What is forge-typescript?

Forge: TypeScript is a starter template for new TypeScript projects. Instead of setting up a project from scratch every time, you copy this template and get a working setup with several tools already connected and configured for you. Out of the box it includes a hot-reload development server, so your code reruns automatically when you save a file, path aliases that let you import files with a short "@/" prefix instead of long relative paths full of dots and slashes, a test suite with coverage reporting, and a pre-commit hook that runs the linter and tests automatically before every commit, blocking the commit if either one fails. To start a new project from it, you run one command that copies the template without any of its original git history, then install dependencies as normal. The template comes with example files that show the intended folder structure, and the README tells you to delete them and replace them with your own code as you build out your project. A single barrel file near the top of the source folder is where you choose what your project exposes to anything importing from it. The project structure keeps source files, tests, and compiled output in separate folders, and a handful of npm scripts cover common tasks like starting the dev server, building, linting, running tests once, running tests in watch mode, and generating a coverage report. It requires Node version 22.12.0 or newer, managed through a tool called nvm that lets you switch between Node versions per project, and it can also be created directly on GitHub using the repository's built in template button.