agent-skills/skills/tsdown/references/option-entry.md

Entry Points

Configure which files to bundle as entry points.

Overview

Entry points are the starting files for the bundling process. Each entry point generates a separate bundle.

Usage Patterns

CLI

# Single entry
tsdown src/index.ts

# Multiple entries
tsdown src/index.ts src/cli.ts

# Glob patterns
tsdown 'src/*.ts'

Config File

Single Entry

export default defineConfig({
  entry: 'src/index.ts',
})

Multiple Entries (Array)

export default defineConfig({
  entry: ['src/entry1.ts', 'src/entry2.ts'],
})

Named Entries (Object)

export default defineConfig({
  entry: {
    main: 'src/index.ts',
    utils: 'src/utils.ts',
    cli: 'src/cli.ts',
  },
})

Output files will match the keys:

• dist/main.mjs
• dist/utils.mjs
• dist/cli.mjs

Glob Patterns

Match multiple files dynamically using glob patterns:

All TypeScript Files

export default defineConfig({
  entry: 'src/**/*.ts',
})

Exclude Test Files

export default defineConfig({
  entry: ['src/*.ts', '!src/*.test.ts'],
})

Object Entries with Glob Patterns

Use glob wildcards (*) in both keys and values. The * in the key acts as a placeholder replaced with the matched file name (without extension):

export default defineConfig({
  entry: {
    // Maps src/foo.ts → dist/lib/foo.js, src/bar.ts → dist/lib/bar.js
    'lib/*': 'src/*.ts',
  },
})

Negation Patterns in Object Entries

Values can be an array with negation patterns (!):

export default defineConfig({
  entry: {
    'hooks/*': ['src/hooks/*.ts', '!src/hooks/index.ts'],
  },
})

Multiple positive and negation patterns:

export default defineConfig({
  entry: {
    'utils/*': [
      'src/utils/*.ts',
      'src/utils/*.tsx',
      '!src/utils/index.ts',
      '!src/utils/internal.ts',
    ],
  },
})

Warning: Multiple positive patterns in an array value must share the same base directory.

Mixed Entries

Mix strings, glob patterns, and object entries in an array:

export default defineConfig({
  entry: [
    'src/*',
    '!src/foo.ts',
    { main: 'index.ts' },
    { 'lib/*': ['src/*.ts', '!src/bar.ts'] },
  ],
})

Object entries take precedence when output names conflict.

Windows Compatibility

Use forward slashes / instead of backslashes \ on Windows:

// ✅ Correct
entry: 'src/utils/*.ts'

// ❌ Wrong on Windows
entry: 'src\\utils\\*.ts'

Common Patterns

Library with Main Export

export default defineConfig({
  entry: 'src/index.ts',
  format: ['esm', 'cjs'],
  dts: true,
})

Library with Multiple Exports

export default defineConfig({
  entry: {
    index: 'src/index.ts',
    client: 'src/client.ts',
    server: 'src/server.ts',
  },
  format: ['esm', 'cjs'],
  dts: true,
})

CLI Tool

export default defineConfig({
  entry: {
    cli: 'src/cli.ts',
  },
  format: ['esm'],
  platform: 'node',
})

Preserve Directory Structure

Use with unbundle: true to keep file structure:

export default defineConfig({
  entry: ['src/**/*.ts', '!**/*.test.ts'],
  unbundle: true,
  format: ['esm'],
  dts: true,
})

This will output files matching the source structure:

• src/index.ts → dist/index.mjs
• src/utils/helper.ts → dist/utils/helper.mjs

Tips

1. Use glob patterns for multiple related files
2. Use object syntax for custom output names
3. Exclude test files with negation patterns !**/*.test.ts
4. Combine with unbundle to preserve directory structure
5. Use named entries for better control over output filenames