How to Run and Debug a Single TypeScript File in WebStorm IDE

Let’s take a look at several ways of how you could run a single Typescript file in the WebStorm IDE.

What will be covered in this article:

• The easiest way (without installing the npm package)
• Launching file with the use of the script
• Creating “Run Active” Configuration

Prerequisites

For running our Typescript files, we will be using the ts-node npm package. In some scenarios, you will not be needed to install the package locally

ts-node

The easiest way

If you need to run one file and see the results, you don’t need to add ts-node to your dev dependencies.

Let’s take a look at the simple example: currently, we have a single .ts file in our project examples/User.ts .