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NPM Package Template
This is a template NPM package repository. Get started with the following commands:
git clone https://github.com/Antman261/npm-package-template.git my-package
cd my-package
rm -rf .git
git init
git remote add origin https://github.com/<YOUR USERNAME>/<YOUR REPOSITORY>
nvm use
npm i
Where my-package
is the name of your package
Now you can begin developing your package!
Included package scripts
npm run watch
Use this during development to run tests on changenpm run build
Build your librarynpm run build-docs
Builds the documentation using TypeDoc and TypeDoc Markdown
Setting up GitHub Pages and CircleCI
GitHub Pages
Hosting your docs on GitHub Pages makes it easier for people to read the full documentation for your package. TypeDoc will generate markdown for your JSDoc comments, which will then be parsed and rendered into HTML by GitHub’s Jekyll engine on their pages server.
The following steps describe how to set up a GitHub Pages site for your package as a project site.
- Follow the instructions in the GitHub Pages Docs to set up Pages on your GitHub account or organisation if not already configured.
- Go to your repository for this package on GitHub and click
Settings
- Click
Pages
- Configure the branch as
main
(ormaster
) and the directory to/docs
- Configure the remaining settings as per your own preferences
CircleCI
This template includes a basic CircleCI config which will install dependencies and run tests. You can use this to ensure that pull requests from contributors pass tests.
- Login to CircleCI with GitHub
- Click “Projects”
- Click “Set up project” for this repository and follow the instructions
Also consider setting up branch protection and requiring passing checks from CircleCI for pull requests.
Finish setting up your package
You’ll need to update the following files and properties to finish setting up your package:
package.json
=>"name"
package.json
=>"description"
package.json
=>"repository.url"
package.json
=>"author"
CONTRIBUTING.md
– Update for your projectLICENSE
– Add your name to the copyright notice or replace with another license.README.md
– Time to update the file you’re reading! Add your own description and usage examples for your package.
When you’ve completed the above, and you’re ready to publish, npm publish
will publish your package, complete with type definitions and docs.