Build is a powerful tool that compiles all your TypeScript files into JavaScript, leveraging the speed of ESBuild and the type-checking capabilities of the TypeScript compiler.

• Fast compilation using ESBuild
• TypeScript support with type-checking
• Watch mode for development
• Customizable ESBuild configuration
• Supports both CommonJS and ES modules

Install the package as a development dependency:

npm install -D -E @playform/build

Run the build tool from the command line:

npx @playform/build 'Source/**/*.ts'

Usage: Build [options] <File...>

Arguments:
  File                      📝 File patterns to build

Options:
  -V, --version             Output the version number
  -ES, --ESBuild <File>     📜 Custom `ESBuild` configuration file
  -TS, --TypeScript <File>  📜 Custom `TypeScript` configuration file (default: "tsconfig.json")
  -W, --Watch               👁️ Watch mode: rebuild on file changes
  -h, --help                Display help information

Add Build to your package.json scripts:

{
	"scripts": {
		"Build": "Build 'Source/**/*.ts'",
		"Run": "Build 'Source/**/*.ts' --Watch",
		"prepublishOnly": "Build 'Source/**/*.ts'"
	}
}

Create a custom ESBuild configuration file (e.g., ESBuild.ts):

export default {
	minify: true,
	sourcemap: true,
	// Add other esbuild options here
};

Use the custom configuration:

npx @playform/build 'Source/**/*.ts' --ESBuild ESBuild.ts

See an example of a configuration file in ESBuild.ts

Create a tsconfig.json file in your project root:

{
	"compilerOptions": {
		"outDir": "Target",
		"rootDir": "Source",
		"strict": true
	},
	"extends": "@playform/build/tsconfig",
	"include": ["Source"]
}

For JavaScript projects using JSDoc comments, create a jsconfig.json:

{
	"compilerOptions": {
		"outDir": "Target",
		"rootDir": "Source",
		"checkJs": true
	},
	"extends": "@playform/build/jsconfig",
	"include": ["Source"]
}

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines and feel free to submit a Pull Request.

See CHANGELOG.md for a history of changes to this component.