How to find/debug what file(s) included given file during typescript compilation

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find why was file included during typescript build

Suggestion

Be able to find out why a file was checked by TS compiler during a build.

Use Cases

Sometimes testing files gets somehow mixed into the type checking for dev/prod builds.

Examples

If a flag explain-inclusion=FLFolder.mock.ts is present:

projects/folder-listing/src/app/services/FLEntities/FLFolder.mock.ts was included, because it was requested by:

• projects/folder-listing/src/app/services/FLEntities/FLFolder.ts at (3:26)
• projects/folder-listing/src/app/services/main.service.ts (7:10)
  ... (Only first level, the developer should repeat the process as needed)

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.

L’issue non indica file di implementazione, test o punti di ingresso del compilatore. Inizia tracciando come TypeScript determina l’inclusione dei file e come vengono esposte le diagnostiche esistenti della riga di comando. Il lavoro è completato quando esiste un modo documentato o testato per identificare perché un file è stato incluso, includendo il file richiedente e la posizione nel codice sorgente descritta nell’esempio.