How to execute the start script with Nodemon

This will be a simple command for this

nodemon --exec npm start

In package json:

{
  "name": "abc",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "description": "my server",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "nodemon my_file.js"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "nodemon": "~1.3.8",
  },
  "dependencies": {

  }
}

Then from the terminal you can use npm start

Nodemon installation: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodemon

I have a TypeScript file called "server.ts", The following npm scripts configures Nodemon and npm to start my app and monitor for any changes on TypeScript files:

"start": "nodemon -e ts  --exec \"npm run myapp\"",
"myapp": "tsc -p . && node server.js",

I already have Nodemon on dependencies. When I run npm start, it will ask Nodemon to monitor its files using the -e switch and then it calls the myapp npm script which is a simple combination of transpiling the typescript files and then starting the resulting server.js. When I change the TypeScript file, because of -e switch the same cycle happens and new .js files will be generated and executed.