How to convert a vanilla node server into a executable?

I want to make a node .exe file that runs in the background.

I'm not using third npm packages, but the server is using these modules:

FS (File System)
Exec (Child Process)
HTTP (Server)

The Exec triggers a batch file that opens a console.exe program.

Is there a way to bundle this up into a single .exe?

Solution

There is an npm package called pkg. You can install it with

npm i pkg -g

Then you can convert your node project into an exe (macos and linux too) using:

pkg (yourfile).js

You can put the batch file with your packaged node exe to run it.

EDIT:

I misunderstood the question before, but to do this, you need to use a generator file. Unfourtunately it wont work for your binary files, but if you want use text files, you can do something like:

Create a file structure like this:

src/
  generator/
    generate.js
  asset.txt
  app.js
  makefile

in your makefile, put

.PHONY: all
all:
  node generator/generate.js
  pkg app.js

and in generate.js you can have something like:

fs.readFile("asset.txt", (e, data) => {
  fs.writeFile("assets.js", `
    var asset_txt = \`${data}\`
  `);
});

and in your app.js, require the assets.js file. It may be a messy solution, but I don't think there is a really good way.