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How do you configure TypeScript for a project?

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Quick Answer

Configure TypeScript via tsconfig.json with compiler options like target (JS version), module (module system), strict (type checking level), and include/exclude for files. Key settings include paths for aliases, jsx for React, and lib for available types.

Detailed Explanation

tsconfig.json Sections:

  1. compilerOptions: Compiler behavior
  2. include/exclude: Which files
  3. extends: Inherit from base config
  4. references: Project references

Important Options:

  • target: Output JS version
  • module: Module system
  • strict: Enable all strict checks
  • esModuleInterop: CommonJS/ES module interop
  • jsx: React JSX handling
  • paths: Module aliases
  • outDir: Output directory

Code Examples

tsconfig.json for React project
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    // Output settings
    "target": "ES2020",
    "module": "ESNext",
    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
    "lib": ["ES2020", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
    
    // Strict type checking
    "strict": true,
    "noImplicitAny": true,
    "strictNullChecks": true,
    "noUnusedLocals": true,
    "noUnusedParameters": true,
    
    // Module interop
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
    "isolatedModules": true,
    
    // React
    "jsx": "react-jsx",
    
    // Path aliases
    "baseUrl": ".",
    "paths": {
      "@/*": ["src/*"],
      "@components/*": ["src/components/*"]
    },
    
    // Other
    "skipLibCheck": true,
    "resolveJsonModule": true,
    "declaration": true,
    "outDir": "dist"
  },
  "include": ["src/**/*"],
  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
}

Resources

TypeScript tsconfig Reference

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