microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript

intellisense typeroots for jsconfig.json

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Description

Suggestion

Add the typeRoots property for jsconfig.json like tsconfig.json

Use Cases

In an Asp.net Core project , there are no intellisence for view.cshtml file's <script> when my type definition file put in wwwroot/@typings

Examples

/aspnetcoreproject
   | wwwroot
       |@typings
       |tsconfig.json
   |Views
        |Home
            |index.cshtml    (can not find the type definition files)
   |jsconfig.json

Checklist

My suggestion meets these guidelines:

  • This wouldn't be a breaking change in existing TypeScript/JavaScript code
  • This wouldn't change the runtime behavior of existing JavaScript code
  • This could be implemented without emitting different JS based on the types of the expressions
  • This isn't a runtime feature (e.g. library functionality, non-ECMAScript syntax with JavaScript output, etc.)
  • This feature would agree with the rest of TypeScript's Design Goals.

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Research direction

Compare how jsconfig.json and tsconfig.json handle configuration properties, then trace the existing typeRoots handling. Verify the change against the Asp.net Core example so type definitions under wwwroot/@typings are available to script code in index.cshtml.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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