Property to define entry files for compilation process in tsconfig

[Lenne231]

Currently we have two ways to define the files include in the compilation process.

1. Include all files from the root directory except the files and directories defined in the exclude property Support "exclude" property in tsconfig.json #3188
2. Include all files defined in the files property https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/tsconfig.json

It would be much simpler if we could just define some entry files (only modules) and all dependent files will be included in the compilation process automatically. Browserify does something like this (https://github.com/substack/node-browserify#browserifyfiles--opts).

This would drastically simplify the configuration and be very helpful for isomorphic/universal JavaScript apps.

Maybe modules or entryFiles would be a good name for the property in the tsconfig.

[mhegazy]

Just put them in "files"; the compiler will follow the imports and include then too. "files" is really "rootFiles".

[Lenne231]

Thanks, didn't know that!