Extension Recommendations

vscode-bitburner-connector (vscode extension marketplace) to upload your files into the game

vscode-eslint to use live linting in editor

auto-snippet to automate inserting the file template in .vscode/snippets.code-snippets

There is a workspace file in .vscode which contains the recommended settings for all of these

Dependencies

Node.js required for compiling typescript and installing dependencies

git to download the bitburner repo to manage typescript docs for ns functions

Installation

git clone https://github.com/SlyCedix/bitburner-typescript-template.git
npm install
npm run defs

How to use this template

Write all your typescript source code in the /src directory

Ensure you are using absolute paths to .js files in your imports or else the game will not recognize your import paths.
Example: use import {} from '/lib/helpers.js' instead of import {} from './lib/helpers'

To autocompile as you save, run npm run watch in a terminal

To update your Netscript Definitions, run npm run defs in a terminal

Press F1 and Select Bitburner: Enable File Watcher to enable auto uploading to the game

Todo

Create a bitburner script which detects updates to files and restarts the running script automatically