it is not possible to set out relative to gruntfile.js/package.json root

[typestrong]

it is not possible to set out relative to gruntfile.js/package.json root

[tolemac]

I like this aproach.

This would be a breaking change ... to prevent problems with existing uses of dts-bundle I would keep the behaivor when out parameter don't starts with slash ("/"). But I would change the behaivor when out parameter start with slash.

Then, with out: /dist/si-portal-framework.d.ts the final path must be C:\dev\S-Innovations\S-Innovations.PortalFramework\src\dist\si-portal-framework.d.ts and with out: dist/si-portal-framework.d.ts the final path will continue being C:\dev\S-Innovations\S-Innovations.PortalFramework\src\artifacts\dev\dist\si-portal-framework.d.ts.

If anyone says otherwise, I think it would be good.

[tolemac]

Working on it:

    // Calculate out file path (see #26 https://github.com/TypeStrong/dts-bundle/issues/26)
    function calcOutFilePath(out: any, baseDir: any) {
        var result = path.resolve(baseDir, out);
        // if path is absolute and start with "/" and not is a net route ("//") resolve from local
        if (path.isAbsolute(out) 
            && stringStartsWith(out, path.sep) 
            && !stringStartsWith(out, `${path.sep + path.sep}`)) {

            result = path.resolve(".", out.substr(1));
        }    
        return result;
    }

When the path is absolute and start with slash and not is a net route resolve with the current path.

[tolemac]

Fail to pass tests on travis.

I had tested it on windows where local absolute paths starts with "C:" ... but in linux the absolute paths starts with "/" then no way to determinate if you want absolute path or relative to current path.

I have added the possibility of pass out parameter starting with "~", this way:

    // Calculate out file path (see #26 https://github.com/TypeStrong/dts-bundle/issues/26)
    function calcOutFilePath(out: any, baseDir: any) {
        var result = path.resolve(baseDir, out);
        // if path start with ~, out parameter is relative from current dir
        if (out[0] === "~") {
            result = path.resolve(".", out.substr(1));
        }
        return result;
    }

If test passed I will approve it..

[tolemac]

The out parameter have to start with "~/".

Final code:

// Calculate out file path (see #26 https://github.com/TypeStrong/dts-bundle/issues/26)
    function calcOutFilePath(out: any, baseDir: any) {
        var result = path.resolve(baseDir, out);
        // if path start with ~, out parameter is relative from current dir
        if (stringStartsWith(out, "~" + path.sep)) {
            result = path.resolve(".", out.substr(2));
        }
        return result;
    }