sails-hook-typescript

Sails JS hook to compile & watch TypeScript files.

Installation

npm install sails-hook-typescript

Usage

requires at least sails >= 0.11

Just lift your app as normal, and when you add / change / remove a TypeScript file inside assets/js, the file will be re-compiled and the browser will be reloaded (if you have Live Reload) without having to lower / relift the app.

Configuration

By default, configuration lives in sails.config.typescript. The configuration key (typescript) can be changed by setting sails.config.hooks['sails-hook-typescript'].configKey.

Parameter	Type	Details
active	((boolean))	Whether or not the hook should compile & watch for TypeScript file changes. Defaults to true.
usePolling	((boolean))	Whether or not to use the polling feature. Slower but necessary for certain environments. Defaults to false.
dirs	((array))	Array of strings indicating which folders should be watched. Defaults to the assets/js,
ignored	((array|string|regexp|function))	Files and/or directories to be ignored. Pass a string to be directly matched, string with glob patterns, regular expression test, function that takes the testString as an argument and returns a truthy value if it should be matched, or an array of any number and mix of these types. For more examples look up anymatch docs.

Example

// [your-sails-app]/config/typescript.js
module.exports.typescript = {
  active: true,
  usePolling: false,
  dirs: [
    "assets/js",
    "assets/js/dependencies",
  ],
  ignored: [
    "assets/js/directorytoignore"
  ]
};
 

That’s it!