1.2.28

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@gitzone/tsrun",
-  "version": "1.2.24",
+  "version": "1.2.28",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@gitzone/tsrun",
-      "version": "1.2.24",
+      "version": "1.2.28",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@pushrocks/smartfile": "^9.0.6",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gitzone/tsrun",
-  "version": "1.2.24",
+  "version": "1.2.28",
   "description": "run typescript programs efficiently",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
   "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",

ts/index.ts

@@ -1,26 +1,39 @@
 import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+const __dirname = plugins.path.dirname(plugins.url.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
-import { dirname } from 'path';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+export const runPath = async (pathArg: string, fromFileUrl?: string) => {
+  pathArg = fromFileUrl
+    ? plugins.path.join(plugins.path.dirname(plugins.url.fileURLToPath(fromFileUrl)), pathArg)
+    : pathArg;
+  await runCli(pathArg);
+};
 
-const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-
-export const runCli = async () => {
+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.isAbsolute(relativePathToTsFile)
+    ? relativePathToTsFile
+    : 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); // this ensures transparent arguments for the child process
 
+  // lets setup things for execution
   const smartshellInstance = new plugins.smartshell.Smartshell({
-    executor: 'bash'
+    executor: 'bash',
   });
 
-  smartshellInstance.exec(`node --loader ${tsNodeLoaderPath} ${pathToLoad} ${process.argv.length > 0 ? process.argv.reduce((prevArg, currentArg) => {
-    return 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;
+          })
+        : ''
+    }`
+  );
 };

ts/plugins.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+// node native
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as url from 'url';
+
+export {
+  path,
+  url
+}
+
 // @pushrocks scope
 import * as smartshell from '@pushrocks/smartshell';
 
@@ -6,10 +15,8 @@ export {
 }
 
 // third party scope
-import * as path from 'path';
 import * as tsNode from 'ts-node';
 
 export {
-  path,
   tsNode
 }