This is an opininated TypeScript Library starter template for those looking to get started writing a TypeScript library fast. It relies heavily on the zero-low configuration that 📦 Parcel provides.
I build a lot of TypeScript libraries and tend to start new projects fairly often. It got a bit tedious to set up the same project over and over, so I started this repository. It is primarily for me, but if you find it useful, that's great!
- 📦 Parcel
- 🟦 TypeScript
- 🧪 Jest
- 🐙 GitHub Actions
- 📝 Documentation
These are some of the libraries I've built using this template:
- 🐲 Draggy — a lightweight drag&drop library.
- ... more to come
# Clone the template locally
git clone [email protected]:sebkolind/libby.git my-project
# Change working directory to your project
cd my-project
# Install dependencies
npm installOpen the package.json file and change the name, description and author fields to something you'd like.
The name should be unique and you should use a namespace (like how I use @sebkolind for my packages),
author is you and description is a short summary of what your package is about.
The package is setup with a lib folder which contains all your package code.
Inside the lib folder is a main.ts file. This is the entry point, and will be the place to export code that can be used by consumers of your library.
The folder __tests__ holds all your unit tests. When you run npm run test the files ending with
.test.ts will be run.
# Development
npm run dev
# Run tests
npm run test
# Build for release
npm run build
# Docs
docs:dev # development
docs:build # build for release
docs:preview # preview releaseI use VitePress to write documentation for my packages. It's easy to use, comes with a great default theme, and you write your content in Markdown.
VitePress is already installed, so to get started you can use the documentation found here. I use the default configuration, so it should be easy to follow the guide from start to finish.