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| 1 | +# DTS User Guide |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Congrats! You just saved yourself hours of work by bootstrapping this project with DTS. Let’s get you oriented with what’s here and how to use it. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +> This DTS setup is meant for developing libraries (not apps!) that can be published to NPM. If you’re looking to build a Node app, you could use `ts-node-dev`, plain `ts-node`, or simple `tsc`. |
| 6 | +
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| 7 | +> If you’re new to TypeScript, checkout [this handy cheatsheet](https://devhints.io/typescript) |
| 8 | +
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| 9 | +## Commands |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +DTS scaffolds your new library inside `/src`. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +To run DTS, use: |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +```bash |
| 16 | +npm start # or yarn start |
| 17 | +``` |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +This builds to `/dist` and runs the project in watch mode so any edits you save inside `src` causes a rebuild to `/dist`. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +To do a one-off build, use `npm run build` or `yarn build`. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +To run tests, use `npm test` or `yarn test`. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +## Configuration |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +Code quality is set up for you with `prettier`, `husky`, and `lint-staged`. Adjust the respective fields in `package.json` accordingly. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +### Jest |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +Jest tests are set up to run with `npm test` or `yarn test`. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +### Bundle Analysis |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +[`size-limit`](https://github.com/ai/size-limit) is set up to calculate the real cost of your library with `npm run size` and visualize the bundle with `npm run analyze`. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +#### Setup Files |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +This is the folder structure we set up for you: |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +```txt |
| 42 | +/src |
| 43 | + index.ts # EDIT THIS |
| 44 | +/test |
| 45 | + index.test.ts # EDIT THIS |
| 46 | +.gitignore |
| 47 | +package.json |
| 48 | +README.md # EDIT THIS |
| 49 | +tsconfig.json |
| 50 | +``` |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +### Rollup |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +DTS uses [Rollup](https://rollupjs.org) as a bundler and generates multiple rollup configs for various module formats and build settings. See [Optimizations](#optimizations) for details. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +### TypeScript |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +`tsconfig.json` is set up to interpret `dom` and `esnext` types, as well as `react` for `jsx`. Adjust according to your needs. |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +## Continuous Integration |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +### GitHub Actions |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +Two actions are added by default: |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +- `main` which installs deps w/ cache, lints, tests, and builds on all pushes against a Node and OS matrix |
| 67 | +- `size` which comments cost comparison of your library on every pull request using [`size-limit`](https://github.com/ai/size-limit) |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +## Optimizations |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +Please see the main `dts` [optimizations docs](https://github.com/weiran-zsd/dts-cli#optimizations). In particular, know that you can take advantage of development-only optimizations: |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +```js |
| 74 | +// ./types/index.d.ts |
| 75 | +declare var __DEV__: boolean; |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +// inside your code... |
| 78 | +if (__DEV__) { |
| 79 | + console.log('foo'); |
| 80 | +} |
| 81 | +``` |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +You can also choose to install and use [invariant](https://github.com/weiran-zsd/dts-cli#invariant) and [warning](https://github.com/weiran-zsd/dts-cli#warning) functions. |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +## Module Formats |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +CJS, ESModules, and UMD module formats are supported. |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +The appropriate paths are configured in `package.json` and `dist/index.js` accordingly. Please report if any issues are found. |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +## Named Exports |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +Per Palmer Group guidelines, [always use named exports.](https://github.com/palmerhq/typescript#exports) Code split inside your React app instead of your React library. |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +## Including Styles |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +There are many ways to ship styles, including with CSS-in-JS. DTS has no opinion on this, configure how you like. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +For vanilla CSS, you can include it at the root directory and add it to the `files` section in your `package.json`, so that it can be imported separately by your users and run through their bundler's loader. |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +## Publishing to NPM |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +We recommend using [np](https://github.com/sindresorhus/np). |
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