How to configure Visual Studio to combine all TypeScript files into one JavaScript file?

Question

Using tsc command it's as easy as running:

tsc --out all.js js/*.ts

How can I configure Visual Studio to do that when I build my project?

Answer 1

Just got it. Add this line:

<Exec Command="tsc --out all.js @(TypeScriptCompile ->'&quot;%(fullpath)&quot;', ' ')" />

to the BeforeBuild target of your .csproj or .vbproj file, like this:

<Target Name="BeforeBuild">
    <Message Text="Compiling TypeScript files" />
    <Message Text="Executing tsc$(TypeScriptSourceMap) @(TypeScriptCompile ->'&quot;%(fullpath)&quot;', ' ')" />
    <Exec Command="tsc$(TypeScriptSourceMap) @(TypeScriptCompile ->'&quot;%(fullpath)&quot;', ' ')" />
    <Exec Command="tsc --out all.js @(TypeScriptCompile ->'&quot;%(fullpath)&quot;', ' ')" />
</Target>