Disable MSBuild TypeScript Compile

Question

For a Visual Studio projects such as a ASP.NET MVC5, how do you disable compiling of TypeScript files on build/debug?

I currently have tsconfig.json

Answer 1

I had this issue, tested all the thinks that was propuse here without success,

But after adding this things worked:

<TypeScriptToolsVersion>3.9</TypeScriptToolsVersion>

Seems like the version that I was using did compile no matter the settings.

Answer 2

For Visual Studio 2015, adding below line under PropertyGroup helped me.

<TypeScriptCompileBlocked>true</TypeScriptCompileBlocked>

Answer 3

Add the property <TypeScriptCompileBlocked>true</TypeScriptCompileBlocked> to a PropertyGroup in your csproj file (I added it under the Configuration label). This should disable all msbuild based TS compilation.

With this setting enabled you shouldn't need the tsconfig.json settings compileOnSave/buildOnSave.

If you are on an older version of Visual Studio (I had implicitly thought about VS 2017 or xproj with 2015), the property may be <TypeScriptEnabled>false</TypeScriptEnabled>.