TypeScript · Watch and Build Modes

assumeChangesOnlyAffectDirectDependencies

Have recompiles in projects that use 'incremental' and 'watch' mode assume that changes within a file will only affect files directly depending on it.

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Syntax

"assumeChangesOnlyAffectDirectDependencies": true

Example

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "assumeChangesOnlyAffectDirectDependencies": true
  }
}

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