To install Istanbul TypeScript, run the command npm install -g itypescript in your terminal, which installs the package globally on your system. This command uses Node Package Manager (npm) to install the itypescript package, a TypeScript plugin for Istanbul code coverage reporting.

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npm
install - g
itypescript

#!/bin/bash

# Define the package manager and package to be installed
PACKAGE_MANAGER="npm"
PACKAGE="itypescript"

# Define the installation flag
GLOBAL_FLAG="-g"

# Check if the package manager is available
if command -v "${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" &> /dev/null; then
  # Install the package globally
  "${PACKAGE_MANAGER}" install "${GLOBAL_FLAG}" "${PACKAGE}"
  echo "Installed ${PACKAGE} globally using ${PACKAGE_MANAGER}"
else
  echo "Error: ${PACKAGE_MANAGER} not found. Please install and try again."
  exit 1
fi

Installation of istanbul typescript

Code Breakdown

• npm install: A command to install a package using Node Package Manager (npm).
• -g: A flag indicating that the package should be installed globally, meaning it will be available for all projects on the system.
• itypescript: The name of the package to be installed, which is a TypeScript plugin for Istanbul code coverage reporting.