ES2016 preset

Only compiles what's in ES2016 to ES2015

If you want to stay up to date, use the env preset

This preset includes the following plugins:

• transform-exponentiation-operator

Basic Setup (with the CLI)

For more info, check out the setup page on the cli and the usage docs.

Install the CLI and this preset

npm install --save-dev babel-cli babel-preset-es2016

Make a .babelrc config file with the preset

echo '{ "presets": ["es2016"] }' > .babelrc

Create a file to run on

echo 'console.log(2 ** 3)' > index.js

Run it

./node_modules/.bin/babel-node index.js

Install

npm install --save-dev babel-preset-es2016

Usage

Via .babelrc (Recommended)

.babelrc

{
  "presets": ["es2016"]
}

Via CLI

babel script.js --presets es2016

Via Node API

require("babel-core").transform("code", {
  presets: ["es2016"]
});