tsconfig.json

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        // The output module type (in your .js files). Node uses commonjs, so that is what we use
        "module": "commonjs",
        // Allows usage of an alternate module import syntax: import foo from 'foo';
        "esModuleInterop": true,
        // The output language level. Node supports ES6, so we can target that here
        "target": "es6",
        // Enables a stricter setting which throws errors when something has a default any value
        "noImplicitAny": true,
        // TypeScript attempts to mimic Node's module resolution strategy.
        "moduleResolution": "node",
        // We want source maps to be output along side our JavaScript
        "sourceMap": true,
        // Location to output .js files after compilation
        "outDir": "dist",
        "baseUrl": ".",
        "paths": {
            "*": [
                "node_modules/*",
                "src/types/*"
            ]
        },
        "plugins": [
            {
                "name": "typescript-tslint-plugin",
                "configFile": "./tslint.json"
            }
        ]
    },
    "include": [
        "src/**/*"
    ],
    "exclude": [
        "node_modules"
    ]
}