How to add TypeScript to Visual Studio 2012 ASP.net web forms web-site?

Question

I'm trying to add TypeScript to an existing:

• web-site (not a web-application)
• web forms (not MVC)
• Visual Studio 2012

I think, at a fundamental level, the problem is that an ASP.net web-site has no project. This means there is no ability to define "Build options". An ASP.net web-site cannot declare that a *.ts file should have a build action of Compile, since without a project file there are no build actions.

Obviously i'm not going to convert to a web-application (due to the unresolvable disadvantages of a web-applications).

Having said that, how do i add TypeScript to an:

• ASP.net
• web-site
• web-forms
• Visual Studio 2012

solution?

Bonus Reading

• Using TypeScript in an existing Visual Studio Web Site project (web-application)
• How do I add typescript to an existing Asp.Net MVC project? (mvc web-application)
• typescript for web forms (web-application)
• Converting existing JavaScript code to TypeScript in Visual Studio (web-application)

Answer 1

You can simply add typescript files to the project and manage the compilation externally (outside of visual studio) using something like grunt-ts https://github.com/basarat/grunt-ts (disclaimer : I am one of the authors)

Answer 2

You can add a *.ts file to the web folder, then run the ts compiler from the command prompt.

Or create a separate web app with just the TS file. Then in the build properties, add a command to copy it to the desired location.