tiny-npm-deploy-hyl v1.0.1

deliver package to npm

project setup

in package.json: add "scripts": {"build": "tsc"} then run $ npm run build -> tsc will compile

use unique package name

in package.json: modify "name": "tiny-npm-deploy-hyl"

specify which files to publish

in package.json: add "files": "dist" (publish everything in "dist" directory)

split devDependencies and dependencies

in package.json: move "@types/express": "^4.17.12", to devDependencies

set package to be public

in package.json, add "publishConfig": { "access": "public" },

set file to be executed directly in terminal

in package.json, add "bin": "dist/index.js", then in src/index.ts, add on top: #!/usr/bin/env node

add 'prepublish' script

in package.json, add "scripts": {"prepublishOnly": "npm run build"} this will make it build before publish

commit to git

tiny-npm-deploy $ git init then create .gitignore file with: dist node_modules then check git status: $ git status, the proper files/folder to commit are: package-lock.json package.json src/ tsconfig.json then $ git add . then $ git commit -m "initial commit"

publish

log into npmjs.com: $ npm login $ npm publish