svelte-check

What is svelte-check?

The svelte-check npm package is a command-line tool designed to provide type checking and linting for Svelte projects. It leverages TypeScript and Svelte's own compiler to ensure that your Svelte components are free of type errors and adhere to best practices.

What are svelte-check's main functionalities?

Type Checking

This command runs type checking on your Svelte project, ensuring that all TypeScript code within your Svelte components is type-safe. It helps catch type errors early in the development process.

npx svelte-check

Linting

This command runs linting on your Svelte project using the specified TypeScript configuration file. It helps enforce coding standards and best practices within your Svelte components.

npx svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json

Watch Mode

This command runs svelte-check in watch mode, continuously checking your Svelte project for type errors and linting issues as you make changes. It provides real-time feedback during development.

npx svelte-check --watch

Other packages similar to svelte-check

eslint

ESLint is a widely-used linting tool for JavaScript and TypeScript projects. While it is not specific to Svelte, it can be configured to work with Svelte projects using plugins like eslint-plugin-svelte3. Compared to svelte-check, ESLint offers more extensive linting rules and customization options but requires additional configuration for Svelte.

typescript

TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that adds static typing. The TypeScript compiler (tsc) can be used to type-check Svelte projects, but it does not provide Svelte-specific linting. svelte-check combines TypeScript's type-checking capabilities with Svelte-specific linting, making it more tailored for Svelte projects.

prettier

Prettier is an opinionated code formatter that can be used to format Svelte files. While it does not provide type checking or linting, it ensures consistent code style across your project. svelte-check focuses on type checking and linting, whereas Prettier focuses on code formatting.

README

Check your code with svelte-check

Provides diagnostics for things such as

• unused css
• Svelte A11y hints
• JavaScript/TypeScript diagnostics

Usage:

Global

Installation:

npm i svelte-check -g

Usage:

• Go to folder where to start checking
• svelte-check

Local / in your project

Installation:

npm i svelte-check --save-dev

Package.json:

{
    // ...
    "scripts": {
        "svelte-check": "svelte-check"
        // ...
    },
    // ...
    "devDependencies": {
        "svelte-check": "..."
        // ...
    }
}

Usage:

npm run svelte-check

Args:

--workspace <path to your workspace, where checking starts>