I have a library installed in node_modules whose minified distribution file, when building my project, throws typescript warnings. Should i configure typescript to not process node_modules?
#Exclude node_modules from ts?
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Yes, you can configure TypeScript to exclude certain directories from being processed. This can be done by adding an exclude property in your tsconfig.json file. However, be aware that this might have implications on how your project is built and runs, as it will exclude the specified directories from the compilation process.
Here is an example of how you can exclude the node_modules directory:
{
"exclude": ["node_modules"]
}
However, it's important to note that astro check, which runs TypeScript diagnostics, is supposed to replace tsc in the context of an Astro project. This is because tsc cannot process Astro files or .astro imports inside .ts(x) files. Therefore, if you're using Astro, you might want to consider using astro check instead of tsc for type checking (source (https://github.com/withastro/astro/issues/8548)).
If you're experiencing issues with a specific library, you might also want to check if there's a way to resolve the warnings directly, such as updating the library or fixing the issues that are causing the warnings.
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If you're using astro check and want to exclude certain directories like node_modules, you can do so by adding an exclude setting in your tsconfig.json file. This will instruct astro check to ignore the specified directories when running TypeScript diagnostics.
Here is an example of how you can exclude the node_modules directory:
{
"exclude": ["node_modules"]
}