TypeScript Project: Database to Cards to Page

GENERAL PROJECT

TypeScript Project: Database to Cards to Page

Planned

PROJECT 118 — Static Generation
Query records, render cards, and assemble one page.

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PROJECT 118

TypeScript Project: Database to Cards to Page

Concept

Static pipelines connect persistence, transformation, rendering, and file output.

Concept

Static pipelines connect persistence, transformation, rendering, and file output.

Objective & Explanation

What the project should make visible and why the concept matters.

Learning Target

Objective

Query records, render cards, and assemble one page.

Explanation

Static pipelines connect persistence, transformation, rendering, and file output.

Project Plan

Structure, technologies, data boundary, and source connection.

Structure

project/
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
├── index.html
├── styles.css
├── data/
│   └── learning.db
└── src/
    ├── client.ts
    └── server.ts

Technologies

TypeScript
Node.js
SQLite
HTML
CSS

Data Layer

Use SQLite learning rows. Isolate destructive practice from important Sandbox records.

Sandbox Source

src/generator/generate.ts

Build Instructions

Build only the focused behavior, then use the visual layer to inspect it.

Setup

Create the standalone project folder and listed files.

Implement

Implement the smallest version that demonstrates the concept.

Run & Inspect

Render the returned or changed data in the browser.

Code & Configuration

Starter configuration plus the focused implementation example.

Focused TypeScript

Implement this behavior first, then alter the input.

const records = getPublicRecords();

const cards = records
  .map(renderCollectionCard)
  .join("\n");

writeFileSync("output/projects.html", pageTemplate(cards), "utf8");

Starter Configuration

Keep the project independently buildable.

package.json

{
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "build": "tsc",
    "start": "npm run build && node --enable-source-maps dist/server.js"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/node": "^26.4.0",
    "typescript": "^7.0.2"
  }
}

tsconfig.json

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "rootDir": "./src",
    "outDir": "./dist",
    "target": "ES2022",
    "module": "ES2022",
    "lib": ["ES2022", "DOM"],
    "types": ["node"],
    "strict": true,
    "sourceMap": true
  },
  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
}

Expected Visual Result

The output is the proof that the concept is working.

Visible Proof

The browser should visibly demonstrate: query records, render cards, and assemble one page.

Data: SQLite