To create scripts using typescript and distribute them as single javascript file (to be executed with node) or binary.
First, fork this repo.
Create your code inside src folder. The function main() inside index.ts is the program entry point.
You can then make use of one of the following scripts.
Execute your code. Mainly for testing purposes.
Bundle your code into a single index.js file inside the /dist folder. You can execute with node index.js assuming you have node installed.
Compile your code to a binary named index inside the /bin folder. By default, the target architecture will be the one compiling the code.
Avoid running this script inside VSCode (or other editors) terminal; instead execute in the os terminal directly to avoid injecting unwanted variables to your node process. More details at https://github.com/vercel/pkg#error-requireinternalmodulestat-is-not-a-function
To target other architectures, you can edit the package.json file and add -t flag to the compile script. Check out pkg documentation https://github.com/vercel/pkg
This boilerplate uses two very handy packages: