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explicit .ts file extension

✅ Viability Checklist

• This wouldn't be a breaking change in existing TypeScript/JavaScript code
• This wouldn't change the runtime behavior of existing JavaScript code
• This could be implemented without emitting different JS based on the types of the expressions
• This isn't a runtime feature (e.g. library functionality, non-ECMAScript syntax with JavaScript output, new syntax sugar for JS, etc.)
• This feature would agree with the rest of our Design Goals: https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/TypeScript-Design-Goals

⭐ Suggestion

Add a config option to write explicit .ts file extension in typescript project, and let the compiled file to have .js extension.

📃 Motivating Example

It feels wrong to import .ts file as .js file in typescript project.

💻 Use Cases

1. What do you want to use this for?

   I want to write explicit .ts file extension in typescript project, and let the compiled file to have .js extension.

2. What shortcomings exist with current approaches?

   It feels wrong to import .ts file as .js file in typescript project.

3. What workarounds are you using in the meantime?

   Write .js file extension in typescript project.