TypeSpec Client Generator CLI

This directory contains npm package definitions for @azure-tools/typespec-client-generator-cli (tsp-client) with pinned versions to ensure reproducible builds across environments.

Files

package.json - npm package definition with pinned tsp-client version
package-lock.json - Lock file ensuring exact dependency versions

Prerequisites

Node.js (with npm) - Required to install and run tsp-client

Installation

Install dependencies

bash

# Navigate to this directory
cd eng/common/tsp-client

# Install dependencies
npm ci

Usage

After installation, you can run tsp-client using npm exec --prefix {path_to_the_eng/common/tsp-client}. Note that you should not navigate into the eng/common/tsp-client folder, since several tsp-client commands require the current working directory to be the client library's root.

bash

# Set the tsp-client directory path relative to your current working directory
_TspClientDir=eng/common/tsp-client

# Get help
npm exec --prefix ${_TspClientDir} --no -- tsp-client --help

# Check version
npm exec --prefix ${_TspClientDir} --no -- tsp-client version

# Generate client code
npm exec --prefix ${_TspClientDir} --no -- tsp-client generate --output-dir ./generated

# Initialize a new project
npm exec --prefix ${_TspClientDir} --no -- tsp-client init --tsp-config ./tspconfig.yaml

CI/CD Best Practices

bash

_TspClientDir=eng/common/tsp-client
npm ci --prefix ${_TspClientDir}
npm exec --prefix ${_TspClientDir} --no -- tsp-client init --update-if-exists --tsp-config https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/blob/dee71463cbde1d416c47cf544e34f7966a94ddcb/specification/contosowidgetmanager/Contoso.WidgetManager/tspconfig.yaml

Package Management

Automatic Updates via Dependabot

Dependabot is configured to automatically check for updates to @azure-tools/typespec-client-generator-cli daily and create pull requests with updated package.json and package-lock.json files. This ensures the package stays current with the latest versions while maintaining security through the PR review process.

Manual Version Updates

If you need to manually update the tsp-client version:

Edit package.json to update the version:

json

{
  "dependencies": {
    "@azure-tools/typespec-client-generator-cli": "0.28.1"
  }
}

Update the lock file:
bash
```
npm install
```
Commit both package.json and package-lock.json