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TypeScript Require Extension

This is a Node.JS require extension that enables requiring typescript modules without any preprocessing.

Install

Install via npm:

npm install typescript-require

Use

During the boot up process of your application, require typescript-require once;

require('typescript-require');

After this point, you can require any .ts module just like .js modules. typescript-require will find out and compile the TypeScript file, resolving any necessary dependencies to other scripts.

Sample

app.js

// Initialize
require('typescript-require');

// Get functions.ts
var funcs = require("./funcs.ts");
console.log(funcs.lowercase("HELLO!"));

funcs.ts

export function lowercase(val:string) {
    return val.toLowerCase();
}

export function uppercase(val:string) {
    return val.toUpperCase();
}

Configuration

It is possible to configure the require extension upon initialization:

// Initialize
require('typescript-require')({
    nodeLib: false,
    targetES5: true,
    exitOnError: true
});

nodeLib [boolean] default: false

If true node.d.ts definitions file is loaded before custom ts files. This is disabled by default and you should use

///<reference path='node.d.ts'/>

at the beginning of your ts modules.

targetES5 [boolean] default: true

Target ES5 / ES3 output mode.

Module Dependencies in TS files

You can load any other TypeScript or Javascript module from your typescripts. However, you should use different methods for different modules

sample.ts

Given that there are two files, foomodule.js and barmodule.ts at the same directory as sample.ts

///<reference path='node.d.ts'/>

// Load a JavaScript module with standard Node.JS require
var foomodule = require('./foomodule.js');

// Load a TypeScript module with TypeScript module syntax
import barmodule = module('barmodule');
```

Note that the second one essentially gets compiled to a require call just like the first one. However, import ... module syntax makes it possible to use TyepScript compile time validation features (like type checking).

Developed By

Ekin Koc - [email protected]

License

Copyright 2012 Ekin Koc

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.

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