two-instances.js

const Container = require('@holochain/holochain-nodejs');

// instantiate an app from the DNA JSON bundle
const app = Container.instanceFromNameAndDna("app", "dist/bundle.json")
const app2 = Container.instanceFromNameAndDna("app2", "dist/bundle.json")

// activate the new instance
app.start()
app2.start()

// create a new channel in the first instance
const create_result = app.call("chat", "main", "create_channel", {
  name: "test new channel",
  description : "testing params",
  public: true
})

// wait some seconds (and use recursion if necessary) to check the list of channels
// to be populated to the other instances
setTimeout(function() {
  const channels = app2.call("chat", "main", "get_channels", {})
}, 8000)