Docker image configuration for on-the-go TypeScript

Dockerfile

FROM node:latest

ARG UID
ARG GID

RUN apt update -y \
 && apt upgrade -y

USER $UID:$GID

RUN mkdir -p "$HOME/.npm-global" \
 && npm config set prefix "$HOME/.npm-global" \
 && npm install -g npm@latest \
 && npm install -g typescript

WORKDIR /workspace

# $HOME=/home/node automatically once you set the instruction USER <UID>[:<GID>]
ENTRYPOINT ["/home/node/.npm-global/bin/tsc"]

Build command:

$ docker build --rm --build-arg UID=`id -u` --build-arg GID=`id -g` --tag tsc - < Dockerfile

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Set alias in bash

$ alias tsc='docker run --rm --user `id -u`:`id -g` -v $PWD:/workspace tsc'

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Now you can run typescript from anywhere

$ tsc