How to package node js console application to an executable

Question

I have a console like application in node js , and i want to package it for window's executable .
My project is setup is regular :

app.js node_moudles bin readme.md support file support file package.json

Both support files are generated when the program is run first time .
Another detail , some of my dependencies are native applications(I'm using electron).
Is there a packaging solution , as i want to distribute only a exe that will have a node js instance as well as all my modules ?

A simple solution that may not be the best, you have to create a bat file that runs you node app.js. this bat file can easily be converted to windows exe using free tools such as battoexeconverter - as said by oussamalachiheb — Bhargav Rao
– Bhargav Rao, Commented Oct 31, 2015 at 22:26
I'm looking to a packaging solution to also include my node_modules , as I only want to publish one exec file — David Barishev
– David Barishev, Commented Nov 1, 2015 at 6:18

eljefedelrodeodeljefe · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-01 01:35:17Z

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Electron itself can be built as .exe. Wouldn't make sense to pack it again. However when you have projects with non-native code use nexe.

answered Nov 1, 2015 at 1:35

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David Barishev Over a year ago

Well , I'm not using electron directly , I'm using nightmare js to automate some browser things , but it uses electron , hence why I have the bin folder. How should I pack it then ?

eljefedelrodeodeljefe Over a year ago

Nightmare is for testing. So if you don't need in "production" you can go with nexe.

David Barishev Over a year ago

Actually my whole code is around nightmare , and I don't use it as testing

eljefedelrodeodeljefe Over a year ago

Then I guess you can only use npm shrinkwrap. Should be fair enough.

David Barishev · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-19 10:12:02Z

Since i didnt find anything that can pack node js project with native dependencies into one exe file the workaround i found is to disctibute the node.js code with a package.js , and that the user will run npm install first , before using the package.

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