Node JS API

[Subash]

Is there an api that can be require ed from node to compile file. eg

var ts = require('typescript');
ts.compile(filePath, {options}, function(err, js) {
 //etc
})

[eiszfuchs]

Would love that, too!
Previously on: http://typescript.codeplex.com/workitem/97

[biiiipy]

+1
Maybe this could be added in the new TS compiler that's coming soon?

[basarat]

Is there an api that can be require ed from node to compile file

The typescript compiler doesn't use external modules so no to "require"ed by default. But otherwise it's not hard. See : https://www.npmjs.org/package/typestring (which uses typescript-api which is basically same as https://github.com/basarat/typescript-services#getting-the-language-service to see how you can build it from the compiler src)

[Subash]

I know that but editing a module is not my option. There should be an export because this is a node module.

[basarat]

But otherwise it's not hard

I meant that you can require('typestring') today if you want to use string-in string-out compilation https://www.npmjs.org/package/typestring

I was additionally trying to explain explain how typestring works.

[RyanCavanaugh]

TypeScript is intentionally not an external module so that it can be used in places where there isn't a module loader (e.g. tsc.exe). There are lots of solutions available for using vanilla JS code in node.

[Subash]

@RyanCavanaugh, Can i ask why is that ? You can just export module if the environment is node.
It made me sad that you closed this issue without a proper explanation.

[RyanCavanaugh]

Please clarify which part you'd like a "why" for.

What are you proposing, specifically?

[basarat]

Can i ask why is that

@Subash This should help clarify : #309 (comment)

[Bartvds]

Why not both?

It' is pretty trivial to check the code is running as main file or is required as a module. Many modules on npm do it.

[basarat]

Why not both?

👍

Probably the team wants the generated compiler to be "raw compiler output". So would need a similar feature in the emitter.