@handy-common-utils/dev-dependencies

This package contains dependencies that are common. It can be used to accelarate the scaffolding of Typescript projects.

How to use (scenario of starting a new project from scratch)

0. Initialise NPM

This can be done through npm init.

1. Add as dependency

Just add it as a dev dependency:

npm install -D @handy-common-utils/dev-dependencies

2. Copy common configuration files

For new project, you may want to copy some common configuration files for scaffolding Here's the command line for copying those files:

cp ./node_modules/@handy-common-utils/dev-dependencies/{tsconfig.json,.nycrc.yml,.eslintrc.yml,.eslintignore,.mocharc.yml} .

Feel free to modify them for your needs.

3. Update package.json

If you are developing for a NPM package, these scripts can be added to your package.json:

"scripts": {
  "pretest": "eslint . --ext .ts",
  "test": "nyc mocha -r ts-node/register test/**/*spec.ts",
  "prepare": "shx rm -rf dist && tsc",
  "preversion": "generate-api-docs-and-update-readme && git add README.md"
},

If you are developing a command line tool, these can be added to your package.json:

"main": "dist/index.js",
"scripts": {
  "pretest": "eslint . --ext .ts",
  "test": "nyc mocha",
  "prepare": "shx rm -rf dist && tsc",
  "start": "npm run prepare && node dist/index.js"
},

If you have command line scripts, you may want to use this line for prepare:

  "prepare": "shx rm -rf dist && tsc && shx chmod +x dist/bin/*.js",

4. Start coding!

By default your code goes to src/ and your test cases go to test/, and compiled .js files go to dist/. Feel free to change the configurations if this convention does not suit you.