Babel Plugin Parameter Decorator

Function parameter decorator transform plugin for babel v7, just like typescript parameter decorator

function validate(target, property, descriptor) {
  const fn = descriptor.value;
 
  descriptor.value = function (...args) {
    const metadata = `meta_${property}`;
    target[metadata].forEach(function (metadata) {
      if (args[metadata.index] === undefined) {
        throw new Error(`${metadata.key} is required`);
      }
    });
 
    return fn.apply(this, args);
  };
 
  return descriptor;
}
 
function required(key) {
  return function (target, propertyKey, parameterIndex) {
    const metadata = `meta_${propertyKey}`;
    target[metadata] = [
      ...(target[metadata] || []),
      {
        index: parameterIndex,
        key
      }
    ]
  };
}
 
class Greeter {
  constructor(message) {
    this.greeting = message;
  }
 
  @validate
   greet(@required('name') name) {
    return "Hello " + name + ", " + this.greeting;
  }
}

NOTE:

This package depends on @babel/plugin-proposal-decorators.

Installation & Usage

npm install @babel/plugin-proposal-decorators babel-plugin-parameter-decorator -D

And the .babelrc looks like:

{
    "plugins": [
        ["@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators", { "legacy": true }],
        "babel-plugin-parameter-decorator"
    ]
}

By default, @babel/preset-typescript will remove imports only referenced in Decorators. Since this is prone to break Decorators, make sure disable it by setting onlyRemoveTypeImports to true:

{
  ...
  "presets": [
    [
      "@babel/preset-typescript",
      { "onlyRemoveTypeImports": true }
    ]
  ]
  ...
}

Additional

If you'd like to compile typescript files by babel, the file extensions .ts or .tsx expected, or we will get runtime error!

🎊 Hopefully this plugin would get along with typescript private/public keywords in constructor. For example,

@Factory
class Greeter {
  
  private counter: Counter = this.sentinel.counter;
  
  constructor(private greeting: string, @Inject(Sentinel) private sentinel: Sentinel) {
  }
 
  @validate
  greet(@required('name') name: string) {
    return "Hello " + name + ", " + this.greeting;
  }
  
  count() {
    return this.counter.number;
  }
}

And your .babelrc looks like:

{
  "presets": [
    "@babel/preset-env",
    "@babel/preset-typescript"
  ],
  "plugins": [
    ["@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators", { "legacy": true }],
    ["@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties", { "loose" : true }],
    "babel-plugin-parameter-decorator"
  ]
}