Including d.ts type definition files in VSCode

Question

I've started using VSCode 0.7.0 and noticed the notes say you don't have to add /// references anymore:

With the introduction of jsconfig.json, you no longer need to use /// references in each file (these were required in the initial versions of VS Code). As the file set is defined in jsconfig.json, VS Code knows what files and symbols are part of your project.

As an example, you can just drop a new type definition .d.ts file into your project folder and VS Code will pick it up automatically.

However, I dropped many such files in the typings folder and it doesn't seem VSCode recognizes them. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Answer 1

This is the jsconfig.json file I'm using:

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "target": "ES6",
        "module": "commonjs",
        "files": [
            "typings/node/node.d.ts"
        ]
    }
}

The typings folder exists alongside the jsconfig.json file at the root of the project.

If you highlight an unknown global such as __dirname in nodejs then hit cmd+. (ctrl+. on PC?) then select Download typings they will be created for you.