Single Executable Application (SEA) with TypeScript type stripping
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
What is the problem this feature will solve?
Node does an excellent job of executing TypeScript via type stripping. Node also appears to do an excellent job of building a single executable application from JavaScript files. Those features do not work together, as in Node cannot produce a single executable application from TypeScript files.
What is the feature you are proposing to solve the problem?
Use the type stripping feature already in Node to strip types from TypeScript files when building a single executable application (SEA).
What alternatives have you considered?
No response
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading Node's Single Executable Application build flow alongside the existing TypeScript type-stripping implementation. Identify where SEA processes JavaScript input and where stripped TypeScript could be accepted. Done means a TypeScript file can be used to produce a working single executable application, with the existing JavaScript behavior preserved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js, typescript
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100