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Automating Node.js with NPM Scripts

Scripts are used to automate repetitive work and can improve developer productivity. When building Node.js applications, you can use npm to create scripts that you can use to automate tasks, such as transpiling with Babel, or starting the server in developer or production mode. In this code lab, you'll create scripts to automate your build and development tasks using npm scripts.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 13m
Published
Clock icon Apr 14, 2023

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create script that will transpile the code using Babel

    Create a set of scripts that'll be used to build the project. ### Solution To view the solution, run git diff origin/master..module-2-solution in the Terminal, and press Enter to see the next lines of the difference.

    You may also browse the files of the solution by stashing your changes with git stash and running git checkout module-2-solution to switch branches.

  2. Challenge

    Add script to analyse the source code and report lint errors

    Create a set of scripts that'll be used to verify lint rules and automatically fix the lint errors if possible. ### Solution To view the solution, run git diff origin/master..module-3-solution in the Terminal, and press Enter to see the next lines of the difference.

    You may also browse the files of the solution by stashing your changes with git stash and running git checkout module-3-solution to switch branches.

  3. Challenge

    Add a start script to build and run the application

    Create scripts that'll be used to run the application. ### Solution To view the solution, run git diff origin/master..module-4-solution in the Terminal, and press Enter to see the next lines of the difference.

    You may also browse the files of the solution by stashing your changes with git stash and running git checkout module-4-solution to switch branches.

Peter Mbanugo is a software developer, writer, and maker of Hamoni Sync. He focuses more on GraphQL, Offline-First, and Software Architecture.

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