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Receiving getExecuting FilePath error in TypeScript

I am using WebStorm for a node.js application developed using transpiled TypeScript. Whenever I run the tsconfig.json by selecting "compile all" from the TypeScript tab, I get the following error:

Error:Initialization error (typescript). Cannot read property 'getExecutingFilePath' of undefined.

However, if I execute one file at a time I receive "Service is not started".

Here is the tsconfig.json file:

{
"compilerOptions": {
  "module": "commonjs",
  "target": "ES6",
  "moduleResolution": "node",
  "experimentalDecorators": true,
  "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
  "types": ["reflect-metadata"],
  "lib": ["ES6"],
  "sourceMap": true,
  "inlineSources": true,
  "pretty": true,
  "outDir": "dist",
  "rootDir": "src",
  "noLib": false,
  "declaration": true
},
"compileOnSave": true,
"include": [
  "src/**/*"
],
"exclude": [
  "node_modules"
]
}

Also, I notice that I do not see the TypeScript words at the bottom right of the screen:

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I noticed that if I do a tsc --version from the console, I am getting Version 2.0.2, whereas, if I Preferences -> Languages & Frameworks -> TypeScript, I am getting 2.6.2 for WebStorm. If I run tsc from the command line it seems to work but not from within WebStorm. What could be the cause of this issue?

Solution

  • I noticed that if I do a tsc --version from the console, I am getting Version 2.0.2, whereas, if I Preferences -> Languages & Frameworks -> TypeScript, I am getting 2.6.2 for WebStorm

    You have TypeScript 2.0.2 installed globally, and 2.6.2 is your local project version. By default, WebStorm uses TypeScript installed in project node_modules.

    Most probably, your WebStorm version doesn't support TypeScript 2.6.x (this release includes breaking API changes, so tsserver integration might stop working). Please change TypeScript version to Bundled in Preferences -> Languages & Frameworks -> TypeScript - does it help?