rsms/estrella
Lightweight and versatile build tool based on the esbuild compiler observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2295
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 808
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1101 stars · 36 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Estrella is a lightweight, scriptable build tool for TypeScript and JavaScript built on top of the esbuild compiler. It wraps esbuild in a single-file CLI library with watch mode, parallel builds, and optional TypeScript diagnostics while preserving esbuild's fast startup.
Use cases
- bundle a typescript project with esbuild
- watch source files and rebuild automatically on change
- run typescript type checking in parallel with bundling
- write custom build scripts without config files
- build multiple projects in parallel
- auto-run a program after rebuild during development
When to choose
- you want esbuild's speed with a convenient scriptable API
- you prefer build scripts over config files
- you need watch mode and parallel tsc diagnostics on top of esbuild
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured bundler with a large plugin ecosystem
- your project uses a bundler-specific config format like webpack or vite
- you need features beyond what esbuild supports
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
build-tool compiler cli developer-tools developer-tools web-development frontend cli cross-platform esbuild typescript watch-mode bundler build-automation javascript nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rsms/estrella · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2390397db795
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/estrella · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0960270b330b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rsms/estrella | main | 23 |
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