@tishlang/tish

Tish is a minimal TypeScript/JavaScript–compatible language: run with an interpreter, use a REPL, or compile to native binaries.

This npm package ships the Tish CLI for Node.js 22+. It includes platform-specific native binaries; the tish command picks the right one for your OS and CPU.

Install

npm install @tishlang/tish

Or run without installing:

npx @tishlang/tish --help

Quick start

Run a .tish file (shorthand: first argument is treated as a file → run):

npx @tishlang/tish hello.tish
npx @tishlang/tish run src/main.tish

Compile to a native executable:

npx @tishlang/tish compile app.tish -o app
./app

Native compilation uses the Rust backend by default (requires Rust and cargo on your PATH). The package includes the Tish workspace source (Cargo.toml, crates/, justfile) so tish compile can run cargo build for your program. For pure Tish without native imports, use --native-backend cranelift (no Rust toolchain needed).

Start the REPL:

npx @tishlang/tish repl

Supported platforms

Prebuilt binaries are included for:

• darwin-arm64, darwin-x64
• linux-x64, linux-arm64
• win32-x64

If your platform is missing, build from source.

Documentation

• Repository: https://github.com/tishlang/tish
• User docs: https://github.com/tishlang/tish-docs

Scaffold a project

npx @tishlang/create-tish-app my-app

License

See the Tish repository LICENSE (Pay It Forward).