createIncrementalProgram: trigger recompilation with new files

[ivogabe]

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createIncrementalProgram API changes

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I'm currently trying to use createIncrementalProgram in gulp-typescript to make use of the new incremental compilation functionalities. I have not yet found how to signal the compiler that some files have changed. The version field of all the files is still at the old version, whereas the Host does have files with the new version. So how can I signal the BuilderProgram that some file has changed?

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I'm implementing this in gulp-typescript, the gulp plugin for TypeScript. See ivogabe/gulp-typescript#635

[andrewbranch]

Sheetal Nandi (@sheetalkamat) do you know of any examples that Ivo Gabe de Wolff (@ivogabe) can look at?

[sheetalkamat]

createIncrementalProgram is similar to createProgram but reads the old program from the .tsbuildinfo. For your scenario you wanto use createWatchProgram which handles changes in files.

[ivogabe]

Thanks for the info! I'll take a look, it'll probably require some more changes than I hoped. I'll let you know if I can get it working. Do you mind keeping this open in case we have further questions?

[andrewbranch]

I think the bot will close it only after some period of inactivity, but if it gets closed and you come back with more questions, feel free to comment and I’ll reopen.

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[AaroncoolPx]

I am facing a problem.

createIncrementalProgram emits and update output files, even though source remain unchanged.

import ts = require("typescript");

var options = {
    incremental: true,
    allowJs: true,
    sourceMap: true,
    tsBuildInfoFile: "buildInfoTestOutput",
};
let program = ts.createIncrementalProgram ({
    rootNames: ["./test1.ts"],
    options: options
});
let emitResult = program.emit();

typescript@4.5.4