Typescript build getting errors from node_modules folder

Question

I am running a typescript build and getting errors in node_modules. Why isn't it ignoring this folder? I have it in the exclude section of my tsconfig.json. The really strange thing is that I have another project that I have done a file comparison with and it does not throw these errors even though gulpfile.js, tsconfig.json and the node_modules folders are identical. What else can I check?

Errors:

c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/parser/locals.d.ts(3,14): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/parser/locals.d.ts(4,42): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/core/debug/debug_node.d.ts(14,13): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/core/debug/debug_node.d.ts(24,17): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/core/debug/debug_node.d.ts(25,17): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/core/di/provider.d.ts(436,103): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/core/di/provider.d.ts(436,135): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/core/render/api.d.ts(13,13): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/core/render/api.d.ts(14,84): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(1,25): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'MapConstructor'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(2,25): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'SetConstructor'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(4,27): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(4,39): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(7,9): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(8,30): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(11,43): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(12,27): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(14,23): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(15,25): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(95,41): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Set'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(96,22): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Set'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.d.ts(97,25): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Set'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.d.ts(13,17): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.d.ts(14,17): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Set'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.d.ts(78,59): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/promise.d.ts(1,10): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/promise.d.ts(3,14): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/promise.d.ts(8,32): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/promise.d.ts(9,38): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/promise.d.ts(10,35): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/promise.d.ts(10,93): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/promise.d.ts(11,34): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/promise.d.ts(12,32): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/promise.d.ts(12,149): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/facade/promise.d.ts(13,43): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/http/headers.d.ts(43,59): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/http/url_search_params.d.ts(11,16): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.d.ts(75,33): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/angular2/src/platform/dom/dom_adapter.d.ts(85,42): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Map'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/CoreOperators.d.ts(22,67): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/CoreOperators.d.ts(72,67): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/CoreOperators.d.ts(77,31): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'PromiseConstructor'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/CoreOperators.d.ts(77,54): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/Observable.d.ts(65,67): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'PromiseConstructor'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/Observable.d.ts(65,88): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/Observable.d.ts(72,84): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/Observable.d.ts(77,38): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/Observable.d.ts(100,66): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/Observable.d.ts(154,66): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/Observable.d.ts(159,31): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'PromiseConstructor'.
c:/Dev/streak-maker/node_modules/rxjs/Observable.d.ts(159,54): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Promise'.

tsconfig.js

{
  "version": 3,
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "es5",
    "module": "system",
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "sourceMap": false,
    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "removeComments": false,
    "noImplicitAny": false
  },
  "exclude": [
    "node_modules",
    "jspm_packages"
  ]
}

gulpfile.js (I am running the build-typescript task - I get the same errors when just typing tsc at the command line)

/// <binding Build='default' />

var del = require('del'),
    gulp = require("gulp"),
    ts = require('gulp-typescript'),
    watch = require('gulp-watch');

var webproj = "./src/StreakMaker.Web/";
var webroot = webproj + "wwwroot/";
var appsource = webproj + "App/";
var appout = webroot + "app/";
var jspmsource = "./jspm_packages/";
var jspmout = webroot + "jspm_packages/";

var paths = {
    webroot: webroot,
    src: appsource,
    app: appout,
    jspm: jspmsource,
    jspm_out: jspmout
};

gulp.task('watch', ['watch-typescript', 'watch-html']);

gulp.task('watch-typescript', function(){
    gulp.watch(paths.src + '/**/*.ts', ['build-typescript']);
});

gulp.task('clean-typescript', function () {
    del([paths.app + '/**/*.ts']);
});

gulp.task('build-typescript', ['clean-typescript'], function () {
    var tsProject = ts.createProject('./tsconfig.json');

    gulp.src(paths.src + '/**/*.ts')
        .pipe(ts(tsProject))
        .pipe(gulp.dest(paths.app));
});

gulp.task('watch-html', function () {
    gulp.watch(paths.src + '/**/*.html', ['copy-html']);
});

gulp.task('clean-html', function () {
    del([paths.app + '/**/*.html']);
});

gulp.task('copy-html', ['clean-html'], function () {
    gulp.src(paths.src + '/**/*.html')
        .pipe(gulp.dest(paths.app));
});

gulp.task('copy-jspm', ['clean-jspm', 'copy-config'], function() {
    gulp.src(paths.jspm + "**/*.{js,css,map}")
        .pipe(gulp.dest(paths.jspm_out));
});

gulp.task('clean-jspm', function(){
    del([paths.jspm_out + "**/*.*"]); 
});

gulp.task('copy-config', ['clean-config'], function(){
    gulp.src("./config.js")
        .pipe(gulp.dest(paths.webroot));
});

gulp.task('clean-config', function(){
    del(paths.webroot + 'config.js'); 
});

gulp.task('default', ['build-typescript', 'copy-html', 'copy-jspm']);

Answer 1

I was struggling with this as well.

I added the following to the top of the TS file that contained the import {bootstrap} line:

///<reference path="../node_modules/angular2/typings/browser.d.ts"/> 

Your path may be different of course for that file.

Answer 2

If you're targeting ES5, add "node_modules/typescript/lib/lib.es6.d.ts" to tsconfig.json file :

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "module": "commonjs",
        "target": "es5",
        "noImplicitAny": false,
        "outDir": "built",
        "rootDir": ".",
        "sourceMap": false
    },
    "files": [
      "helloworld.ts",
      "node_modules/typescript/lib/lib.es6.d.ts"
    ],
    "exclude": [
        "node_modules"
    ]
}