{"id":26453,"library":"swc-jit","title":"swc-jit","description":"swc-jit v0.2.0 provides a just-in-time transpiler for Node.js using the experimental loader API, allowing TypeScript files to be executed directly without precompilation. It integrates with SWC for fast transpilation and supports source maps for debugging. The package is designed as a lighter alternative to ts-node, leveraging SWC's speed. However, it relies on Node's experimental loaders, which may change across Node versions. The package has no recent updates and may be considered in maintenance mode.","status":"maintenance","version":"0.2.0","language":"javascript","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/FallingSnow/swc-jit","tags":["javascript","swc","transpile","esnext","es2020","module","loader","typescript","ts"],"install":[{"cmd":"npm install swc-jit","lang":"bash","label":"npm"},{"cmd":"yarn add swc-jit","lang":"bash","label":"yarn"},{"cmd":"pnpm add swc-jit","lang":"bash","label":"pnpm"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"SWC transpiler engine","package":"@swc/core","optional":false}],"imports":[{"note":"CLI usage, not programmatic import","wrong":"ts-node or other loaders","symbol":"default","correct":"node --experimental-loader swc-jit --enable-source-maps index.ts"}],"quickstart":{"code":"npm install swc-jit\nnode --experimental-loader swc-jit --enable-source-maps index.ts","lang":"typescript","description":"Installs and runs a TypeScript file directly using Node's experimental loader with source maps."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Use a stable alternative like ts-node or @swc-node/register for production.","message":"Node --experimental-loader flag is experimental and may change or be removed in future Node versions.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":">=12.0.0"},{"fix":"Consider using @swc-node/register or tsx as maintained alternatives.","message":"Package has not been updated since 2021; may have compatibility issues with newer Node or SWC versions.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":"*"},{"fix":"Always pass both flags: node --experimental-loader swc-jit --enable-source-maps index.ts","message":"Source maps require both --experimental-loader and --enable-source-maps flags.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"*"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Run `npm install swc-jit` in the project directory.","cause":"Package not installed or not in node_modules.","error":"Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find module 'swc-jit'"},{"fix":"Use Node >=12.17.0 and ensure --experimental-loader is correctly specified.","cause":"Node version too old or incompatible loader hook.","error":"TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The \"url\" argument must be of type string"}],"ecosystem":"npm","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}