Create a tsconfig for nodejs 14
Learn how to easily setup a tsconfig file to build for nodejs.
Do you hate dealing with tsconfig files? My problem is that I just don't spend enough time with them to learn all the settings. I create the config once for a new project, usually leaving most things as default, then never touch it again.
Fortunately, I recently discovered that Microsoft has created a collection of platform-specific presets to base your tsconfig on. The preset is installed as an npm package and referenced using theextendsproperty in your tsconfig.
To setup a typescript project for node 14 install the@tsconfig/node14preset.
npm install --save-dev @tsconfig/node14
Now your tsconfig can be as simple as one property, but any settings in your tsconfig will override the preset values.
{
"extends": "@tsconfig/node14/tsconfig.json"
}
The power behind the extends property is that you can easily get started on a project with optimized settings, and if you have multiple TypeScript projects you can create your own tsconfig preset!