Run TypeScript compiler from Java

Question

I am trying to run the TypeScript compiler from my Java application. To start, I am trying to figure out, whether I can run the compiler from command-line without Node.js:

$ jsc tsc.js

But this way I don't get any errors, nor help.

$ jsc tsc.js myscript.ts

Will get me nowhere.

It is easy to run js code directly from java (and I am hoping to run the compiler in this way), but is it possible to run TypeScript compiler without node.js?

EDIT:

I confirm the same behaviour with rhino.

Marty Pitt · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-26 05:06:25Z

5

I have a project, Typescript4j that does precisely this.

It runs the Typescript compiler wrapped within Rhino.

I'm using it successfully within Bakehouse, and a non-trivial Typescript application.

answered Apr 26, 2013 at 5:06

Marty Pitt

29.4k38 gold badges130 silver badges204 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Comment

Fabian Streitel Over a year ago

No activity in the las two years, seems to be unmaintained :-(

niutech · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-04 23:24:28Z

3

Looking at the source code, the tsc command invokes a JS script tsc.js, which has 2 backends: Node.js and Windows Scripting Host. If any other JavaScript server supports reading and writing to a file system (like Rhino with RingoJS), it should be able to run the TypeScript compiler tsc.js.

Moreover, there is a fork of TypeScript compiler which claims to directly run on Rhino. So you could invoke Rhino directly from Java, without installing node.js.

answered Nov 4, 2012 at 23:24

niutech

30.1k15 gold badges102 silver badges110 bronze badges

1 Comment

Vadorequest Over a year ago

Let's say I have Rhino installed, how do I install the Typescript module? Do I need to have npm installed as if I was using Node.js?

cancerbero · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-26 19:24:25Z

what you want to do is jsc node_modules/typescript/lib/tsc.js file1.ts, but unfortunately that won't work with engines different than node.js.

What will work (or at least works in the browser), is using TypeScript Compiler API, instead of trying to use the CLI (you will have to program). In the browser, you do this by loading the file node_modules/typescript/typescript.js and then you have access to the compiler API (https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Using-the-Compiler-API) via the global ts. Here you have an example of how to transpile a ts string to js using the compiler API: https://typescript-api-playground.glitch.me/#example=Transpiling-a-single-file

Good luck

Fenton · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-04 12:08:42Z

-1

The TypeScript compiler is implemented in TypeScript, and can be used in any JavaScript host.

You may need to specify the full path to tsc.js

answered Nov 4, 2012 at 12:08

Fenton

253k74 gold badges403 silver badges413 bronze badges

2 Comments

Oleg Mihailik Over a year ago

Their I/O code is only implemented for Node.js and Windows Scripting Host actually. Potentially it may run on various engines, but not without a bit of tinkering I suppose.

Fenton Over a year ago

You may need to tweak it, but only if the I/O implementation was different - but that isn't equivalent to "it wouldn't run on another host" - you would pick one and see what needed to change.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Run TypeScript compiler from Java

4 Answers 4

1 Comment

1 Comment

Comments

2 Comments

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

4 Answers 4

1 Comment

1 Comment

Comments

2 Comments

Linked

Related