JetBrains Rider 2018.1 Help

TSLint

JetBrains Rider integrates with the TSLint code verification tool so you can check your TypeScript code for most common mistakes and discrepancies without running the application. When the tool is activated, it launches automatically on the edited TypeScript file. Discrepancies are highlighted and reported in pop-up information windows, a pop-up window appears when you hover the mouse pointer over a stripe in the Validation sidebar. You can also press Alt+Enter to examine errors and apply suggested quick fixes.

Before you start

  1. Install Node.js.

  2. Install and enable the NodeJS repository plugin as described in Installing, Updating and Uninstalling Repository Plugins and Enabling and Disabling Plugins.

Installing TSLint

Open the JetBrains Rider built-in Terminal (View | Tool Windows | Terminal or Ctrl+Alt+1) and type npm install tslint typescript --save-dev. Learn more from the TSLint Official website.

Activating and configuring TSLint in JetBrains Rider

  1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), choose TypeScript under Languages and Frameworks, then choose TSLint. The TSLint page opens.
  2. Select the Enable checkbox. After that all the controls in the page become available.
  3. Specify the location of the Node.js executable file and the path to the TSLint package.
  4. In the Configuration File area, appoint the configuration to use. By default, JetBrains Rider first looks for a tslint.json configuration file. JetBrains Rider starts the search from the folder where the file to be checked is stored, then searches in the parent folder, and so on until reaches the project root. If no tslint.json file is found, TSLint uses its default embedded configuration file. Accordingly, you have to define the configuration to apply either in a tslint.json configuration file, or in a custom JSON configuration file, or rely on the default embedded configuration.
    • To have JetBrains Rider look for a tslint.json file, choose the Search for tslint.json option. If no tslint.json file is found, the default embedded configuration file will be used.
    • To use a custom file, choose the Configuration File option and specify the location of the file in the Path field. Choose the path from the drop-down list, or type it manually, or click the browseButton button and select the relevant file from the dialog box that opens.
  5. If necessary, in the Additional Rules Directory field, specify the location of the files with additional code verification rules. These rules will be applied after the rules from tslint.json or the above specified custom configuration file and accordingly will override them.

TSLint quick-fixes

With JetBrains Rider, you can fix some of the issues reported by TSLint automatically.

  • To fix a specific error, place the cursor at the highlighted code, press Alt+Enter, and then choose TSLint: fix current error from the pop-up menu.
  • To fix all the issues detected in the file, choose TSLint: fix current file.
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Last modified: 20 August 2018

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