Typescript module doesn't contain my source code

Question

I have a file named Server.js that contains export class Program and <reference path='mscorlib.ts'/>. When I build it with

tsc -t ES5 Server.ts --module commonjs --out Server.js

the generated file contains only the compiled source of mscorlib.ts, but no single sign of Server.ts. I've expected that there would have been an module.exports = {Program: Program} directive besides those sources, though. What could be a source of the problem?

Answer 1

The --out flag only applies to input files that aren't external modules.

See also

• https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/289
• https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/17
• How to spread module across multiple AMD files?
• How do I split my module across multiple files in Typescript with node.js