GENERAL PROJECT
TypeScript Library / Package
Reusable Package and Public API Design
Reusable TypeScript package focused on public APIs, types, testing, and distribution.
PLANNED PROJECT
Learn to design code for other developers to consume instead of designing another standalone application. The implementation is planned.
TypeScript Library / Package
Learn to design code for other developers to consume instead of designing another standalone application. The implementation is planned.Learn to design code for other developers to consume instead of designing another standalone application. The implementation is planned.
Purpose & Learning Objectives
Why this project exists and what the implementation should teach.Purpose / Learning
Purpose
Learn to design code for other developers to consume instead of designing another standalone application.
Learning Objectives
- Design a small stable public API.
- Separate exported behavior from internal implementation.
- Publish useful TypeScript declarations.
- Handle package entry points and module format deliberately.
- Create automated tests around public behavior.
- Document parameters, return values, errors, and examples.
- Optionally prepare for npm publication after the package is worth publishing.
Technology Plan
Current, planned, legacy, or candidate technologies for this project.Implementation Scope
Planned behaviors, architecture decisions, and evidence this project should produce.
Public API
Choose a focused problem and expose only intentional functions/types.- Named exports.
- Clear parameter types.
- Predictable return values.
- Documented errors.
Package structure
Separate source, tests, declarations, and build output.- src/
- dist/
- package exports
- type declarations
Quality
Treat consumers as external callers.- Automated tests.
- Semantic version thinking.
- Backward-compatible API decisions.
- Examples.
Distribution
Make the package usable outside its own repository.- README installation.
- Import examples.
- Package metadata.
- Optional npm publish step.
Project Notes
Implementation context, boundaries, and later expansion.Project Notes
Boundary
The goal is package-quality API design, not publishing for its own sake.
Comparison
This complements the TypeScript API Service: one designs a reusable code API, the other an HTTP API.