Watch tsconfig.json

[jbrantly]

It would be ideal if tsconfig.json could be watched for changes. I think this would have to result in the creation of a whole new language service instance.

[basarat]

I think this would have to result in the creation of a whole new language service instance.

That is what I do in atom-ts.

Also this is what tsc -w does internally as well. Callstack:

• set cached program to undefined : https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/d9559d58ca4f68bf51849d067fe2e9560b2e081f/src/compiler/tsc.ts#L296
• recompile https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/d9559d58ca4f68bf51849d067fe2e9560b2e081f/src/compiler/tsc.ts#L307
• performCompilation
  https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/d9559d58ca4f68bf51849d067fe2e9560b2e081f/src/compiler/tsc.ts#L313
• no cached program https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/d9559d58ca4f68bf51849d067fe2e9560b2e081f/src/compiler/tsc.ts#L216
• create an cache the new program
  https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/d9559d58ca4f68bf51849d067fe2e9560b2e081f/src/compiler/tsc.ts#L249

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[OliverJAsh]

I often make changes to my tsconfig and have to restart webpack --watch to pick up the changes.

[johnnyreilly]

Pull requests welcome!

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