fix(cli): always generate typedef file even native code never changes

cli/src/build.ts

@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ export class BuildCommand extends Command {
       additionalEnv['XWIN_ARCH'] = 'x86'
     }
     const cargoCommand = `${cargo} build ${externalFlags}`
-    const intermediateTypeFile = join(tmpdir(), `type_def.${Date.now()}.tmp`)
     debug(`Run ${chalk.green(cargoCommand)}`)
 
     const rustflags = process.env.RUSTFLAGS
@@ -439,32 +438,7 @@ export class BuildCommand extends Command {
         PATH: `${ANDROID_NDK_LATEST_HOME}/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin:${process.env.PATH}`,
       })
     }
-    try {
-      execSync(cargoCommand, {
-        env: {
-          ...process.env,
-          ...additionalEnv,
-          TYPE_DEF_TMP_PATH: intermediateTypeFile,
-        },
-        stdio: 'inherit',
-        cwd,
-      })
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (cargo === 'cargo-xwin') {
-        console.warn(
-          `You are cross compiling ${chalk.underline(
-            triple.raw,
-          )} target on ${chalk.green(process.platform)} host`,
-        )
-      } else if (isCrossForLinux || isCrossForMacOS) {
-        console.warn(
-          `You are cross compiling ${chalk.underline(
-            triple.raw,
-          )} on ${chalk.green(process.platform)} host`,
-        )
-      }
-      throw e
-    }
+
     const { binaryName, packageName } = getNapiConfig(this.configFileName)
     let cargoArtifactName = this.cargoName
     if (!cargoArtifactName) {
@@ -494,6 +468,39 @@ export class BuildCommand extends Command {
       debug(`Dylib name: ${chalk.greenBright(cargoArtifactName)}`)
     }
 
+    const intermediateTypeFile = join(
+      tmpdir(),
+      `${cargoArtifactName}.napi_type_def.tmp`,
+    )
+    debug(`intermediate type def file: ${intermediateTypeFile}`)
+
+    try {
+      execSync(cargoCommand, {
+        env: {
+          ...process.env,
+          ...additionalEnv,
+          TYPE_DEF_TMP_PATH: intermediateTypeFile,
+        },
+        stdio: 'inherit',
+        cwd,
+      })
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (cargo === 'cargo-xwin') {
+        console.warn(
+          `You are cross compiling ${chalk.underline(
+            triple.raw,
+          )} target on ${chalk.green(process.platform)} host`,
+        )
+      } else if (isCrossForLinux || isCrossForMacOS) {
+        console.warn(
+          `You are cross compiling ${chalk.underline(
+            triple.raw,
+          )} on ${chalk.green(process.platform)} host`,
+        )
+      }
+      throw e
+    }
+
     const platform = triple.platform
     let libExt = ''
 
@@ -787,7 +794,6 @@ async function processIntermediateTypeFile(
 }\n`
       : ''
 
-  await unlinkAsync(source)
   await writeFileAsync(
     target,
     dtsHeader + externalDef + topLevelDef + namespaceDefs,

crates/macro/src/lib.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ extern crate quote;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "noop"))]
 use std::env;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 #[cfg(all(feature = "type-def", not(feature = "noop")))]
 use std::{
   fs,
@@ -35,6 +36,17 @@ use syn::Item;
 #[cfg(feature = "compat-mode")]
 use syn::{fold::Fold, parse_macro_input, ItemFn};
 
+/// a flag indicate whether or never at least one `napi` macro has been expanded.
+/// ```ignore
+/// if BUILT_FLAG
+///  .compare_exchange(false, true, Ordering::Acquire, Ordering::Relaxed)
+///  .is_ok() {
+///   // login on first macro expansion
+/// }
+///
+/// ```
+static BUILT_FLAG: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
 /// ```ignore
 /// #[napi]
 /// fn test(ctx: CallContext, name: String) {
@@ -44,6 +56,20 @@ use syn::{fold::Fold, parse_macro_input, ItemFn};
 #[cfg(not(feature = "noop"))]
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
 pub fn napi(attr: RawStream, input: RawStream) -> RawStream {
+  if BUILT_FLAG
+    .compare_exchange(false, true, Ordering::Acquire, Ordering::Relaxed)
+    .is_ok()
+  {
+    // logic on first macro expansion
+    #[cfg(feature = "type-def")]
+    if let Ok(type_def_file) = env::var("TYPE_DEF_TMP_PATH") {
+      println!("type def file: {:?}", type_def_file);
+      if let Err(e) = fs::remove_file(type_def_file) {
+        println!("Failed to manipulate type def file: {:?}", e);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   match expand(attr.into(), input.into()) {
     Ok(tokens) => {
       if env::var("DEBUG_GENERATED_CODE").is_ok() {