node-typescript-seed

I couldn't find a good seed for a Node+TypeScript workflow, so I made my own.

This is set up for a client/server app. A basic static content server using express is provided. The client bundle has correct source maps pointing to the original TypeScript code. It's currently a bit rough, but it works.

Project layout:

• src/ - Typescript source goes here.
• src/client/index.ts - Client-side entry point.
• src/server/index.ts - Server-side entry point.
• src/common/ - Source files common to both client and server.
• lib/ - Compiled server-side code.
• www/ - Web root. Compiled client-side code is saved to client.js.

To compile for production (minified client file): gulp build-all

For development (reloads on code change): gulp watch

Getting this to work was a bit of an ordeal. Currently completely different workflows are used for the client and server due to the limitations of existing TS-compatible toolsets. This means that the compiler version may not necessarily be consistent if you blindly update the modules. Currently, both workflows use TypeScript compiler v1.4.1.

This could be greatly simplified if both builds could use Browserify, but this seems to be problematic (bare bundles don't seem to work properly). Any help would be appreciated!