ts-node

A tool that executes a Node program that is written in TypeScript

Basically, instead of using this command every time:

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tsc index.ts && node index.js

you can use this tool.

Installing and Usage

Install it globally by npm:

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npm install -g ts-node

Create a file add.ts with simple TypeScript code:

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function add(a: number, b: number): number {
  return a + b;
}

console.log(add(5, 5));

Run ts-node to execute this file:

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ts-node add.ts

It will print the result:

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Links

• ts-node