Nativescript-cli: Compling in other path (dist), no in same path (src/app)

[alejonext]

Well, the compiling files for .ts is in the same path. The problem is don't clear the project, when you search a line into all the fails compiling is very very hard, with that.

app.component.html
app.component.js // Compling
app.component.js.map // Compling
app.component.ts
app.css
app.module.js // Compling
app.module.js.map // Compling
app.module.ts
main.aot.ts
main.js // ??
main.js.map //??
main.ts

Is very clear when use the path dist

[Plamen5kov]

@alejonext can you provide steps to reproduce?

[Dashue]

I think this is an issue as well, having the .ts and .scss compile alongside within the app folder is messy.

How much of an effort would it be to support compiling to a different folder? For example using outDir of typescript?

[Plamen5kov]

No reason searching for a solution, until we know the problem.

[Dashue]

Right.. apologies for assuming this was understood already.
So the concern is that files are getting compiled alongside the .ts and .scss files inside the app folder. Does that make it clearer?

[dolanmiu]

I am finding this annoying too

it's good practice to put compiled files in a /build or /dist folder

How does one do it?

[Fatme]

Hi @dolanmiu, @Dashue,

For typescirpt projects you can specify outDir property in tsconfig.json file. For example:

{
    "compilerOptions": {
          "outDir": "./app/dist"
    }
}

[rosen-vladimirov]

Hey, when using the bundle workflow, the generated files (bundle.js, vendor.js, etc.) are produced in <project dir>/platforms/<platform>/.../app directory and they are never produced next to your source files. As in NativeScript 6.0 the bundle workflow will be the only one supported, I'm closing this thread.