Execa usage in Zod source code.
In this article, we will review execa usage in zod source code.
We will look at:
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What is Execa?
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Execa usage in Zod source code.
What is Execa?
Execa runs commands in your script, application or library. Unlike shells, it is optimized for programmatic usage. Built on top of the child_process core module.
Install
npm install execa
Example
Array Syntax:
import {execa} from 'execa'; await execa('npm', ['run', 'build']);
For more examples, checkout the documentation.
Execa usage in Zod source code
At line 5, you will find this below import in zod/build.mts file
import { execaSync } from "execa";
At line 8, execaSync is assigned to a dollor sign variable.
const $ = execaSync({ stdio: "inherit" });
Now, let’s find out how execa is used.
Example 1:
Removing dist folder.
$`rm -rf ./dist`;
Example 2:
At line 24, you will find the below code:
$`pnpm tsc -p tsconfig.esm.json`;
For more examples, checkout build.mts.
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