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Single dependency build + release for TypeScript libraries.

Zero-config build, lint, prepare, and release - letting you deliver packages with minimal files and minimal bytes.

Features

• 🔨 Build - TypeScript compilation with Rollup, minification, and snippet generation
• 🔍 Lint - Built-in ESLint configuration with TypeScript support and smart extending
• 🚀 Prepare - Run lint, test, and build in sequence to verify your package
• 📦 Release - Automated version bumping, git operations, and npm publishing with interactive commit messages
• ⚡ Zero Config - Works out of the box, customize only what you need
• 🎯 Consistent - Unified tooling across all itty projects

Installation

npm install --save-dev itty-packager

Quick Start

Add to your package.json scripts:

{
  "scripts": {
    "build": "itty build --hybrid",
    "lint": "itty lint",
    "release": "itty release --prepare"
  }
}

Commands

itty build

Build your TypeScript library with Rollup, TypeScript compilation, and optional minification.

Usage: itty build [options]

Options:

• -f, --from <dir> - Source directory (default: src)
• -o, --out <dir> - Output directory (default: dist)
• -c, --copy <files> - Files to copy to output (comma-separated)
• --sourcemap - Generate source maps (default: false)
• --hybrid - Build both ESM and CJS (default: ESM only)
• --minify - Minify output with terser (default: true)
• --no-minify - Skip minification
• -s, --snippet <name> - Generate snippet file for README injection
• -h, --help - Show help

Default Behavior:

• Compiles all TypeScript files from src/ to dist/
• Generates ESM (.mjs) output only
• Minifies output by default
• Updates package.json exports with correct paths
• Single file exports map to root export, multiple files get individual exports

Examples:

itty build                              # Basic ESM build, minified
itty build --hybrid --sourcemap        # Build both ESM/CJS with sourcemaps
itty build --snippet=connect           # Build with snippet generation for README
itty build --from=lib --out=build      # Build from lib/ to build/

itty lint

Lint your code with ESLint using built-in TypeScript configuration or your local config.

Usage: itty lint [files/directories] [options]

Options:

• --fix - Automatically fix problems
• --max-warnings <n> - Number of warnings to trigger nonzero exit code
• -q, --quiet - Report errors only
• -f, --format <format> - Output format (stylish, compact, json, etc.)
• -h, --help - Show help

Default Behavior:

• Uses built-in TypeScript ESLint config if no local config found
• Lints entire project excluding node_modules/, dist/, build/, coverage/
• Local configs (.eslintrc.*, eslint.config.*) override built-in config
• All ESLint dependencies provided by itty-packager

Config Extension: Create eslint.config.mjs to extend the built-in config:

import { createConfig } from 'itty-packager/lib/configs/createConfig.mjs'

export default createConfig({
  rules: {
    'no-console': 'off',  // Project-specific overrides
  }
})

Examples:

itty lint                    # Lint entire project with smart exclusions
itty lint src               # Lint only src directory
itty lint --fix             # Lint and auto-fix issues
itty lint --format=json     # Output results in JSON format

itty prepare

Run lint, test, and build in sequence to prepare your package for release.

Usage: itty prepare [options]

Options:

• -v, --verbose - Show all output from underlying commands
• -h, --help - Show help

Default Behavior:

• Runs lint using package.json script or built-in command
• Runs test using package.json script (skips if not found)
• Runs build using package.json script or built-in command (skips if no src/ directory)
• Shows only progress messages unless --verbose is used
• Stops on first failure and shows error output

Examples:

itty prepare           # Run lint, test, build silently (show only failures)
itty prepare --verbose # Run with full output from all commands

itty release

Version bump and release your package to npm with git operations and clean, flat package structure.

Usage: itty release [options]

Version Options (default: patch):

• --major - Major release X.#.# for breaking changes
• --minor - Minor release #.X.# for feature additions
• --patch - Patch release #.#.X for bug fixes (default)
• --type <type> - Custom release type (alpha, beta, rc, etc.)

Release Options:

• --src <dir> - Source directory to release from (default: dist)
• --root - Release from root directory (equivalent to --src=.)
• --dest <dir> - Temporary directory for releasing (default: .dist)
• --dry-run - Build and prepare but do not publish
• --no-cleanup - Leave temporary directory after releasing
• --public - Publish as public package (--access=public)
• --prepare - Run prepare (lint, test, build) before releasing
• --silent - Skip interactive prompts (use default commit message)
• --no-license - Do not copy LICENSE file to published package
• -v, --verbose - Show detailed output including npm and git command details

Git Options:

• --tag - Create git tag for release
• --push - Push changes and tags to git remote (prompts for commit message)
• --no-git - Skip all git operations

Interactive Features:

• When using --push, you'll be prompted for an optional commit message
• Press Enter to skip, Escape or Ctrl+C to cancel and revert version
• Multi-line commit messages supported
• Git tag uses the same message as the commit

Default Behavior:

• Defaults to patch version bump if no type specified
• Extracts build artifacts to temporary directory
• Copies root files: README.md, LICENSE, .npmrc (if they exist)
• Transforms package.json paths (e.g., ./dist/file.mjs → ./file.mjs)
• Creates clean, flat package structure in node_modules

Examples:

itty release                   # Patch bump and release from dist/ (default)
itty release --minor --tag     # Minor bump, release, and create git tag
itty release --type=alpha      # Pre-release alpha version
itty release --root            # Release from root directory
itty release --prepare --push  # Run prepare, then release with git operations
itty release --dry-run         # Test the release process
itty release --verbose         # Show detailed output during release
itty release --silent --push   # Release with git operations, no interactive prompts

Package Structure

The release command creates a clean package structure by:

1. Extracting build artifacts from your dist/ directory to package root
2. Copying essential files like README, LICENSE
3. Transforming paths in package.json to point to root-level files
4. Publishing the clean structure so users get flat imports

Before (in your project):

package.json exports: "./dist/connect.mjs"
dist/connect.mjs
README.md
LICENSE

After (in node_modules):

package.json exports: "./connect.mjs"
connect.mjs
README.md
LICENSE

Configuration

ESLint

The built-in ESLint config includes:

• TypeScript support with @typescript-eslint
• Sensible defaults for itty projects
• Unix line endings, single quotes, no semicolons
• Disabled rules: no-empty-function, no-explicit-any, ban-types, ban-ts-comment

Override by creating eslint.config.mjs in your project root.

Package.json

Add itty-packager to your scripts for easy access:

{
  "scripts": {
    "build": "itty build --snippet=mylib --hybrid",
    "lint": "itty lint",
    "prepare": "itty prepare",
    "release": "itty release --prepare --tag --push"
  }
}

License

MIT