Initialize Typescript Project.txt

Initialize Typescript Project


	Create and navigate to new directory

		mkdir typescript
		
		cd typescript


	Initiate a node project in the directory

		npm init -y
	Install required packages

		npm i --save-dev @types/node

	Initiate typescript in the project

		tsc --init

	Update tsconfig.json by changing properties as follows

		{
  			"compilerOptions": {
   				...
    				"target": "ES2020", // or higher/latest
    				"module": "NodeNext"
  			}
		}
	
	Update package.json and following to it before scripts

		"type": "module",

	Create app.ts file or any other

	Transforms TypeScript code into JavaScript code

		tsc

		tsc ./app.ts				

	Run the app

		node app.js


Now It's Ok