Craig Condon
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1.2 KiB
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68 lines
1.2 KiB
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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### 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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- Distributable packages without needing node / npm.
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- Starts faster.
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- Lockdown specific application versions, and easily rollback.
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- Faster deployments.
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## Requirements
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- Linux / Mac
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## Caveats
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- Doesn't support native modules (yet).
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- Doesn't support windows (yet).
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## Installation
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Via NPM:
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```bash
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npm install nexe [-g]
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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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### CLI Usage
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````text
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Usage: nexe -i [sources] -o [binary]
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Options:
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-i, --input The entry javascript files [default: cwd]
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-o, --output The output binary [default: cwd/release/app.nex]
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-r, --runtime The node.js runtime to use [default: "0.8.15"]
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-t, --temp The path to store node.js sources [default: /tmp/nexe]
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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: 'input.js', output: 'path/to/bin', runtime: '0.8.15' } function() {
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});
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````
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