Compiling multiple src files into dest directory doesn't concatenate <reference>'s

[k-maru]

Compiling multiple src files into dest directory doesn't concatenate 's

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[k-maru]

Hi, Bartvds.

When the directory is specified as the dest option, do you desire to concatenate JS file and a reference file?

for example

---

lib
└ MyType.ts
test
└ foo.ts(reference ../lib/MyType.ts)
└ bar.ts

---

compiles...

---

builid
└ test
    └ foo.js(concatenate MyType)
    └ bar.js

※I'm sorry for poor English

[Bartvds]

Yes, that would feel right, otherwise the foo.js would not be runable unless it's wrapped or embedded with everything from ../lib/MyType.ts (and it's sub-references).

Although that could be a desirable result as well for some situations (as it works like that currently), maybe people use references only for typing and import() for loading? It's a bit inflexible with circular imports so I use reference mostly.

My use case are my unit tests: it would be nice to compile them all at once (or glob/filter a subset) but still have each source file compile to it's own self-contained test file (and we could still use import/require to dynamically load helper files).

Could also be an option flag so it doesn't break existing behaviour?

[k-maru]

Hmm... It's so difficult.
Because, TypeScriptCompiler support only all concatenate or all separate.

Now TypeScriptCompiler or TypeScriptService api is not stable.
So, I like to think version 1 is from out.

※I'm sorry for poor English

日本語で。

TypeScriptCompiler の API はすべて結合するか、またはすべてバラバラかしか対応してないので実現は難しいです。
今はまだ、APIが安定していないので、バージョン1がでてから検討させてください。

[Bartvds]

Sorry for my late reaction.

I see how this can be difficult to implement but it's not critical, andI have a work-around.

I'll close the issue and we'll see how it pans out with the compiler changes (and 0.9.0 is coming out very soon, so if you see a opportunity there it could be cool to add :)