Is it possible to include a json file when using TypeScript with a tsconfig.json file?

Question

Is there any way to have the TypeScript compiler also copy content files that don\'t have a ts or tsx extension to the output directory?

For example, my tsconfig.jso

Answer 1

No, the tsc command's job is only to compile .ts files. It doesn't have the capabilities to do build-related tasks that a build system like gulp, grunt or webpack would handle.

For more information, see this similar question: Angular 2 + Typescript compiler copy html and css files

Answer 2

One workaround is to make the json file a normal js file, require/import it normally, and add "allowJs" : true to "compilerOptions" in tsconfig.json.

Answer 3

This can be achieved by setting "resolveJsonModule": true in the compiler options and adding "source-path/**/*.json" to the include array in the tsconfig.json