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MBeckius
MBeckius

Reputation: 1527

Visual Studio TypeScript Options

How do I tell the TypeScript compiler to generate amd modules (--module amd) from within Visual Studio.

Thanks.

Upvotes: 18

Views: 11884

Answers (3)

Oleksandr Papchenko
Oleksandr Papchenko

Reputation: 2221

Becouse this problem is still actual even for TS 1.0 and WebEssentials for VS 2013 Update 3, check this solution here: http://icanmakethiswork.blogspot.com/2014/02/typescript-and-requirejs-keep-it-simple.html Or shortly:

1) Open project file.

2) find this lines: 

  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\TypeScript\Microsoft.TypeScript.targets" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\TypeScript\Microsoft.TypeScript.targets')" />

3)Insert this lines before:

    <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">
    <TypeScriptModuleKind>amd</TypeScriptModuleKind>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
    <TypeScriptModuleKind>amd</TypeScriptModuleKind>
  </PropertyGroup>

Upvotes: 5

MadLux
MadLux

Reputation: 81

On the latest Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 + WebEssentials the options are now (finally) properly moved in the Project Options Pane (Right click on the project -> Options -> TypeScript Build pane).

Upvotes: 8

mohamed hegazy
mohamed hegazy

Reputation: 9509

In your project file you will need to change the MSBuild target that is building TypeScript files. If you are using the default template for "HTML Application built with TypeScript", unload your project, edit the project file, you will find a target called "BeforeBuild" that is calling the compiler at "$(PROGRAMFILES)\Microsoft SDKs\TypeScript\0.8.0.0\tsc", add --module amd to it; save and reload your project. next time you build you should see the command argument passed correctly to the compiler.

Upvotes: 9

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