Simple Tutorials | Clean Reusable Code Snippets

Purpose of this tutorial

To give you a quick/easy way to create a new typescript node project!

• To get started, download the project as zip from:https://gitlab.com/medinadev.com.tutorials/easy-typescript-starter/-/archive/master/easy-typescript-starter-master.zip then rename to fit your needs!

• You can also find this project on GitLab if needed: https://gitlab.com/medinadev.com.tutorials/easy-typescript-starter

How to run this project?

In root directory, run the following commands:

1. npm install
2. npm run build
3. npm start

You should see the following console output:

node ./dist/main.js
progam start..
progam end..
Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it.

What is this project doing?

1. npm install — creates node modules folder and installs dependencies

2. npm build — complies project typescript into javascript and places the .js files in /dist. NOTE: This requires typescript to be installed, you can install it like so: run npm install -g typescript

3. npm start — starts the program by running node ./dist/main.js

How can I reuse this project?

1. rename project to the project you whatever you like
2. change package.json “name” field to represent your project
3. start coding in main.ts!

What else is included in this project?

Node Types

Node types were installed to allow your typescript classes to easily use node libraries – defined in package.json

.gitignore

Added so you don’t accidentally commit and push the /node_modules folder when you decide to use this project in your git branch