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Fix CLI for npm global install — build src/ to dist/ with tsc
Node refuses to run .ts files from node_modules/. The CLI and daemon
now run from dist/ (compiled by tsc). Tests and exports updated to
use dist/ for subprocess spawning.
npm run build is now required before using the CLI locally.
Nathan Herald
(Mar 25, 2026, 11:12 PM +0100)
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bin/pty
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bin/pty
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import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
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const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
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const cli = join(__dirname, 'cli.js');
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const cli = join(__dirname, '..', 'dist', 'cli.js');
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if (!existsSync(cli)) {
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console.error('bin/cli.js not found. Run: npm run build');
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console.error('dist/cli.js not found. Run: npm run build');
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process.exit(1);
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}
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package.json
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package.json
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{
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"name": "@myobie/pty",
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"version": "0.1.1",
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"version": "0.1.2",
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"description": "Persistent terminal sessions with detach/attach support",
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"type": "module",
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"license": "MIT",
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],
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"files": [
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"bin/",
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"src/",
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"dist/",
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"completions/",
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"docs/",
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"README.md",
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"pty": "./bin/pty"
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},
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"exports": {
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"./testing": "./src/testing/index.ts",
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"./tui": "./src/tui/index.ts"
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"./testing": {
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"types": "./dist/testing/index.d.ts",
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"default": "./dist/testing/index.js"
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},
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"./tui": {
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"types": "./dist/tui/index.d.ts",
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"default": "./dist/tui/index.js"
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}
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},
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"scripts": {
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"build": "esbuild src/cli.ts --bundle --platform=node --format=esm --outfile=bin/cli.js --external:node-pty --external:@xterm/headless --external:@xterm/addon-serialize --external:@preact/signals-core",
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"build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
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"prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
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"prepare": "git config core.hooksPath githooks 2>/dev/null || true; chmod +x node_modules/node-pty/prebuilds/darwin-*/spawn-helper 2>/dev/null || true; sh scripts/update-nix-hash.sh 2>/dev/null || true",
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"install-completions": "sh scripts/install-completions.sh",
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src/server.ts
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src/server.ts
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}
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/** Entry point when this file is run as the daemon process. */
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if (process.argv[1]?.endsWith("/server.ts")) {
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if (process.argv[1]?.endsWith("/server.js")) {
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const config = JSON.parse(process.env.PTY_SERVER_CONFIG ?? "{}");
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if (!config.name || !config.command) {
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console.error("PTY_SERVER_CONFIG env var required");
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src/spawn.ts
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src/spawn.ts
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tests/screenshot.test.ts
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tests/screenshot.test.ts
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describe("daemon spawning", () => {
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const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
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const nodeBin = process.execPath;
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const serverModule = path.join(__dirname, "..", "src", "server.ts");
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const serverModule = path.join(__dirname, "..", "dist", "server.js");
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it(
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"daemon starts and serves a session via the node spawn mechanism",
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describe("immediate attach after daemon start", () => {
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const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
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const nodeBin = process.execPath;
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const serverModule = path.join(__dirname, "..", "src", "server.ts");
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const serverModule = path.join(__dirname, "..", "dist", "server.js");
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async function spawnDaemonAndWaitForSocket(
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name: string,
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tests/tui.test.ts
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tests/tui.test.ts
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const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
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const nodeBin = process.execPath;
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const cliPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "src", "cli.ts");
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const serverModule = path.join(__dirname, "..", "src", "server.ts");
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const cliPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "dist", "cli.js");
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const serverModule = path.join(__dirname, "..", "dist", "server.js");
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// Each test gets its own temp session dir
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const testRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "ptui-"));
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tsconfig.build.json
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tsconfig.build.json
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{
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"compilerOptions": {
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"target": "ES2022",
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"module": "Node16",
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"moduleResolution": "Node16",
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"strict": true,
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"esModuleInterop": true,
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"skipLibCheck": true,
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"outDir": "dist",
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"declaration": true,
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"rewriteRelativeImportExtensions": true
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},
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"include": ["src"],
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"exclude": ["node_modules"]
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}