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20 Feb 2017

Hide .js and .js.map files when using TypeScript in Visual Studio Code

TypeScript is awesome, but what if I don’t want to see extra .js and .js.map files everywhere that are polluting your file explorer in Visual Studio Code?

Here is an easy solution:

- Open user settings:

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- Add "files.exclude" property to the user settings or to the workspace settings:
"files.exclude": 
{       
    "**/*.js*": {"when": "$(basename).ts"},
    "**/*.js.map": true    
}

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Done:

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AngularJs + TypeScript with SharePoint


Getting intellisense in Visual Studio Code for AngularJs in TypeScript is not as straightforward as one would expect. Follow these steps below to get it working
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Open Visual Studio Code
Press CTRL+` and run these commands:
tsc –init
npm install typings –global
typings install dt~jquery --global --save
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typings install dt~angular
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Now, if you run tsc compiler, your will get errors like so:
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in order to fix it:
- create a global.d.ts file inside typings folder. It will be a new entry point for your TypeScript
- add import * as angular from "angular" as a first line
- add /// <reference path="index.d.ts" /> following that:
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Modify tsconfig.json include "files" property to reference the new global.d.ts file: :
{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "target": "es5",
        "sourceMap": true
    },

    "files": [
    "typings/global.d.ts"
  ]
}
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Let TypeScript compiler know which folder contains your .ts code by adding “include” property to the tsconfig.json file:
"include": ["src/*"]
where src/ is your source code folder image Run TypeScript compiler and start watching the files:
tsc --watch
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Now you get angular and jQuery intellisense in TypeScript:
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Well. it’s not really SharePoint specific, but it’s nice to know SharePoint developers can use the same steps.
If you are searching for a quick start with SharePoint and modern tools have a look at these articles by Andrew Koltyakov.