Add possibility to move tsconfig.json (angular-cli.json)

[serhiisol]

So basically I have problems with editor like VSCode.
It expects to have tsconfig.json at the project root directory.
And it seems like CLI skips angular-cli.json tsconfig option
When I did that I've got next problem:

1. Mac OSX El Capitan

2. angular-cli: 1.0.0-beta.4
   node: 5.7.1
   os: darwin x64
   3.

   1. Move tsconfig.json to the project root directory
   2. change angular-cli.json file
   3. change configuration of tsconfig.json

The Broccoli Plugin: [BroccoliTypeScriptCompiler] failed with:
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/Users/serhiysolonko/Development/Projects/WebApp/tmp/broccoli_type_script_compiler-input_base_path-jNRnmJYp.tmp/0/src/tsconfig.json'
 at Error (native)
 at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:584:18)
 at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:431:33)
 at BroccoliTypeScriptCompiler._loadTsConfig (/Users/serhiysolonko/Development/Projects/WebApp/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/broccoli/broccoli-typescript.js:123:34)
 at BroccoliTypeScriptCompiler._createServiceHost (/Users/serhiysolonko/Development/Projects/WebApp/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/broccoli/broccoli-typescript.js:158:25)
 at BroccoliTypeScriptCompiler.build (/Users/serhiysolonko/Development/Projects/WebApp/node_modules/angular-cli/lib/broccoli/broccoli-typescript.js:41:12)
 at /Users/serhiysolonko/Development/Projects/WebApp/node_modules/angular-cli/node_modules/broccoli-caching-writer/index.js:152:21
 at lib$rsvp$$internal$$tryCatch (/Users/serhiysolonko/Development/Projects/WebApp/node_modules/angular-cli/node_modules/broccoli-caching-writer/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:1036:16)
 at lib$rsvp$$internal$$invokeCallback (/Users/serhiysolonko/Development/Projects/WebApp/node_modules/angular-cli/node_modules/broccoli-caching-writer/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:1048:17)
 at lib$rsvp$$internal$$publish (/Users/serhiysolonko/Development/Projects/WebApp/node_modules/angular-cli/node_modules/broccoli-caching-writer/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:1019:11)
 at lib$rsvp$asap$$flush (/Users/serhiysolonko/Development/Projects/WebApp/node_modules/angular-cli/node_modules/broccoli-caching-writer/node_modules/rsvp/dist/rsvp.js:1198:9)
 at _combinedTickCallback (node.js:370:9)
 at process._tickCallback (node.js:401:11)

[filipesilva]

Do you still have this? I'm running VSCode on CLI projects and it seems to be fine. I'll reopen if it still happens to you.

[serhiisol]

@filipesilva moving tsconfig.json seems not working for me.

1. I pulled code, master branch
2. made sudo npm link from repository folder
3. npm link angular-cli from project folder.
4. changed angular-cli.json apps[].tsconfig option
5. ran ng serve

Stack trace is the same.

Should I do something specific ?

PS. I don't see problem in VSCode anymore, they fixed tsserver issue, but still having issue with moving tsconfig.json

[filipesilva]

Right you are, the location of tsconfig.json in angular-cli.json isn't being used in the build system: https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/blob/master/lib/broccoli/angular2-app.js#L320

[BANG88]

Any updates ?

[samirthebti]

Any help ? !!

[serhiisol]

@filipesilva but how can we add this possibility?

[filipesilva]

I don't think we'll be implementing this option as presented any time soon. Moving the tsconfig has serious implications in project compilation and it really should be at the root of the app.

It's perfectly valid to have a tsconfig at any depth of a project as well, and a project can have several tsconfig files. That makes me think that the problem might be related to the editor rather than the project.

There might also be other editor issues that manifest the way you are showing, for instance microsoft/vscode#9232 (I suffer from this one myself).