Setting Compiler Options in MSBuild projects

Overview

Compiler options can be specified using MSBuild properties within an MSBuild project.

Example

  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">
    <TypeScriptRemoveComments>false</TypeScriptRemoveComments>
    <TypeScriptSourceMap>true</TypeScriptSourceMap>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
    <TypeScriptRemoveComments>true</TypeScriptRemoveComments>
    <TypeScriptSourceMap>false</TypeScriptSourceMap>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\TypeScript\Microsoft.TypeScript.targets" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\TypeScript\Microsoft.TypeScript.targets')" />

Mappings

            Compiler Option              |            MSBuild Property Name           | Allowed Values

---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------- --declaration | TypeScriptGeneratesDeclarations | boolean --module | TypeScriptModuleKind | AMD, CommonJs, UMD, or System --target | TypeScriptTarget | ES3, ES5, or ES6 --charset | TypeScriptCharset | --emitBOM | TypeScriptEmitBOM | boolean --emitDecoratorMetadata | TypeScriptEmitDecoratorMetadata | boolean --experimentalDecorators | TypeScriptExperimentalDecorators | boolean --inlineSourceMap | TypeScriptInlineSourceMap | boolean --inlineSources | TypeScriptInlineSources | boolean --locale | automatic | Automatically set to PreferredUILang value --mapRoot | TypeScriptMapRoot | File path --newLine | TypeScriptNewLine | CRLF or LF --noEmitOnError | TypeScriptNoEmitOnError | boolean --noEmitHelpers | TypeScriptNoEmitHelpers | boolean --noImplicitAny | TypeScriptNoImplicitAny | boolean --noLib | TypeScriptNoLib | boolean --noResolve | TypeScriptNoResolve | boolean --out | TypeScriptOutFile | File path --outDir | TypeScriptOutDir | File path --preserveConstEnums | TypeScriptPreserveConstEnums | boolean --removeComments | TypeScriptRemoveComments | boolean --rootDir | TypeScriptRootDir | File path --isolatedModules | TypeScriptIsolatedModules | boolean --sourceMap | TypeScriptSourceMap | File path --sourceRoot | TypeScriptSourceRoot | File path --suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors | TypeScriptSuppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors | boolean --suppressExcessPropertyErrors | TypeScriptSuppressExcessPropertyErrors | boolean --moduleResolution^[1] | TypeScriptModuleResolution | Classic or NodeJs --experimentalAsyncFunctions^[1] | TypeScriptExperimentalAsyncFunctions | boolean --jsx^[1] | TypeScriptJSXEmit | React or Preserve --project | Not supported in VS | --watch | Not supported in VS | --diagnostics | Not supported in VS | --listFiles | Not supported in VS | --noEmit | Not supported in VS | VS only option | TypeScriptAdditionalFlags | Any compiler option

¹ These settings are new in TypeScript 1.6

What is supported in my version of Visual Studio?

Look in your C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\TypeScript\Microsoft.TypeScript.targets file. The authoritative mappings between MSBuild XML tags and tsc compiler options live in there.