Leanpub Header

Skip to main content
Go to Leanpub.comLeanpub

Retired

This book is no longer available for sale.

Creating NPM Package with TypeScript

Simplified TypeScript Guide to Building and Publishing Libraries

CodeSweetly

Ready to publish your own TypeScript library to NPM?

CodeSweetly’s Creating NPM Package provides a simplified, step-by-step guide to building, testing, and releasing typed JavaScript packages like a pro.

? Learn the workflow top devs use — from clean config to automated GitHub releases.

 ? Start publishing with confidence.

Grab your copy today! Printed copies of this book are also available on Amazon.

PDF
EPUB
107
Pages
About

About

About the Book

Want to build and publish professional-quality TypeScript libraries to NPM—without being overwhelmed?

Creating NPM Package is a hands-on, step-by-step guide that teaches you how to configure, compile, test, and release TypeScript-based NPM packages like a pro.

Whether you’re new to TypeScript or ready to upgrade your publishing workflow, this book helps you master the full lifecycle of a reusable library—from clean project setup to automated GitHub releases.

What You’ll Learn

  • Set up a TypeScript-powered project with confidence
  • Compile TypeScript to both ECMAScript and CommonJS modules
  • Separate and manage your source code and distribution files
  • Define clear entry points and declaration files
  • Run local tests before and after publishing to ensure package quality
  • Write automation scripts for versioning, changelogs, and releases
  • Create a production-ready README and LICENSE
  • Publish to NPM with industry-standard workflows

Why This Book?

  • Clear and simplified guidance for real-world TypeScript publishing
  • Teaches modern best practices used by top library authors
  • Helps you avoid common mistakes and manual setup headaches
  • Perfect for devs who want a repeatable system for building NPM packages

Who Is This For?

✔ TypeScript developers ready to publish reusable libraries

✔ JavaScript developers who want to try out TypeScript

✔ Open-source contributors looking to streamline workflows

✔ Teams needing consistent, maintainable package setups

Whether you’re building your first open-source project or refining your professional publishing workflow, this book gives you everything you need to confidently ship clean, typed, and tested TypeScript libraries.

? Stop guessing—start building like a pro! Prefer to learn in print? You can buy a printed copy at Amazon.

Share this book

Categories

Computers and ProgrammingAPIsJavaScriptTypeScriptProgramming CookbooksSoftwareWeb DevelopmentNon-FictionTextbooks

Feedback

Email the Author

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Author

About the Author

CodeSweetly

Learning to be a software developer can sometimes feel overwhelming or tedious, but CodeSweetly is here to help.

Unlike other resources, CodeSweetly helps you become a confident developer by simplifying technical concepts and presenting them in a way that supports your unique learning style, so you can focus on coding sweetly.

We break down programming topics with clear tutorials, examples, cheat sheets, and illustrations made to make complex ideas easier to grasp. Our approach centers on clarity and simplicity for your success.

Whether you’re new to coding or a pro, CodeSweetly makes learning to code easier and more enjoyable.

The Leanpub 60 Day 100% Happiness Guarantee

Within 60 days of purchase you can get a 100% refund on any Leanpub purchase, in two clicks.

Now, this is technically risky for us, since you'll have the book or course files either way. But we're so confident in our products and services, and in our authors and readers, that we're happy to offer a full money back guarantee for everything we sell.

You can only find out how good something is by trying it, and because of our 100% money back guarantee there's literally no risk to do so!

So, there's no reason not to click the Add to Cart button, is there?

See full terms...

Earn $8 on a $10 Purchase, and $16 on a $20 Purchase

We pay 80% royalties on purchases of $7.99 or more, and 80% royalties minus a 50 cent flat fee on purchases between $0.99 and $7.98. You earn $8 on a $10 sale, and $16 on a $20 sale. So, if we sell 5000 non-refunded copies of your book for $20, you'll earn $80,000.

(Yes, some authors have already earned much more than that on Leanpub.)

In fact, authors have earned over $14 million writing, publishing and selling on Leanpub.

Learn more about writing on Leanpub

Free Updates. DRM Free.

If you buy a Leanpub book, you get free updates for as long as the author updates the book! Many authors use Leanpub to publish their books in-progress, while they are writing them. All readers get free updates, regardless of when they bought the book or how much they paid (including free).

Most Leanpub books are available in PDF (for computers) and EPUB (for phones, tablets and Kindle). The formats that a book includes are shown at the top right corner of this page.

Finally, Leanpub books don't have any DRM copy-protection nonsense, so you can easily read them on any supported device.

Learn more about Leanpub's ebook formats and where to read them

Write and Publish on Leanpub

You can use Leanpub to easily write, publish and sell in-progress and completed ebooks and online courses!

Leanpub is a powerful platform for serious authors, combining a simple, elegant writing and publishing workflow with a store focused on selling in-progress ebooks.

Leanpub is a magical typewriter for authors: just write in plain text, and to publish your ebook, just click a button. (Or, if you are producing your ebook your own way, you can even upload your own PDF and/or EPUB files and then publish with one click!) It really is that easy.

Learn more about writing on Leanpub