Can I write npm package in CoffeeScript?

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Zhe Chen picture Zhe Chen · Nov 30, 2012 · Viewed 10.5k times · Source

I have used CoffeeScript for a while. Now I need to write a npm package, can I write it in CoffeeScript, or I should compile CoffeeScript into JavaScript?

Answer

Linus Thiel picture Linus Thiel · Nov 30, 2012

I'm going to suggest that you write your package in coffeescript, but only publish it in javascript. I do it like this:

  • coffeescript code goes in src
  • code is compiled to lib
  • src is committed to my git repo, lib is in my .gitignore
  • lib is published to npm, src is in my .npmignore
  • the coffee-script package is in my devDependencies

You can take a look at a simple package of mine, refix, for inspiration:

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