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What is this?

This is template for TypeScript project in VS Code with linting.

What's the motivation?

To have an easier start for my projects.

Setup

Prerequisites

You will need "node.js" and "pnpm" installed on your system to use this template. To install node.js I recommend using nvm (Node Version Manager). See https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm for installation instructions.

NVM (Node Version Manager)

Description from tldr nvm output:

Install, uninstall or switch between Node.js versions. Supports version numbers like "12.8" or "v16.13.1", and labels like "stable", "system", etc. See also: asdf. More information: https://github.com/creationix/nvm.

• Install a specific version of Node.js: nvm install node_version

• Use a specific version of Node.js in the current shell: nvm use node_version

• Set the default Node.js version: nvm alias default node_version

• List all available Node.js versions and highlight the default one: nvm list

pnpm

"pnpm" is my personal choice for a faster alternative to "npm" and "yarn". Install pnpm with npm i -g pnpm. The general usage is the same as with "npm".

Usage of this project template

For local development start with pnpm i to install all dependencies. For Visual Studio Code (VSC) there is a workspace configuration file included. There are npm/pnpm scripts availble to run from CLI or VSC.

• pnpm run build to compile the project.
• pnpm run test to run the tests.
• pnpm run start "test argument" to run an example.

Launch configs of VS Code can be found in .vscode/launch.json.

Docker Setup

To build a docker image use

docker buildx build -t jni-ts-template . 

or run pnpm run build-image.

To run a temporary container from the image call:

docker container run --rm jni-ts-template "test arg value"

or call pnpm run run-container.

Change the image name (here jni-ts-template) to your liking.

Optional: Add an alias to run the docker container as an CLI tool

alias yourcommand='docker container run --rm jni-ts-template'

Setting env variables (optional)

Place keys and environment variable values inside a .env file in the project's root folder. The .env fils is included in .gitignore.

TEST_VAR = "Test value"

Update all packages to the latest version

pnpm up --latest to update all packages to the latest version.

Add a package to the project

pnpm add -D <package> to add a package to the project. The -D flag is for development dependencies.

How to use

<< Insert your description here. >>

Release History

v1.2.2 Better documentation and misusage.

v1.2.1

• Fixing missing env variable in docker image.
• Add /logs to .gitignore.

v1.2.0

• Merge in enums, sharedFunction, logger.
• Introduce winston.

v1.1.1

• Updated to latest libraries.

v1.1.0

• Even tougher linting rules.
• Multi stage docker build with Node 18 (for Rapsberry PI compatibility).

v1.0.0

• TypeScript 5.3
• All packages updated to latest version.
• Tougher linting rules.

v0.7.0

• Update packages (TS to 5.1)
• Update Docker image to use Node 20.
• Add optional package with test.
• Add tests for diverse useful use cases (e.g., using workers w/ multi cores).
• Remove obsolete greeter code.

v0.6.0

• Add docker image creation (e.g. for an encapsulated CLI rool).
• Add helpers for reading the version, parsing .env file and user arguments.

v0.5.1

• Remove not used workspace configuration.

v0.5.0

• Upgrade all components to latest versions.
• Use 'NodeNext' for module resolution.
• Replace 'npm' with 'pnpm'.
• Replace 'jest' with 'mocha'.

v0.4.1

• Template restrictions removed in linting.

v0.4.0

• NCU guide added to readme.
• Upgraded to latest versions of TypeScript (4.5.2), Jest (27.4.3) and the rest.

v0.3.0

• Upgrade of TypeScript to 4.3

v0.2.0

• Support for dotenv

v0.1.0

• Initial commit.