nadle

A modern, type-safe task runner for Node.js inspired by the awesome Gradle build tool

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Nadle

Gradle-inspired task runner for Node.js.

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Features

⚡ Fast, parallel task execution for monorepos and multi-package workspaces
🧩 Dependency-aware workflows with automatic task resolution
🛠️ Flexible configuration via TypeScript, JSON, or CLI
🔄 Task aliasing and custom task mapping
🗂️ Built-in caching for efficient incremental runs
📝 Dry run, summary, and detailed logging support
🧪 Easy integration with existing scripts and tools
📦 Works seamlessly with modern JavaScript/TypeScript projects

Getting Started

Build

This repository uses Nadle to build itself — showcasing how it can serve as a fast, type-safe, and flexible build system for modern JavaScript/TypeScript projects.

Install dependencies:

pnpm install

Build with Nadle itself:

nadle build

Credits

Thanks to:

The Gradle team and community for inspiring Nadle’s API and dependency model.
The Vitest team for their excellent testing framework and for the reporter logic we reuse.

Contribution

See Contributing Guide