Craig Condon
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59 lines
872 B
Markdown
Compile javascript **with** node.js. This allows you to move your executable around *without* needing to install the node.js runtime.
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## Requirements
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- Linux / Mac
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## Installation
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Via NPM:
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```bash
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npm install nexe
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```
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Or git:
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```bash
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git clone
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```
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### Motivation
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- Developing client-side utilities without requiring to install a bunch of dependencies first (node.js, npm).
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- Ability to run multiple node.js applications with *different* node.js runtimes.
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### CLI Usage
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````text
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Commands:
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-i the input javascript files
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-o the output executable
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--runtime the runtime version of node.js to compile with
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Examples:
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-i input.js -o my-binary --runtime=0.6.2 compile javascript file with node
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````
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### Code usage
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````javascript
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var nexe = require('nexe');
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nexe.compile('input.js', 'output.bin', function() {
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});
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````
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