makke

A module bundler and REPL for your Node CLI tools with full TypeScript support

Getting Started

With your preferred package manager, add makke as a dev dependency.

# npm
npm i makke -D

# pnpm
pnpm i makke -D

# yarn
yarn add makke -D

Add your config file

Create a file called makke.config.ts in your project root.

import { defineConfig } from 'makke'
import { dependencies } from './package.json' assert { type: 'json' }

export default defineConfig({
  // Alias your commands to make them easier to run.
  aliases: [
    'makke',
  ],
  esbuild: {
    entryPoints: ['./src/index.ts'],
    external: Object.keys(dependencies),
    outfile: './dist/bundle.js',
    tsconfig: './tsconfig.json',
  },
})

Add scripts to your package.json file

Add the following scripts to your package.json file.

{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "makke dev",
    "build": "makke build"
  }
}

Ignore the .makke folder

Make sure you add .makke to your .gitignore. This folder is used to cache files in development.

Launch the REPL and start developing

Running makke dev starts a REPL for you to run your custom commands. When your source files change, makke instantly rebuilds your project with the speed of esbuild.

Build for production

When you are happy with the results of your project, run makke build to creation a production build.