1.2.26

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@gitzone/tsrun",
-  "version": "1.2.22",
+  "version": "1.2.26",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@gitzone/tsrun",
-      "version": "1.2.22",
+      "version": "1.2.26",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@pushrocks/smartfile": "^9.0.6",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gitzone/tsrun",
-  "version": "1.2.22",
+  "version": "1.2.26",
   "description": "run typescript programs efficiently",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
   "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",

ts/index.ts

@@ -5,23 +5,31 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
-export const runCli = async () => {
+export const runPath = async (pathArg: string) => {
+  await runCli(pathArg);
+}
+
+export const runCli = async (pathArg?: string) => {
   // contents of argv array
   // process.argv[0] -> node Executable
   // process.argv[1] -> tsrun executable
-  const pathToTsFile = process.argv[2];
+  const relativePathToTsFile = pathArg ? pathArg : process.argv[2];
+  const absolutePathToTsFile = plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), relativePathToTsFile);
   
-  const tsNodeLoaderPath = plugins.path.join(__dirname, 'loader.js')
-  const pathToLoad = plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), pathToTsFile);
-  process.argv.splice(0, 3);
-  // console.log(process.argv);
   
+  process.argv.splice(0, 3); // this ensures transparent arguments for the child process
+  
+
+  // lets setup things for execution
   const smartshellInstance = new plugins.smartshell.Smartshell({
     executor: 'bash'
   });
 
-  smartshellInstance.exec(`node --loader ${tsNodeLoaderPath} ${pathToLoad} ${process.argv.reduce((prevArg, currentArg) => {
+  const tsNodeLoaderPath = plugins.path.join(__dirname, 'loader.js')
+  // note: -> reduce on emtpy array does not work
+  // thus check needed before reducing the argv array
+  smartshellInstance.exec(`node --loader ${tsNodeLoaderPath} ${absolutePathToTsFile} ${process.argv.length > 0 ? process.argv.reduce((prevArg, currentArg) => {
     return prevArg + ' ' + currentArg;
-  })}`);
+  }) : ''}`);
 
 };