loopbackio / loopbackio/loopback-next
npm start build stuff and is too slow
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Description
On a project made with the cli npm start launch the following command:
` "start": "node -r source-map-support/register .",`
This basically clean and build the full project and then start it in a dev mode.
This command can take forever to run. Azure App Service ping app and has a 230 timeout before they shutdown the container. On a small instance, the container will be shutdown before loopback has a chance to start. It's anyway a waste of ressource has Azure run build (in the build process, so no timeout) and then start (in startup script).
I belive npm start should run `"start": "node ./dist/index.js",` instead. A specific command for dev could be introduced such as `"dev": "npm run build && node -r source-map-support/register .",`.
Those are my current scripts:
```
"scripts": {
"build": "npm run clean & npm run copy-files && lb-tsc",
"build:watch": "lb-tsc --watch",
"pretest": "npm run build",
"migrate": "npm run build && node ./dist/migrate",
"openapi-spec": "npm run build && node ./dist/openapi-spec",
"dev": "npm run build && node -r source-map-support/register .",
"start": "node ./dist/index.js",
"clean": "lb-clean dist *.tsbuildinfo .eslintcache",
"copy-files": "mkdir -p dist && cp -r ./backend ./src/data ./dist"
},
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the project’s npm scripts shown in the issue and inspect how the CLI starts from the built dist output. Make npm start launch the built entry point without rebuilding, keep a development command for build-and-run behavior, and verify both commands retain their intended roles.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- nodejs, typescript
- Domain
- build-system, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100