I want to make a node .exe file that runs in the background.
I'm not using third npm packages, but the server is using these modules:
The Exec triggers a batch file that opens a console.exe program.
Is there a way to bundle this up into a single .exe?
There is an npm package called pkg. You can install it with
npm i pkg -g Then you can convert your node project into an exe (macos and linux too) using:
pkg (yourfile).js You can put the batch file with your packaged node exe to run it.
EDIT:
I misunderstood the question before, but to do this, you need to use a generator file. Unfourtunately it wont work for your binary files, but if you want use text files, you can do something like:
Create a file structure like this:
src/ generator/ generate.js asset.txt app.js makefile in your makefile, put
.PHONY: all all: node generator/generate.js pkg app.js and in generate.js you can have something like:
fs.readFile("asset.txt", (e, data) => { fs.writeFile("assets.js", ` var asset_txt = \`${data}\` `); }); and in your app.js, require the assets.js file. It may be a messy solution, but I don't think there is a really good way.
