Bitburner Studio

A modern development environment for Bitburner.

Bitburner Studio provides a local workspace, automatic synchronization, TypeScript support, and a development workflow designed specifically for Bitburner.

Installation

npm install -g bitburner-studio

Start the server:

bbs

What is Bitburner Studio?

Bitburner Studio turns Bitburner into a real development environment.

Instead of editing scripts directly in-game, you work locally using your favorite editor while Bitburner Studio handles synchronization, compilation, and deployment.

Features

Workspace Synchronization

Automatically synchronize your local files with Bitburner.

• Download files from the game
• Upload local changes
• Keep workspaces synchronized

TypeScript Support

TypeScript works out of the box.

• Automatic TypeScript detection
• Incremental compilation
• Watch mode
• Automatic JavaScript output generation

No TypeScript installation required.

Live Development

Designed for rapid iteration.

• File watching
• Automatic compilation
• Automatic deployment
• Fast feedback loop

Workspace Structure

workspace/
├── servers/
│   ├── home/
│   ├── n00dles/
│   └── ...
│
├── shared/
│   └── Compiled JavaScript output
│
├── bin/
│   ├── Generated type definitions
│   └── TypeScript build artifacts
│
├── bb-connect.config.json
├── tsconfig.json (auto generated by bbs)
└── package.json  (auto generated by bbs)

servers

Contains your Bitburner servers.

Each server is represented as a local folder where you can edit scripts normally.

shared

Generated JavaScript output used for deployment.

bin

Generated typings and internal TypeScript artifacts.

Configuration

Example configuration:

{
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": 3000,

    "workspace": {
        "root": ".",
        "download": true,
        "typescript": true
    },

    "typescript": {
        "auto-watch": true
    }
}

Future versions will include a web-based configuration interface.

Roadmap

Core

• [x] Workspace synchronization
• [x] Automatic uploads
• [x] Automatic downloads

• [x] Incremental compilation
• [x] Typed configuration

Modules

• [ ] Module manager
• [ ] Automatic dependency installation
• [ ] Workspace extensions

UI

• [ ] Web dashboard
• [ ] Workspace management
• [ ] Monitoring tools

Visual Development

• [ ] Node-based editor
• [ ] Visual workflows
• [ ] Code generation

Philosophy

Bitburner Studio is designed around three principles:

• Learn by building
• Keep everything transparent
• Generate readable code

The goal is not to hide programming, but to make it more accessible.

Status

Early development.

Expect breaking changes before v1.0.0.

License

Apache License 2.0