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How to force tsc to ignore node_modules folder?

I'm using tsc build tasks. Unfortunately I'm always getting the same errors from the node modules folder

Executing task: .\node_modules\.bin\tsc.cmd --watch -p .\tsconfig.json <
node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts(6208,55): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts(6215,55): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Set'.
node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts(6219,64): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Symbol'.
node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts(6225,59): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'WeakMap'.
node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts(6226,59): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'WeakSet'.
10:13:18 - Compilation complete. Watching for file changes.

I already added the directory to the ignore at tsconfig.json


    {
      "compilerOptions": {
        "target": "es5",
        "module": "commonjs",
        "sourceMap": true,
        "strict": false,
        "noImplicitAny": false,
        "strictPropertyInitialization": false,
        "esModuleInterop": true,
      },
      "include": [
        "src/*"
      ],
      "exclude": [
        "node_modules",
        "./node_modules",
        "./node_modules/*",
        "./node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts",
      ]
    }

What I'm doing wrong? What should I do in order to ignore those errors?

I'm using VsCode and tsc Version 2.9.2

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo
6 answers
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Add an empty "types" option in "compilerOptions":

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "es5",
    "module": "commonjs",
    "sourceMap": true,
    "strict": false,
    "noImplicitAny": false,
    "strictPropertyInitialization": false,
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "types": []
  },
  "include": [
    "src/*"
  ],
  "exclude": [
    "node_modules",
    "./node_modules",
    "./node_modules/*",
    "./node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts",
  ]
}

From https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/tsconfig-json.html

@types, typeRoots and types

By default all visible “@types” packages are included in your compilation. Packages in node_modules/@types of any enclosing folder are considered visible; specifically, that means packages within ./node_modules/@types/, ../node_modules/@types/, ../../node_modules/@types/, and so on.

...

Specify "types": [] to disable automatic inclusion of @types packages.

Keep in mind that automatic inclusion is only important if you’re using files with global declarations (as opposed to files declared as modules). If you use an import "foo" statement, for instance, TypeScript may still look through node_modules & node_modules/@types folders to find the foo package

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

0

Quickfix is to skip the check

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "skipLibCheck": true
  },
}
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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I met this issue with typescript@3.2.1 and fixed by upgrading it to 3.7.3.

Notice with typescritp@3.2.1, the skipLibCheck does not take effect. By upgrading typescript the skipLibCheck: true works.

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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You can do this right on the command line

tsc --skipLibCheck
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

0

set "skipLibCheck": true inside tsconfig.json

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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it is not worked for me whatever skipLibCheck was true.

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report
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