@tykoned/tykon

🚀 Tykon

Transform TypeScript declarations into beautiful Kotlin/JS externals

✨ What is Tykon?

Tykon is a powerful code generation tool that automatically converts TypeScript declaration files (*.d.ts) into fully-functional Kotlin/JS external declarations. Say goodbye to manually writing Kotlin externals for your favorite JavaScript libraries!

🎯 Perfect for: Kotlin Multiplatform developers who want to use JavaScript libraries with type safety
⚡ Lightning fast: Processes entire npm packages in seconds
🏗️ Production ready: Generates complete Gradle projects with publishing support

🌟 Key Benefits

• 🔄 Seamless Integration: Drop-in Kotlin externals for any JavaScript library
• 📝 Type Safety: Preserve TypeScript's type information in Kotlin
• 🚀 Zero Setup: Complete Gradle projects generated automatically
• 📚 Documentation: JSDoc comments converted to KDoc
• 🔧 Smart Merging: Handles complex TypeScript patterns intelligently

🏁 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16+ (LTS recommended)
• Java 11+
• Gradle (wrapper included in generated projects)

🎮 Basic Usage

Transform your first TypeScript library in under 2 minutes:

// example.ts
import { Project } from 'ts-morph';
import { generateKotlinProject } from 'tykon';

// 🔍 Load TypeScript declarations
const project = new Project({
	skipAddingFilesFromTsConfig: true,
	compilerOptions: { allowJs: false, declaration: true }
});

// Add any .d.ts file (from node_modules, local files, etc.)
project.addSourceFileAtPath('node_modules/lodash/index.d.ts');
project.addSourceFileAtPath('node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts');

// ✨ Generate complete Kotlin project
generateKotlinProject(
	project,
	'com.mycompany.externals', // Your package structure
	'Kotlin externals for Lodash and Node.js', // Project description
	'lodash', // npm package name
	'4.17.21', // npm version
	'2.2.0', // Kotlin version (optional)
	'lodash-kotlin', // output directory (optional)
	[
		// 📦 Additional dependencies
		'npm("lodash", "4.17.21")',
		'"org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.9.0"'
	],
	[
		// 📥 Kotlin imports for generated files
		'kotlin.js.*',
		'kotlinx.coroutines.*'
	],
	{
		// ⚙️ Custom Gradle properties
		'org.gradle.parallel': 'true',
		'kotlin.js.compiler': 'ir'
	}
);

console.log('🎉 Your Kotlin project is ready!');

🏗️ What Gets Generated

my-awesome-project/
├── 📄 build.gradle.kts           # Complete Kotlin Multiplatform setup
├── 📄 settings.gradle.kts        # Project configuration
├── 📄 gradle.properties          # Optimized build settings
├── 📁 gradle/wrapper/           # Gradle wrapper (ready to build!)
└── 📁 src/jsMain/kotlin/
    └── 📁 com/mycompany/externals/
        ├── 📄 lodash.d.kt        # Your generated externals
        ├── 📄 utils.d.kt         # Organized by module
        └── 📄 types.d.kt         # Type aliases & creators

🚀 Build & Use

cd my-awesome-project

# Build your Kotlin library
./gradlew build

# Publish to Maven repository (if configured)
./gradlew publish

# Generate documentation with Dokka
./gradlew dokkaGeneratePublicationHtml

🔧 API Reference

Core Functions

tykonFromSource(config, sourceFile)

Converts a single TypeScript source file to Kotlin externals.

const kotlinFiles = tykonFromSource(
	{
		package: 'com.example.mylib',
		module: 'my-awesome-lib',
		spaces: 2,
		imports: ['kotlin.js.*']
	},
	sourceFile
);

// Returns: Map<string, string> (filename -> content)

generateKotlinProject(...)

Creates a complete, buildable Kotlin Multiplatform project.

Parameter	Type	Description
project	Project	ts-morph project with loaded .d.ts files
groupId	string	Maven group ID (e.g., com.mycompany)
description	string	Human-readable project description
npmPackageName	string	NPM package name (supports scoped packages)
npmPackageVersion	string	NPM package version
kotlinVersion?	string	Kotlin version (default: 2.2.0)
outputDir?	string	Output directory (default: npm package name)
dependencies?	string[]	Additional Gradle dependencies
imports?	string[]	Kotlin imports for generated files
gradleProperties?	Record<string,string>	Custom Gradle properties

🔄 Type Conversion Magic

Tykon intelligently converts TypeScript types to their Kotlin equivalents:

🎯 Primitives & Built-ins

// TypeScript → Kotlin
string          → String
number          → Double
boolean         → Boolean
bigint          → Long
any | unknown   → Any
void | undefined → Unit
never           → Nothing

📚 Arrays & Collections

string[]               → Array<String>
Uint8Array            → ByteArray
Map<string, number>   → Map<String, Double>
Set<boolean>          → Set<Boolean>

🔗 Functions & Lambdas

// TypeScript
(name: string, age: number) => boolean

// Kotlin
(String, Double) -> Boolean

🎭 Unions & Nullability

string | undefined    → String?
string | null        → String?
string | number      → dynamic /* string | number */

🏗️ Interfaces & Classes

// TypeScript
interface User {
  readonly id: string;
  name: string;
  email?: string;
}

// Generated Kotlin
external interface User {
  val id: String
  var name: String
  var email: String?
}

// Bonus: Creator function included!
fun User(apply: User.() -> Unit = {}): User = js("{}").apply(apply)

🧩 Advanced Patterns

Intersection Types → Smart interface merging
Conditional Types → Nullable types or interfaces
Generic Constraints → Kotlin where clauses
Module Declarations → @file:JsModule annotations

🏭 Generated Project Features

📦 Kotlin Multiplatform Setup

• JS target with Node.js support
• Source JARs for better IDE experience
• TypeScript definitions generated automatically
• Tree-shaking friendly library configuration

📖 Documentation Ready

• Dokka v2 integration for beautiful API docs
• JSDoc → KDoc conversion (@returns → @return)
• Type information preserved in comments

🚀 Publishing Support

Built-in support for publishing to:

• Maven Central (with signing)
• Private repositories
• GitHub Packages

Control via gradle.properties:

publishing.enabled=true
publishing.url=https://my-repo.com/maven
publishing.username=myuser
publishing.password=secret

# Maven Central support
publishing.enabled.central=true

🎨 Configuration Options

TykonConfig

interface TykonConfig {
	package: string; // Kotlin package name
	module?: string; // JS module name
	newLine?: string; // Line endings (\n, \r\n)
	spaces?: number; // Indentation spaces (default: 4)
	tabs?: number; // Indentation tabs (default: 0)
	imports?: string[]; // Kotlin imports to include
}

Advanced Examples

Custom spacing:

const config = {
	package: 'com.example',
	spaces: 2, // Use 2-space indentation
	newLine: '\r\n' // Windows line endings
};

Multiple libraries:

// Process multiple related libraries together
project.addSourceFileAtPath('node_modules/react/index.d.ts');
project.addSourceFileAtPath('node_modules/@types/react-dom/index.d.ts');

generateKotlinProject(project, 'com.example.react', ...);

⚠️ Current Limitations

• Ambient declarations only: Implementation code is not converted
• Complex mapped types: May fall back to dynamic with comments
• Advanced TypeScript features: Conditional types have limited support
• Name collisions: Resolved by merging rules, edge cases possible

💡 Tip: Tykon prefers safe fallbacks over failed generation. Check generated comments for complex types that need manual adjustment.

🤝 Contributing

We love contributions! Here's how to help:

🐛 Found a Bug?

• Create a minimal .d.ts file that reproduces the issue
• Open an issue with the file and expected output
• Bonus points for a failing test case!

💡 Want a Feature?

• Check existing issues first
• Describe your use case clearly
• Consider contributing the implementation!

🔧 Development Setup

git clone https://github.com/gmitch215/tykon.git
cd tykon
npm install
npm test

📝 Coding Guidelines

• Conservative transformations: Prefer safe fallbacks
• Comment complex cases: Help users understand generated code
• Test thoroughly: Include test cases for new features

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.