before Tesla's laboratory fire.
The timeline preparation API sets up the quantum coordinates for your journey and calculates the temporal window during which travel is safe.
Step 3: Travel to 1889
Now that we have our timeline prepared, we can initiate the time travel sequence to 1889.
This is the actual time travel operation that will transport you to the past. The API handles all the complex quantum calculations needed for safe temporal displacement.
Time travel involves certain risks. The Warp API implements several safety protocols to ensure your journey is as safe as possible.
Step 4: Retrieve the Blueprints
Once in 1889, we need to locate and register Tesla's blueprints. Registration is crucial as it tags the item for temporal transport back to our time.
Without proper registration, items from the past cannot be safely transported through the temporal field.
Step 5: Check for Paradoxes
Before returning to the present, we must check for potential paradoxes that might result from removing the blueprints from the timeline.
Paradox detection is one of the most critical safety features of the Warp API. It analyzes the potential impact of your actions on the timeline.
Step 6: Return to the Present
Finally, we'll return to our temporal anchor in the present, bringing the blueprints with us.
The return journey uses the anchor coordinates established in Step 1 to ensure you arrive at exactly the right point in your original timeline.
Mission Complete
Congratulations! You've successfully completed the mission and retrieved Tesla's lost blueprints.
The retrieved blueprints can now be studied to understand what revolutionary technology Tesla was working on before it was lost to history.
/**
* Warp API SDK for Time Travel Operations
* This SDK provides a wrapper around the Warp API for time travel operations.
*/
export class WarpClient {
private apiKey: string;
private baseUrl: string;
constructor(apiKey: string, baseUrl: string) {
this.apiKey = apiKey;
this.baseUrl = baseUrl;
}
private async request<T>(endpoint: string, method: string, data?: any): Promise<T> {
const url = `${this.baseUrl}${endpoint}`;
const headers = {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
Authorization: `Bearer ${this.apiKey}`,
};
const response = await fetch(url, {
method,
headers,
body: data ? JSON.stringify(data) : undefined,
});
if (!response.ok) {
const error = await response.json();
throw new Error(`Warp API Error: ${error.detail || response.statusText}`);
}
return response.json();
}
/**
* Sets a temporal anchor in the present time
* @param description Description of the anchor point
* @returns The created anchor
*/
async setAnchor(description: string): Promise<{
id: string;
timestamp: string;
description: string;
}> {
const data = {
timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
description,
};
return this.request<{
id: string;
timestamp: string;
description: string;
}>("/anchors", "POST", data);
}
/**
* Creates a new timeline for time travel
* @param name Name of the timeline
* @param destinationTime Destination time in ISO format
* @returns The created timeline
*/
async createTimeline(
name: string,
destinationTime: string
): Promise<{
id: string;
name: string;
destination_time: string;
created_at: string;
status: string;
window: string;
}> {
const data = {
name,
destination_time: destinationTime,
};
return this.request<{
id: string;
name: string;
destination_time: string;
created_at: string;
status: string;
window: string;
}>("/timelines", "POST", data);
}
/**
* Initiates time travel to the specified destination
* @param destination ID of the destination timeline or anchor
* @returns Time travel confirmation
*/
async timeTravel(destination: string): Promise<{
destination: string;
arrival_time?: string;
items_transported?: string[];
}> {
const data = {
destination,
};
return this.request<{
destination: string;
arrival_time?: string;
items_transported?: string[];
}>("/travels", "POST", data);
}
/**
* Registers an item for temporal transport
* @param description Description of the item
* @param location Location where the item was found
* @returns The registered item
*/
async registerItem(
description: string,
location: string
): Promise<{
id: string;
timeline_id: string;
item_description: string;
location: string;
}> {
const data = {
item_description: description,
location,
};
return this.request<{
id: string;
timeline_id: string;
item_description: string;
location: string;
}>("/items", "POST", data);
}
/**
* Checks for potential paradoxes
* @param timelineId ID of the timeline to check
* @param proposedChanges List of proposed changes to check
* @returns Paradox check results
*/
async checkParadox(
timelineId: string,
proposedChanges: any[]
): Promise<{
is_stable: boolean;
}> {
const data = {
timeline_id: timelineId,
proposed_changes: proposedChanges,
};
return this.request<{
is_stable: boolean;
}>("/paradox-checks", "POST", data);
}
}