Squared Build Tool

Squared Build Tool is a powerful and flexible build utility designed to compile TypeScript projects with ease. It leverages esbuild for fast JavaScript compilation and tsup for generating TypeScript declaration files.

Features

• Fast compilation using esbuild
• Generates both CommonJS (.js) and ES Modules (.mjs) outputs
• Creates TypeScript declaration files (.d.ts)
• Configurable external dependencies
• Source map generation
• Custom logging using @squaredmade/logger

Usage

As a CLI Tool

After installation, you can use the Squared Build Tool as a CLI command:

squared-build ./src/index.ts

This command will build the project, creating output files in the dist directory.

As a Module

You can also use the build function programmatically in your Node.js scripts:

import { build } from "@squaredmade/build";

build("./src/index.ts")
  .then(() => console.log("Build completed successfully."))
  .catch((error) => console.error("Build failed:", error));

API

build(path: string, external?: string[]): Promise<void>

• path: The path to the entry file of your project.
• external (optional): An array of package names to be treated as external dependencies.

Configuration

The build tool uses the following configuration:

• Target: ES2022
• Formats: CommonJS and ES Modules
• Source Maps: Enabled
• TypeScript Declarations: Generated

Output

The build process generates the following files in the dist directory:

• index.js: CommonJS module
• index.mjs: ES Module
• index.d.ts: TypeScript declaration file
• index.d.mts: ES Module declaration file