"include":["src/**/*"],// This makes it so that the compiler won't compile anything outside of "src".
//"exclude": ["src/**/*.test.ts"], // Exclude .test.ts files since they're for Jest only.
"compilerOptions":{
// Project Structure //
"rootDir":"src",// rootDir only affects the STRUCTURE of the folders, not what gets compiled. For extra measure, make sure the structure conforms to "src".
"moduleResolution":"node",// Specify how the compiler resolves modules, like going for node_modules first then searching elsewhere. The official docs just say to use this instead of classic.
// Type Settings //
"strict":true,// Enables all strict checks possible.
"noImplicitReturns":false,// Makes sure you don't accidentally return something + undefined.
"noFallthroughCasesInSwitch":true,// Prevents accidentally forgetting to break every switch case. Of course, if you know what you're doing, feel free to add a @ts-ignore, which also signals that it's not a mistake.
"forceConsistentCasingInFileNames":true,// Make import paths case-sensitive. "./tEst" is no longer the same as "./test".
"esModuleInterop":true,// Enables compatibility with Node.js' module system since the entire export can be whatever you want. allowSyntheticDefaultImports doesn't address runtime issues and is made redundant by this setting.
"lib":["ES2022","DOM"],// Specifies what common libraries you have access to. If you're working in Node.js, you'll want to leave out the DOM library. But do make sure to include "@types/node" because otherwise, variables like "console" won't be defined.
"sourceMap":true,// Used for displaying the original source when debugging in webpack. Allows you to set breakpoints directly on TypeScript code for VSCode's debugger.
// Library Building //
"declaration":false,// Exports declaration files in addition, used for exporting a module.
"declarationMap":false,// Allows the user to go to the source file when hitting a go-to-implementation key like F12 in VSCode for example.
//"declarationDir": "typings", // declarationDir allows you to separate the compiled code from the declaration files, used in conjunction with package.json's "types" property.
"target":"ES2022",// ES2017 supports async/await, reducing the amount of compiled code, especially for async-heavy projects. ES2020 is from the Node 14 base (https://github.com/tsconfig/bases/blob/master/bases/node14.json)