Overview

Alias HQ makes setting up and using path aliases in JS/TS projects simple.

It takes the form of a Node CLI app and allows the user to:

• generate path aliases for existing projects
• consume the aliased paths in dependencies, such as WebPack, Jest, etc
• convert projects from using relative paths to aliased paths

Alias works by piggybacking your project’s existing js/tsconfig.json file and transparently converting the compilerOptions.paths to whatever format is required by the consuming plugin, library or application.

Usage

Once you have configured the plugin, using aliases is essentially a one-liner.

Here’s WebPack:

import hq from 'alias-hq'

module.exports = {
  resolve: {
    alias: hq.get('webpack'),
  },
}

Here’s Jest:

import hq from 'alias-hq'

module.exports = {
  moduleNameMapper: hq.get('jest'),
}

You get the idea.

Configuration

Alias HQ is installed as a normal project dependency, then runs as an interactive command line prompt.

It asks you sets of questions, a bit like a call waiting menu, which lead to tasks:

Steps are presented and confirmed in an easy to follow manner; for example, configuring paths:

Integrations

Alias integrates (opens new window) with a variety of frameworks and packages, and makes configuration a snap:

Source code conversion

With the “Update files” option, entire codebases can be configured and converted in literally seconds:

It’s pretty close to magic!

Links

• GitHub (opens new window)
• Documentation (opens new window)