no-include-dist
Disallow include patterns that match the dist output directory.
Targeted pattern scopeโ
The root-level include array in any tsconfig*.json file.
What this rule reportsโ
This rule reports include entries whose text matches a dist path segment,
for example:
"dist""./dist""dist/**""packages/dist/types"
It does not currently report on other output directory names such as build,
out, or lib, and it does not try to infer that broad globs like "**/*"
will include dist transitively.
Why this rule existsโ
dist typically contains generated output that TypeScript should not recompile.
Including it in the program creates duplicate work, confusing errors, and noisy
feedback from generated files instead of source files.
โ Incorrectโ
{
"include": ["src", "dist"]
}
TypeScript will attempt to process files in dist/, which are build outputs.
โ Correctโ
{
"include": ["src"]
}
{
"include": ["./src", "./packages/*/src"]
}
When not to use itโ
Disable this rule only when the project intentionally type-checks files emitted
into a dist directory.
Package documentationโ
Rule catalog ID: R009