feat: add 'ns' alias

PublicAPI.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Public API
 This document describes all methods that can be invoked when NativeScript CLI is required as library, i.e.
 
 ```JavaScript
-const tns = require("nativescript");
+const ns = require("nativescript");
 ```
 
 # Contents

bin/ns

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+require("./tns");

lib/commands/create-project.ts

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ can skip this prompt next time using the --template option, or the --ng, --react
 		const { projectDir } = this.createdProjectData;
 		const relativePath = path.relative(process.cwd(), projectDir);
 		this.$logger.printMarkdown(`Now you can navigate to your project with \`$ cd ${relativePath}\``);
-		this.$logger.printMarkdown(`After that you can preview it on device by executing \`$ tns preview\``);
+		this.$logger.printMarkdown(`After that you can preview it on device by executing \`$ ns preview\``);
 	}
 }
 

lib/commands/list-platforms.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class ListPlatformsCommand implements ICommand {
 		} else {
 			const formattedPlatformsList = helpers.formatListOfNames(this.$platformCommandHelper.getAvailablePlatforms(this.$projectData), "and");
 			this.$logger.info("Available platforms for this OS: ", formattedPlatformsList);
-			this.$logger.info("No installed platforms found. Use $ tns platform add");
+			this.$logger.info("No installed platforms found. Use $ ns platform add");
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/commands/migrate.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class MigrateCommand implements ICommand {
 		});
 
 		if (!shouldMigrateResult) {
-			this.$logger.printMarkdown('__Project is compatible with NativeScript "v6.0.0". To get the latest NativeScript packages execute "tns update".__');
+			this.$logger.printMarkdown('__Project is compatible with NativeScript "v6.0.0". To get the latest NativeScript packages execute "ns update".__');
 			return;
 		}
 

lib/commands/post-install.ts

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class PostInstallCliCommand implements ICommand {
 		this.$logger.info("You have successfully installed the NativeScript CLI!".green.bold);
 		this.$logger.info("");
 		this.$logger.info("Your next step is to create a new project:");
-		this.$logger.info("tns create".green.bold);
+		this.$logger.info("ns create".green.bold);
 
 		this.$logger.info("");
 		this.$logger.printMarkdown("New to NativeScript?".bold + " Try the tutorials in NativeScript Playground: `https://play.nativescript.org`");

lib/commands/test-init.ts

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class TestInitCommand implements ICommand {
 			this.$logger.info(`\nPlace your test files under ${relativeTestsDir}`.yellow);
 		}
 
-		this.$logger.info('Run your tests using the "$ tns test <platform>" command.'.yellow);
+		this.$logger.info('Run your tests using the "$ ns test <platform>" command.'.yellow);
 	}
 }
 

lib/commands/test.ts

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ abstract class TestCommandBase {
 		const canStartKarmaServer = await this.$testExecutionService.canStartKarmaServer(this.$projectData);
 		if (!canStartKarmaServer) {
 			this.$errors.fail({
-				formatStr: "Error: In order to run unit tests, your project must already be configured by running $ tns test init.",
+				formatStr: "Error: In order to run unit tests, your project must already be configured by running $ ns test init.",
 				errorCode: ErrorCodes.TESTS_INIT_REQUIRED
 			});
 		}

lib/commands/update.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export class UpdateCommand implements ICommand {
 	public allowedParameters: ICommandParameter[] = [];
-	public static readonly SHOULD_MIGRATE_PROJECT_MESSAGE = 'This project is not compatible with the current NativeScript version and cannot be updated. Use "tns migrate" to make your project compatible.';
+	public static readonly SHOULD_MIGRATE_PROJECT_MESSAGE = 'This project is not compatible with the current NativeScript version and cannot be updated. Use "ns migrate" to make your project compatible.';
 	public static readonly PROJECT_UP_TO_DATE_MESSAGE = 'This project is up to date.';
 
 	constructor(

lib/common/commands/post-install.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export class PostInstallCommand implements ICommand {
 	public allowedParameters: ICommandParameter[] = [];
 
 	public async execute(args: string[]): Promise<void> {
-		this.$errors.fail("This command is deprecated. Use `tns dev-post-install-cli` instead");
+		this.$errors.fail("This command is deprecated. Use `ns dev-post-install-cli` instead");
 	}
 }
 $injector.registerCommand("dev-post-install", PostInstallCommand);

package.json

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
   "name": "nativescript",
   "preferGlobal": true,
-  "version": "6.8.1-rc.0",
+  "version": "6.8.1-rc.1",
   "author": "NativeScript <support@nativescript.org>",
   "description": "Command-line interface for building NativeScript projects",
   "bin": {
     "tns": "./bin/tns",
     "nativescript": "./bin/tns",
-    "nsc": "./bin/tns"
+    "nsc": "./bin/tns",
+    "ns": "./bin/tns"
   },
   "main": "./lib/nativescript-cli-lib.js",
   "scripts": {