Chris Tate
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Readable, Writable, Duplex, Transform and PassThrough take the objectMode option, and a Duplex, Transform or PassThrough the readableObjectMode and writableObjectMode options, as true or false literals in an options object literal or in an options value. An object-mode side holds any value that converts to a checked-dynamic value: push, unshift, write, end, pipe, pipeline, for await, 'data' listeners, Readable.from and the transform callback carry values in TypeScript and JavaScript, and constructor-function streams and options held in variables do the same. The object-mode high-water mark counts values and defaults to 16. A readable buffer that mixes strings, Buffers and other values holds them all, and push(undefined) and other values on a byte-mode stream report ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE through 'error', as in Node. In typed code a write or transform callback, or a _write or _transform method, may declare its chunk with any such type, which converts when the callback runs. Writes pass the encoding argument to _write and _transform as Node does: undefined when absent, null when a callback took its place, otherwise the value unchanged. A parameter declared string | null | undefined receives that value and one declared string receives "" for undefined and null. write(chunk, encoding) on a byte-mode stream encodes a string chunk with any known encoding and throws ERR_UNKNOWN_ENCODING for an unknown one. Readable.from takes typed Maps and Sets of any such value, and arrays that mix strings and Buffers. for await over a readable-only stream that will emit 'close' now ends after 'close', as Node's eos does. Buffered writes that complete inside clearBuffer run their callbacks in order, and 'finish' waits for a deferred afterWrite that carries a callback, as Node's pendingcb does, unless a _final callback schedules it. The 'data' listener adapters take three slots and write and transform callbacks read their chunk and encoding through runtime accessors, so RUNTIME_ABI_VERSION is now 26.
scriptc
Compile TypeScript and JavaScript to native executables or WASI WebAssembly modules that run without Node.js installed.
$ cat fib.ts
function fib(n: number): number {
return n < 2 ? n : fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2);
}
console.log(fib(30));
$ scriptc run fib.ts
832040
$ scriptc build fib.ts -o fib >/dev/null && ./fib
832040
scriptc compiles the same TypeScript you run on Node.js, type-checked by the TypeScript compiler. npm packages your program imports compile along with it. Code scriptc can't compile fails the build with an error code and, where available, a rewrite hint.
scriptc is experimental. See the limitations and the Node.js compatibility reference.
Install
$ npm install -g scriptc
npm installs the native compiler for your platform (macOS, Linux, or Windows). Node.js 24 or later is needed to install it and to run WASI modules with scriptc run; compiling and running executables doesn't need Node.js.
Building executables needs a linker and the platform SDK or sysroot, such as the Xcode Command Line Tools on macOS. Set SCRIPTC_LINKER to choose the linker driver. --emit=ir|llvm|asm|obj needs no external tools. See the quickstart for details.
Commands
scriptc build <file.ts>: compile to a native executable or another artifact selected with--emit.scriptc run <file.ts>: compile and run.scriptc coverage <file.ts>: report what compiles, and explain what doesn't.scriptc build --lib --profile <profile.json>: compile a static library, or a Wasm reactor onwasm32-wasi.
See the CLI reference for every option.
Cross-compilation and WebAssembly
Set SCRIPTC_TARGET to build for another platform, for example SCRIPTC_TARGET=aarch64-linux-gnu.2.36 or SCRIPTC_TARGET=wasm32-wasi. Install the matching @scriptc/runtime-<target> package in your project, at the same version as scriptc --version, or set SCRIPTC_RUNTIME_PACK to a runtime pack directory. See platform support and WebAssembly modules.
Native code
Call C functions by declaring their signatures in TypeScript and binding them to C symbols in a manifest passed with --ffi <manifest.json>. See the Native FFI guide.
Build cache
Builds reuse a bounded persistent cache. Set SCRIPTC_NO_CACHE=1 to bypass it or SCRIPTC_CACHE_DIR to choose its location.
Docs: scriptc.dev