Move CLI to standalone @aptos-labs/generate-abi-json package

Extracts the generate-abi-json CLI into a separate package at
packages/generate-abi-json/ so it can be run independently via:

  npx @aptos-labs/generate-abi-json --address 0x1 --module coin --pretty

The package has its own package.json, tsup build config, and depends
on @aptos-labs/ts-sdk as a regular dependency. Removes the bin entry,
tsup entry, and script from the main SDK package.json.

Co-authored-by: Greg Nazario <greg@gnazar.io>

Author: cursoragent

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ All notable changes to the Aptos TypeScript SDK will be captured in this file. T
 
 - Add e2e tests for external signer flow (build → getSigningMessage → sign externally → submit) to verify the flow works correctly with the latest SDK version
 - Add ABI JSON generation tool: `generateModuleAbiJSON`, `generateEntryFunctionAbiJSON`, `generateViewFunctionAbiJSON` to fetch on-chain module ABIs and produce JSON-serializable output; `parseEntryFunctionAbiJSON` and `parseViewFunctionAbiJSON` to hydrate them back into SDK-native `EntryFunctionABI`/`ViewFunctionABI` types
-- Add `generate-abi-json` CLI tool (available via `npx generate-abi-json`) to generate ABI JSON from on-chain state without writing code
+- Add `@aptos-labs/generate-abi-json` standalone CLI package (available via `npx @aptos-labs/generate-abi-json`) to generate ABI JSON from on-chain state without writing code
 - Add MultiKey (K-of-N mixed key types) transfer example (`examples/typescript/multikey_transfer.ts`)
 - Add MultiEd25519 (K-of-N Ed25519) transfer example (`examples/typescript/multi_ed25519_transfer.ts`)
 

package.json

@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aptos-labs/aptos-ts-sdk/issues/new/choose"
   },
   "homepage": "https://aptos-labs.github.io/aptos-ts-sdk/",
-  "bin": {
-    "generate-abi-json": "dist/common/cli/generate-abi-json.js"
-  },
   "main": "dist/common/index.js",
   "module": "dist/esm/index.mjs",
   "exports": {
@@ -50,7 +47,6 @@
     "doc": "scripts/generateDocs.sh",
     "check-version": "scripts/checkVersion.sh",
     "update-version": "scripts/updateVersion.sh && pnpm doc",
-    "generate-abi-json": "node dist/common/cli/generate-abi-json.js",
     "spec": "pnpm build && pnpm _spec",
     "_spec": "cucumber-js -p default"
   },

packages/generate-abi-json/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# @aptos-labs/generate-abi-json
+
+CLI tool to generate JSON-serializable entry/view function ABIs from on-chain Aptos Move modules. The generated JSON can be embedded in application source code and used with the Aptos TypeScript SDK to skip remote ABI fetching at runtime.
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+npx @aptos-labs/generate-abi-json --address 0x1 --module coin --pretty
+```
+
+### Options
+
+| Flag | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `--network <network>` | Network to connect to: `mainnet`, `testnet`, `devnet`, `local` (default: `mainnet`) |
+| `--node-url <url>` | Custom fullnode URL (overrides `--network`; include `/v1`) |
+| `--address <address>` | Account address of the module (required) |
+| `--module <name>` | Module name (required) |
+| `--function <name>` | Specific function name (omit to output all functions) |
+| `--output <file>` | Write JSON to a file instead of stdout |
+| `--pretty` | Pretty-print JSON with 2-space indentation |
+| `--help` | Show help message |
+
+### Examples
+
+```bash
+# All entry/view ABIs for the coin module on mainnet
+npx @aptos-labs/generate-abi-json --address 0x1 --module coin --pretty
+
+# Single entry function, written to a file
+npx @aptos-labs/generate-abi-json --address 0x1 --module coin --function transfer --output coin_transfer.json
+
+# Use testnet
+npx @aptos-labs/generate-abi-json --network testnet --address 0x1 --module coin
+
+# Use a custom node URL
+npx @aptos-labs/generate-abi-json --node-url http://localhost:8080/v1 --address 0x1 --module coin
+```
+
+## Using the output with the SDK
+
+```typescript
+import { parseEntryFunctionAbiJSON } from "@aptos-labs/ts-sdk";
+import coinAbi from "./coin-abi.json";
+
+// Parse the JSON back into an SDK-native EntryFunctionABI
+const transferAbi = parseEntryFunctionAbiJSON(coinAbi.entryFunctions.transfer);
+
+// Use it to build transactions without remote ABI fetching
+const txn = await aptos.transaction.build.simple({
+  sender: alice.accountAddress,
+  data: {
+    function: "0x1::coin::transfer",
+    typeArguments: ["0x1::aptos_coin::AptosCoin"],
+    functionArguments: [bob.accountAddress, 100],
+    abi: transferAbi,
+  },
+});
+```

packages/generate-abi-json/package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "name": "@aptos-labs/generate-abi-json",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "CLI tool to generate JSON-serializable entry/view function ABIs from on-chain Aptos Move modules",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.30.3",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20.0.0"
+  },
+  "bin": {
+    "generate-abi-json": "dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build:clean": "rm -rf dist",
+    "build": "pnpm build:clean && tsup"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@aptos-labs/ts-sdk": ">=6.2.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "tsup": "^8.5.1",
+    "typescript": "^5.9.3"
+  }
+}