Convert from CoffeeScript to JavaScript to TypeScript

[balupton]

As per https://discuss.bevry.me/t/move-from-coffeescript-to-es6/581?u=balupton

This task will track progress of this conversion in relation to DocPad and what needs to be done.

• Abstract out testers into own package
• Abstract out plugin class to own package
• Abstract out plugin loader to own package

For JavaScript Conversion:

• convert plugins to JavaScript
• convert core to JavaScript
• convert https://github.com/bevry-archive/query-engine to JavaScript

For ultimate TypeScript Conversion:

• convert https://github.com/bevry-archive/query-engine to TypeScript
• convert https://github.com/docpad/docpad-baseplugin to TypeScript
• convert https://github.com/docpad/docpad-plugintester to TypeScript
• convert https://github.com/docpad/docpad to TypeScript
• Update plugins to TypeScript

[paleite]

https://github.com/decaffeinate/bulk-decaffeinate can be used to bulk-convert all but 3 .coffee-files in Docpad to ES6.

The reason those 3 have problems being converted are because of issues with the way Docpad initializes classes.

EDIT: Scratch that, it's completely automatic with the new 3.0 version of bulk-decaffeinate!

[balupton]

That's cool. I'll check it out last week of July or in August!

[balupton]

https://decaffeinate-project.org

[balupton]

Considering doing this now. As I want to rewrite the console interface stuff #1048 and don't want to be writing new code in CoffeeScript.

[balupton]

Decaffeinate produces some weird output compared to manual conversions, mostly around class properties.

If anyone is willing to do this task as a volunteer, then DocPad maintenance can resume once it is done, as it would be enjoyable to use DocPad with all the modern ecosystem tooling around TypeScript.

However, until then, DocPad should still be considered archived with only official maintenance from Bevry for what Bevry considers critical bug fixes.