maxmsp-ts

CLI tool for building TypeScript projects and dependencies for usage in MaxMsp js object

How to Use

For practical applications, you might want to check out:

• How to use TypeScript in Max
• Write your own TypeScript library

This repository contains the CLI tool called "maxmsp" used in those projects.

Installation

The package is hosted on npm. You can install it with:

npm install -D @aptrn/maxmsp-ts

Available Commands

build

Builds your project, copying over files and fixing require paths.

dev

Builds any time a file in src changes.

rm <package-name>

Removes the package from the maxmsp.config.json file.

add <package-name> [options]

Adds a package to the maxmsp.config.json file.

Options:

• --alias: Optional. Sets the prefix for the copied files. Default is the package name.
• --path: Optional. Sets the path to the package. Default is the package name.
• --files: Optional. Sets the files to copy. Default is index.js.

Todo

• Add "rename" command for renaming project and folder
• Find a way to auto-sanitize Max Project file structure
• Add a function to create patcher files from JSON, possibly "ui" or "main"
• Experiment with maxpy to build max patches programmatically
• Experiment with are-you-es5 to check dependencies compatibility
• Experiment with babel to transpile dependencies