Set up TSLint for VS2017

Question

I have tried to install this plugin: Web Analyzer, but unfortunately it can not be installed in VS 2017. It showed:

VSIXInstaller.NoApplicableSKUsException: This extension is not installable on any currently installed products.

I am wondering whether there is a way to set up tslint in VS or there is any other way to check the syntax?

Answer 1

Since this is the top google result, I wanted to add a more recent answer. Microsoft has a tslint plugin now that works with Typescript 3+ and across Visual Studio, VSCode and other editors:

https://github.com/Microsoft/typescript-tslint-plugin

Setup

Install Dependencies

npm install --save-dev typescript tslint typescript-tslint-plugin

Add to tsconfig.json:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "plugins": [
      {
        "name": "typescript-tslint-plugin"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Develop with lint!

Answer 2

Thanks to Rich N, now there is TypeScript Analyzer for Visual Studio 2017. See his answer to an SO question on the same topic here.