Installation | How-Tos & FAQs | Conventions | Docs | Releasing
- Install Node.js [
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and[email protected]
are required] - Clone this repository
$ git clone [email protected]:busticated/jsville.git && cd ./jsville
- Install dependencies
$ npm install
- View available commands
$ npm run
- Run the tests
$ npm test
- Start Hacking!
The JSVille collection is managed using NPM Workspaces and Lerna. All essential commands are available at the root via npm run <script name>
- e.g. npm run lint
. To view the available commands, run: npm run
How to create a new package
To create a new package, run npm run package:create
and follow the prompts. Upon completion, your new package will be available within ./packages/<your package>
How to add, remove, and update package dependencies
In general, aim to share devDependencies
by installing them in the root using npm i <module name> --save-dev
and uninstalling with npm uninstall <module name>
.
For a package's production dependencies, install with:
npm install <module-to-install> --workspace packages/<target-package>
e.g.
npm install cowsay --workspace packages/timer
...and uninstall with:
npm uninstall <module-to-install> --workspace packages/<target-package>
e.g.
npm uninstall cowsay --workspace packages/timer
[!TIP] 💡 Add / update / remove dependencies in separate, dedicated commits so it's easier to track dependency changes and revert things later if need be.
[!IMPORTANT] 🚨 Remember to include lock file (
npm-shrinkwrap.json
) changes, if any.
How to check for outdated package dependencies
Simply run:
npm run outdated
This will output a list of outdated dependencies, if any. From there you can update as appropriate - see "How to add, remove, and update package dependencies"
How to run your package's tests & see code coverage stats
To run all tests for all packages:
npm test
To run tests for a specific package:
npm test -- --workspace packages/<target-package>
e.g.
npm test -- --workspace packages/timer
Run npm run
to see other test-related commands, if available.
How to lint & typecheck your code
To run the type checker:
npm run typecheck
To run the linter:
npm run lint
To run the linter and automatically fix issues:
npm run lint -- --fix
Run npm run
to see other lint and typecheck-related commands, if available.
How to create docs
We use TypeDoc to generate source code documentation. Your code should be documented using the inline comments and tags listed here.
Additionally, your package's README.md
file should include html comment tags denoting the start and end of the API documentation section:
<!-- api-docs-start -->
everything between these tags is replaced with a version-specific link to your package's `./docs` directory.
<!-- api-docs-end -->
Once you've added your inline documentation and prepared your README, run:
npm run docs:build -- --workspace packages/<your-package>
e.g.
npm run docs:build -- --workspace packages/timer
Docs will be generated and saved to your package's ./docs
directory.
To update docs for all packages, run:
npm run docs:build
Run npm run
to see other docs-related commands, if available.
How to format commits for changelogs
In order to support automated changelog updates, you will need to:
- Commit package changes separately - e.g. run:
git add -p packages/<name>/*
to stage files, then commit - Format your commit message like:
[<package-name>] <message>
e.g.[timer] update docs
- Commit changes to the root package itself (anyting outside of the
./packages
directory) separately without prefixing your commit message
Each package has its own changelog (example). Upon releasing, each changelog will be updated with the changes made to that package since its last release.
To view unpublished changelog entries for all packages, run:
npm run changelog
Run npm run
to see other changelog-related commands, if available.
How to name and locate your package's files
Package files should follow a standard naming scheme and layout. Source files live within your package's ./src
directory. Test files live alongside their source files and are named like *.test.ts
. All file and directory names are lowercase hyphen-separated (aka "kebab-case").
my-package
├── bin <-- script files (installation helpers, release automation, etc)
│ └── ...
│
├── dist <-- built source code
│ └── ...
│
├── docs <-- generated documentation
│ └── ...
│
├── src <-- source, tests, and supporting files
│ ├── __fixtures__ <-- test fixtures (utilities, data, etc)
│ │ ├── my-thing.json
│ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ └── ...
│ │
│ ├── index.ts
│ ├── index.test.ts
│ └── ...
│
├── tmp <-- temporary files (coverage stats, test output, etc)
│ └── ...
│
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── README.md
└── ...
How to name npm scripts
npm
scripts are the primary means of executing programmatic tasks (e.g. tests, linting, releasing, etc) within the repo. to view available scripts, run npm run
.
When creating a new script, be sure it does not already exist and use the following naming convention:
<category>:[<subcategory>]:[<action>]
Standard categories include: test
, lint
, typecheck
, build
, clean
, docs
, package
, and release
. npm
itself includes special handling for test
and start
(doc: 1, 2) amongst other lifecycle scripts - use these to expose key testing and start-up commands.
Sometimes your new script will be very similar to an existing script. in those cases, try to extend the existing script before adding another one.
How to view and add TODO source code comments
To see what TODOs exist across the project, run:
npm run todo
When adding a TODO comment to your source code, format it like:
// TODO (<name>): <message>
e.g.
// TODO (busticated): this is my example todo comment
- npm scripts form the developer's API for the repo and all of its packages - key orchestration commands should be exposed here
- Document developer-facing process / tooling instructions in the Development section
- Any package with unpublished changes will be published with the next release
- Plan to release your changes upon merging to
main
- refrain from merging if you cannot so you don't leave unpublished changes to others - Commit package changes separately - e.g. run:
git add -p packages/<name>/*
, commit, then rungit add -p packages/<other-name>/*
, and commit - Commit messages use a prefix formatted like
[<package directory name>] <message>
e.g.[timer] update docs
- Changes to the root package are committed separately and without prefixing the commit message
- All file and directory names are lowercase hyphen-separated (aka "kebab-case")
- Test files live alongside their source files and are named like
*.test.ts
- Todo comments include your last name and are formatted like:
TODO (mirande): <message>
Packages are published from the main
branch via CI/CD after peer review. To release packages with unpublished changes:
- Make sure you have the latest:
$ git checkout main
$ git pull
- Make sure tests pass
$ npm test
- Run the release command; this will inspect all packages, determine what has changed, and prompt you for input.
$ npm run release
- Follow the on-screen instructions, wait for confirmation of success
- Brand-new package? want to bump the
rc
? select "Custom Prerelease" when prompted then accept the default to create:1.0.0-rc.1
- Brand-new package? want to bump the
- Verify your release commit:
$ git log -1
- Confirm the list of tags associated with the commit match the list of package versions in the message.
- Push your tags:
$ git push origin main --follow-tags
Caution
Avoid editing git
history (rebase
, etc) once the release commit is made - this will nullify the generated tags (docs)_