generate electron.d.ts during dist creation, not during build

package.json

@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
     "clean": "python ./script/clean.py",
     "clean-build": "python ./script/clean.py --build",
     "coverage": "npm run instrument-code-coverage && npm test -- --use-instrumented-asar",
-    "generate-api-json": "electron-docs-linter docs/api --version=$npm_package_version --outfile=out/electron-api.json",
-    "generate-typescript-definitions": "electron-typescript-definitions --in=out/electron-api.json --out=out/electron.d.ts",
     "instrument-code-coverage": "electabul instrument --input-path ./lib --output-path ./out/coverage/electron.asar",
     "lint": "npm run lint-js && npm run lint-cpp && npm run lint-py && npm run lint-api-docs-js && npm run lint-api-docs",
     "lint-js": "standard && cd spec && standard",

script/cibuild

@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ def main():
     sys.stderr.flush()
     execute([npm, 'run', 'lint'])
 
-    sys.stderr.write('\nRunning `npm run generate-typescript-definitions`\n')
-    sys.stderr.flush()
-    execute([npm, 'run', 'generate-typescript-definitions'])
   if is_release:
     run_script('build.py', ['-c', 'R'])
     run_script('create-dist.py')

script/create-dist.py

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def main():
 
   if PLATFORM != 'win32' and not args.no_api_docs:
     create_api_json_schema()
-    copy_typescript_definitions()
+    create_typescript_definitions()
 
   if PLATFORM == 'linux':
     strip_binaries()
@@ -145,8 +145,14 @@ def create_api_json_schema():
            '--version={}'.format(ELECTRON_VERSION.replace('v', ''))],
           env=env)
 
-def copy_typescript_definitions():
-    shutil.copy2(os.path.join(SOURCE_ROOT, 'out', 'electron.d.ts'), DIST_DIR)
+def create_typescript_definitions():
+  node_bin_dir = os.path.join(SOURCE_ROOT, 'node_modules', '.bin')
+  env = os.environ.copy()
+  env['PATH'] = os.path.pathsep.join([node_bin_dir, env['PATH']])
+  infile = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(DIST_DIR, 'electron-api.json'))
+  outfile = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(DIST_DIR, 'electron.d.ts'))
+  execute(['electron-typescript-definitions', '--in={0}'.format(infile),
+           '--out={0}'.format(outfile)], env=env)
 
 def strip_binaries():
   for binary in TARGET_BINARIES[PLATFORM]: