@esbuild/win32-ia32

What is @esbuild/win32-ia32?

The @esbuild/win32-ia32 npm package is a binary distribution of esbuild for Windows (32-bit) systems. Esbuild is an extremely fast JavaScript bundler and minifier. It compiles TypeScript and JavaScript into code that can run in the browser, and it can bundle many files into a single output file. It's designed to be very fast and efficient.

What are @esbuild/win32-ia32's main functionalities?

Bundling JavaScript

This feature allows you to bundle multiple JavaScript files into a single file, which can be useful for reducing the number of HTTP requests needed to load a web page.

require('esbuild').build({
  entryPoints: ['app.js'],
  bundle: true,
  outfile: 'out.js',
}).catch(() => process.exit(1))

Minifying JavaScript

This feature enables the minification of JavaScript code, which reduces file size by removing unnecessary characters without changing its functionality.

require('esbuild').build({
  entryPoints: ['app.js'],
  minify: true,
  outfile: 'out.js',
}).catch(() => process.exit(1))

Transpiling TypeScript

This feature allows you to transpile TypeScript code into JavaScript, making it possible to use TypeScript's features while still targeting environments that only support JavaScript.

require('esbuild').build({
  entryPoints: ['app.ts'],
  outfile: 'out.js',
}).catch(() => process.exit(1))

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README

esbuild

This is the Windows 32-bit binary for esbuild, a JavaScript bundler and minifier. See https://github.com/evanw/esbuild for details.