Typescript: Refactor move file

[mhegazy]

_From @tamascsaba on December 7, 2015 15:15_

I want to move file to another location but there is no way :(
like: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/help/move-refactorings.html

_Copied from original issue: Microsoft/TypeScript-Sublime-Plugin#416_

[mhegazy]

_From @tamascsaba on January 8, 2016 9:8_

???

[RyanCavanaugh]

What's going on here?

[mhegazy]

API support for a new LS operation to move a file. the new operation would result in , similar to rename, a set of changes to be applied to the project.

for instance, if you more a module, all imports will be adjusted to reflect the new name/path. similarly /// references would be rewritten as well. possiblly tsconfig.json references.

[danielrasmuson]

+1

[mhegazy]

A better explanation can be found in https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/10218#issue-170099571

[daprahamian]

:+1:

[designxtek]

👍

[misantronic]

+1

[sergeu90]

+1

[xLama]

I think this is a MUST. Very useful.

[remojansen]

Do you guys have any updates about this issue? It is not in the Roadmap.

[derth]

The reason i code with webstorm open, side by side with vscode, to rename/move files/folders and update all imports automatically.
+10

[aluanhaddad]

Aggregate 👍 on the OP 😀

[uglycoyote]

@aluanhaddad, no, it's good that he posted this. He provided valuable information that Webstorm has an implementation of this.

[whitecolor]

This would be very valuable and actually, must. When this can be expected?

Another feature, not sure mentioned anywhere or not, is ability to move TS export (interface/function/const../whatever) into another file, so that it would find all the import references in other files and changed them to a new location. Also, would add import in the original file if moved object was used there.

[Tinee]

+1

[orgito]

I have been using this Move TS extension with good results.

[designxtek]

Would the changes be on vscode or typescript api providing vscode that ability to rename/move files?

[jcezarms]

A definite must. If you don't plan a months-ahead architecture for any big project you get in, the final structure will either be a complete mess or organized at the cost of many head-scratching hours.

[moonforeshot]

@orgito damn that plugin should have been built into vscode itself! a real gem

[alalonde]

Agreed that this is vital. Without that plugin it would have pushed me over the edge to Webstorm. The only weakness with the plugin is that it saves automatically; to be compatible with "rename symbol" in VSCode it should make the changes in all dependent files but not save them.

[Chris2011]

Any news here?

[binaryPUNCH]

No news?

[baszalmstra]

+1

[leocaseiro]

Hi @misantronic, @sergeu90, @Tinee and @baszalmstra

Have you ever seen that you could use emoji reaction instead of posting +1?

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[umagon]

So, is this not gonna be implemented?

[mhegazy]

Should be covered by:

1. New rename command: https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/pull/23573
   Triggered by IDE to update the project after a file rename event
2. Refactor - Move to a new file: https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/pull/23726
   Triggered manually by selecting a declaration(s) and moving them to a new file