Introduction

CowTech TypeScript configuration

https://sw.cowtech.it/typescript-config

Usage

npm install @cowtech/typescript-config

Then extend it in your project's tsconfig.json:

{ 
  "extends": "@cowtech/typescript-config", 
  "compilerOptions": { 
    "outDir": "./dist", 
    "rootDir": "./src" 
  }, 
  "include": ["src/**/*"], 
  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"] 
}

Configuration Settings

General Settings

Setting	Value	Description
`target`	`ESNext`	Compile to the latest ECMAScript standard for maximum performance
`lib`	`["ESNext"]`	Include latest ECMAScript library features

Module Settings

Setting	Value	Description
`module`	`NodeNext`	Use Node.js ESM module resolution for modern applications
`moduleResolution`	`NodeNext`	Enable Node.js 16+ module resolution algorithm
`skipLibCheck`	`true`	Skip type checking of declaration files for faster builds
`esModuleInterop`	`true`	Enable CommonJS/ES module interoperability
`allowSyntheticDefaultImports`	`true`	Allow default imports from modules without default exports
`allowImportingTsExtensions`	`true`	Allow importing `.ts` files directly
`rewriteRelativeImportExtensions`	`true`	Automatically rewrite import extensions
`allowJs`	`false`	Enforce TypeScript-only codebase for type safety

Language Settings (Type Safety)

Setting	Value	Description
`strict`	`true`	Enable all strict type checking options
`strictNullChecks`	`true`	Enforce strict null and undefined checking
`noImplicitAny`	`true`	Raise error on expressions with implied `any` type
`noUnusedLocals`	`true`	Report errors on unused local variables
`noUnusedParameters`	`true`	Report errors on unused function parameters
`useUnknownInCatchVariables`	`false`	Use `any` type for catch clause variables (for compatibility)

Transpilation Settings

Setting	Value	Description
`removeComments`	`true`	Remove comments from compiled output for smaller bundles
`newLine`	`lf`	Use Unix-style line endings for consistency
`verbatimModuleSyntax`	`true`	Preserve module syntax more accurately in output
`erasableSyntaxOnly`	`true`	Allow removal of only erasable syntax for cleaner code

Contributing to @cowtech/typescript-config

Check out the latest master to make sure the feature hasn't been implemented or the bug hasn't been fixed yet.
Check out the issue tracker to make sure someone already hasn't requested it and/or contributed it.
Fork the project.
Start a feature/bugfix branch.
Commit and push until you are happy with your contribution.
Make sure to add tests for it. This is important so I don't break it in a future version unintentionally.

Copyright

Licensed under the MIT license, which can be found at https://choosealicense.com/licenses/isc.