@tsconfig/node16

What is @tsconfig/node16?

The @tsconfig/node16 npm package provides a set of TypeScript configuration presets specifically tailored for Node.js 16. This package helps developers to quickly set up a TypeScript project that is compatible with Node.js 16 features and runtime behavior, ensuring that TypeScript code is compiled with the appropriate settings for this version of Node.js.

What are @tsconfig/node16's main functionalities?

Pre-configured TypeScript settings for Node.js 16

This feature allows developers to extend their TypeScript configuration with a preset that is optimized for Node.js 16. By doing so, it automatically configures TypeScript compiler options such as `module`, `target`, and others to values that are compatible with Node.js 16, simplifying project setup.

{
  "extends": "@tsconfig/node16/tsconfig.json",
  "compilerOptions": {
    "outDir": "./dist",
    "rootDir": "./src"
  }
}

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A base TSConfig for working with Node 16.

Add the package to your "devDependencies":

npm install --save-dev @tsconfig/node16
yarn add --dev @tsconfig/node16

Add to your tsconfig.json:

"extends": "@tsconfig/node16/tsconfig.json"

---

The tsconfig.json:

{
  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/tsconfig",
  "_version": "16.1.0",

  "compilerOptions": {
    "lib": ["es2021"],
    "module": "node16",
    "target": "es2021",

    "strict": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "skipLibCheck": true,
    "moduleResolution": "node16"
  }
}

You can find the code here.