README.md

jsii-srcmak

Generates jsii source files for multiple languages from TypeScript.

Usage

This package can be either used as a library or through a CLI.

The library entry point is the srcmak function:

import { srcmak } from 'jsii-srcmak';
await srcmak(srcdir[, options]);

The CLI is jsii-srcmak:

$ jsii-srcmak srcdir [OPTIONS]

The srcdir argument points to a directory tree that includes TypeScript files which will be translated through jsii to one of the supported languages.

Compile only

If called with no additional arguments, srcmak will only jsii-compile the source. If compilation fails, it will throw an error. This is a nice way to check if generated typescript code is jsii-compatible:

const srcdir = generateSomeTypeScriptCode();

// verify it is jsii-compatible (throws otherwise)
await srcmak(srcdir);

CLI:

$ jsii-srcmak /source/directory

Python Output

To produce a Python module from your source, use the python option:

await srcmak('srcdir', {
  python: {
    outdir: '/path/to/project/root',
    moduleName: 'name.of.python.module'
  }
});

Or the --python-* switches in the CLI:

$ jsii-srcmak /src/dir --python-outdir=dir --python-module-name=module.name

• The outdir/--python-outdir option points to the root directory of your Python project.
• The moduleName/--python-module-name option is the python module name. Dots (.) delimit submodules.

The output directory will include a python module that corresponds to the original module. This code depends on the following python modules:

• jsii

Java Output

To produce a Java module from your source, use the java option:

await srcmak('srcdir', {
  java: {
    outdir: '/path/to/project/root',
    package: 'hello.world'
  }
});

Or the --java-* switches in the CLI:

$ jsii-srcmak /src/dir --java-outdir=dir --java-package=hello.world

• The outdir/--java-outdir option points to the root directory of your Java project.
• The package/--java-package option is the java package name.

The output directory will include a java module that corresponds to the original module. This code depends on the following maven package (should be defined directly or indirectly in the project's pom.xml file):

• jsii

Entrypoint

The entrypoint option can be used to customize the name of the typescript entrypoint (default is index.ts).

For example, if the code's entry point is under /srcdir/foobar/lib/index.ts then I can specify:

await srcmak('/srcdir', {
  entrypoint: 'foobar/lib/index.ts'
});

Or through the CLI:

$ jsii-srcmak /srcdir --entrypoint lib/main.ts

Dependencies

The deps option can be used to specify a list of node module directories (must have a package.json file) which will be symlinked into the workspace when compiling your code.

This is required if your code references types from other modules.

Use this idiom to resolve a set of modules directories from the calling process:

const modules = [
  '@types/node', // commonly needed
  'foobar'       // a node module in *my* closure
];

const getModuleDir = m =>
  path.dirname(require.resolve(`${m}/package.json`));

await srcmak('srcdir', {
  deps: modules.map(getModuleDir)
});

Or through the CLI:

$ jsii-srcmak /src/dir --dep node_modules/@types/node --dep node_modules/constructs

Contributing

To build this project, you must first generate the package.json:

npx projen

Then you can install your dependencies and build:

yarn install
yarn build

What's with this name?

It's a silly little pun that stems from another pun: jsii has jsii-pacmak which stands for "package maker". That's the tool that takes in a .jsii manifest and produces language-idiomatic packages from it. This tool produces sources from a .jsii manifest. Hence, "source maker". Yeah, it's lame.

License

Distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.