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TS6059
TypeScriptERRORNotableConfigHIGH confidence

File 'X' is not under 'rootDir' 'X'. 'rootDir' is expected to contain all sou...

Production Risk

Build will fail; resolve before shipping.

What this means

A compiler configuration error (TS6059): File 'X' is not under 'rootDir' 'X'. 'rootDir' is expected to contain all source files.. This diagnostic is emitted by the TypeScript compiler when file 'X' is not under 'rootDir' 'X'. 'rootDir' is expected to contain all source files..

Why it happens
  1. 1Incorrect TypeScript syntax or type usage
  2. 2Type mismatch between declared and actual value
How to reproduce

TypeScript compiler reports TS6059 during type checking.

trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
// Triggers TS6059
// File 'X' is not under 'rootDir' 'X'. 'rootDir' is expected to contain all source files.

expected output

error TS6059: File 'X' is not under 'rootDir' 'X'. 'rootDir' is expected to contain all source files.

Fix

Fix the tsconfig.json option

WHEN When a compiler option is invalid or missing

Fix the tsconfig.json option
// tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    // Review and correct the flagged option
  }
}
// Run: npx tsc --showConfig to see effective config

Why this works

TypeScript validates tsconfig.json options; check the official tsconfig reference for valid values.

Sources
Official documentation ↗

TypeScript Compiler Diagnostics

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