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electron-compilers

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Provides compiler implementations (Babel, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, GraphQL, LESS, Stylus, Jade, CSON) for electron-compile in Electron apps. Current stable version is 5.9.0, but the package is in maintenance mode and tightly coupled to the deprecated electron-compile ecosystem. Key differentiator: designed to be a devDependency to avoid bloating production builds. Not actively developed; users are strongly advised to migrate to modern Electron tooling (e.g., Webpack, Vite).

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electron-compilers

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Install & Compatibility

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Code

Verified usage

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BabelCompiler

✓ import { BabelCompiler } from 'electron-compilers'

✗ const BabelCompiler = require('electron-compilers').BabelCompiler

ESM and CJS both supported; named export works with destructuring.

TypeScriptCompiler

✓ import { TypeScriptCompiler } from 'electron-compilers'

✗ import TypeScriptCompiler from 'electron-compilers'

Not a default export; must use named import.

CoffeeScriptCompiler

✓ const { CoffeeScriptCompiler } = require('electron-compilers')

✗ import { CoffeeScript } from 'electron-compilers'

CommonJS require is also valid; the export is named 'CoffeeScriptCompiler', not 'CoffeeScript'.

Shows how to instantiate the BabelCompiler and use it with electron-compile's CompilerHost to compile a file.

import { BabelCompiler } from 'electron-compilers'; import { CompilerHost } from 'electron-compile'; const compiler = new BabelCompiler({ babelConfig: { presets: ['@babel/preset-env', '@babel/preset-react'] } }); const host = new CompilerHost({ compiler, cacheDir: './.compiler-cache' }); host.compile('/path/to/input.js', 'path/to/output.js') .then(result => console.log('Compiled successfully', result)) .catch(err => console.error('Compilation failed', err));

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedThe entire electron-compile ecosystem is deprecated. electron-compilers will not receive updates for modern compilers (e.g., Babel 7+).

fix

Migrate to a modern build tool like Webpack, Rollup, or Vite.

affects: *

breakingVersion 5.0 removed support for Babel 5 and switched to Babel 6. Existing code relying on Babel 5 presets will break.

fix

Update presets/plugins to Babel 6 compatible versions (e.g., 'babel-preset-es2015' -> '@babel/preset-env' with additional packages).

affects: >=5.0 <=5.9.0

gotchaTypeScript compiler may not support all TypeScript 4+ features; only tested with TypeScript 2.x.

fix

If using TypeScript >=3, consider using tsc directly instead of this compiler.

affects: >=5.0 <=5.9.0

gotchaThe Jade compiler expects the jade package, but jade was renamed to pug. The package uses the deprecated 'jade' npm package.

fix

Use pug directly instead of the Jade compiler; or pin an old jade version.

affects: *

breakingGraphQL compiler uses an outdated graphql-tag version; may not parse modern GraphQL schema syntax.

fix

Process .graphql files with a current version of graphql-tag instead of relying on this compiler.

affects: >=5.0 <=5.9.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: Cannot find module 'babel-core'

electron-compilers expects babel-core installed as a peer dependency, but it may be missing or mismatched.

fix

Install the required Babel version: npm install babel-core@6.26.3 (for v5) or check README.

Cannot find module 'typescript'

TypeScript compiler requires the typescript package installed but it is not declared as a dependency.

fix

Install typescript: npm install typescript@2.9.2 (or version compatible with your project).

TypeError: Cannot read property 'transpile' of undefined

The BabelCompiler is initialized without a babelConfig or with invalid config, so babel is not properly set up.

fix

Provide a valid babelConfig object with presets/plugins (e.g., { presets: ['env'] }).

Compiler 'jade' not found

Jade is deprecated and may not be installed; the compiler looks for a 'jade' module.

fix

If you need Jade support, install jade (npm install jade). Better: use pug instead.

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Version history

5.9.0latest on npm

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/paulcbetts/electron-compilers ↗

packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/electron-compilers ↗