Node.js runtime that can instantaneously load TypeScript & ESM, powered by esbuild.
.cjs & .mjs (.cts & .mts)node: import prefixesnpm install --save-dev tsx
Install it globally to use it anywhere, outside of your npm project, without npx.
npm install --global tsx
Note: Commands are prefixed with
npxto execute thetsxbinary, but it's not necessary if globally installed or when using it in thescriptobject inpackage.json
npx tsx ./file.ts
Run file and automatically re-run on changes.
All imported files are watched except from the following directories:
node_modules, bower_components, vendor, dist, and .* (hidden directories).
Press Return to manually re-run.
npx tsx watch ./file.ts
Modules transformations are cached in the system cache directory (TMPDIR). Transforms are cached by content hash so duplicate dependencies are not re-transformed.
Set the --no-cache flag to disable the cache:
npx tsx --no-cache ./file.ts
@esbuild-kit/esm-loader - TypeScript to ESM transpiler using the Node.js loader API.
@esbuild-kit/cjs-loader - TypeScript & ESM to CJS transpiler using the Node.js loader API.
ts-node is a very popular package that offers similar functionality to tsx. It provides the ability to execute TypeScript files directly and use TypeScript in a REPL environment. ts-node is widely used in the TypeScript community for development and scripting. Compared to tsx, ts-node has been around longer and has a larger user base, but both aim to simplify the TypeScript development workflow by removing the compilation step.
esbuild-runner offers a way to run TypeScript (and JavaScript) files using the esbuild bundler/compiler. It's focused on providing extremely fast compilation and execution, leveraging esbuild's performance. While esbuild-runner and tsx share the goal of simplifying the execution of TypeScript files, esbuild-runner emphasizes speed and is part of the broader ecosystem around the esbuild project.
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TypeScript Execute (tsx): Node.js enhanced with esbuild to run TypeScript & ESM files
The npm package tsx receives a total of 10,883,306 weekly downloads. As such, tsx popularity was classified as popular.
We found that tsx demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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