Transforming TypeScript into JavaScript

Question

I\'m wondering how is it possible to transform the TypeScript into JavaScript in a cross platform manner. I\'m aware about availability of node package manager for typescrip

Answer 1

You probably don't wanna use ts-node, because it is slow, instead follow following steps for fast .ts files compilation (Make sure node is installed):

1. npm i -D @types/node typescript nodemon

2. npx tsconfig.json and select node from the list. You are free to modify it as per your needs.

3. Create a file names src/index.ts in your project root.

4. Then in your package.json, add the following 2 scripts:

   "scripts": { "watch": "tsc -w", "dev": "nodemon dist/index.js" },

5. Then use:

   npm run watch

   npm run dev

And, it will automatically look for changes in .ts files and you can see the compiled file output in the terminal as you go!