General correction of glob patterns and config file locating

package.json

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
     "typescript": "2.7.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/mocha": "2.2.48",
-    "@types/mockery": "^1.4.29",
+    "@types/mocha": "5.0.0",
+    "@types/mockery": "1.4.29",
     "grunt": "^1.0.2",
     "grunt-cli": "^1.2.0",
     "grunt-contrib-clean": "^1.0.0",

src/index.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export { Application } from './lib/application';
 export { CliApplication } from './lib/cli';
 
 export { EventDispatcher, Event } from './lib/utils/events';
+export { createMinimatch } from './lib/utils/paths';
 export { resetReflectionID } from './lib/models/reflections/abstract';
 export { normalizePath } from './lib/utils/fs';
 export * from './lib/models/reflections';

src/lib/application.ts

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 import * as Path from 'path';
 import * as FS from 'fs';
 import * as typescript from 'typescript';
-import { Minimatch, IMinimatch } from 'minimatch';
 
 import { Converter } from './converter/index';
 import { Renderer } from './output/renderer';
 import { Serializer } from './serialization';
 import { ProjectReflection } from './models/index';
 import { Logger, ConsoleLogger, CallbackLogger, PluginHost, writeFile } from './utils/index';
+import { createMinimatch } from './utils/paths';
 
 import { AbstractComponent, ChildableComponent, Component, Option } from './utils/component';
 import { Options, OptionsReadMode, OptionsReadResult } from './utils/options/index';
@@ -248,7 +248,10 @@ export class Application extends ChildableComponent<Application, AbstractCompone
      */
     public expandInputFiles(inputFiles?: string[]): string[] {
         let files: string[] = [];
-        const exclude: Array<IMinimatch> = this.exclude ? this.exclude.map(pattern => new Minimatch(pattern)) : [];
+
+        const exclude = this.exclude
+          ? createMinimatch(this.exclude)
+          : [];
 
         function isExcluded(fileName: string): boolean {
             return exclude.some(mm => mm.match(fileName));

src/lib/converter/context.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
-import { Minimatch, IMinimatch } from 'minimatch';
+import { IMinimatch } from 'minimatch';
 
 import { Logger } from '../utils/loggers';
+import { createMinimatch } from '../utils/paths';
 import { Reflection, ProjectReflection, ContainerReflection, Type } from '../models/index';
+
 import { createTypeParameter } from './factories/type-parameter';
 import { Converter } from './converter';
 
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ export class Context {
     /**
      * The pattern that should be used to flag external source files.
      */
-    private externalPattern: IMinimatch;
+    private externalPattern: Array<IMinimatch>;
 
     /**
      * Create a new Context instance.
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ export class Context {
         this.scope = project;
 
         if (converter.externalPattern) {
-            this.externalPattern = new Minimatch(converter.externalPattern);
+            this.externalPattern = createMinimatch(converter.externalPattern);
         }
     }
 
@@ -216,10 +218,9 @@ export class Context {
      * @param callback  The callback that should be executed.
      */
     withSourceFile(node: ts.SourceFile, callback: Function) {
-        const externalPattern = this.externalPattern;
         let isExternal = this.fileNames.indexOf(node.fileName) === -1;
-        if (externalPattern) {
-            isExternal = isExternal || externalPattern.match(node.fileName);
+        if (!isExternal && this.externalPattern) {
+            isExternal = this.externalPattern.some(mm => mm.match(node.fileName));
         }
 
         if (isExternal && this.converter.excludeExternals) {

src/lib/converter/converter.ts

@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ export class Converter extends ChildableComponent<Application, ConverterComponen
 
     @Option({
         name: 'externalPattern',
-        help: 'Define a pattern for files that should be considered being external.'
+        help: 'Define patterns for files that should be considered being external.',
+        type: ParameterType.Array
     })
-    externalPattern: string;
+    externalPattern: Array<string>;
 
     @Option({
         name: 'includeDeclarations',

src/lib/utils/options/readers/tsconfig.ts

@@ -40,21 +40,32 @@ export class TSConfigReader extends OptionsComponent {
             return;
         }
 
+        let file: string;
+
         if (TSConfigReader.OPTIONS_KEY in event.data) {
-            this.load(event, Path.resolve(event.data[TSConfigReader.OPTIONS_KEY]));
+            const tsconfig = event.data[TSConfigReader.OPTIONS_KEY];
+
+            if (/tsconfig\.json$/.test(tsconfig)) {
+                file = Path.resolve(tsconfig);
+            } else {
+                file = ts.findConfigFile(tsconfig, ts.sys.fileExists);
+            }
+
+            if (!file || !FS.existsSync(file)) {
+                event.addError('The tsconfig file %s does not exist.', file);
+                return;
+            }
         } else if (TSConfigReader.PROJECT_KEY in event.data) {
             // The `project` option may be a directory or file, so use TS to find it
-            let file: string = ts.findConfigFile(event.data[TSConfigReader.PROJECT_KEY], ts.sys.fileExists);
-            // If file is undefined, we found no file to load.
-            if (file) {
-                this.load(event, file);
-            }
+            file = ts.findConfigFile(event.data[TSConfigReader.PROJECT_KEY], ts.sys.fileExists);
         } else if (this.application.isCLI) {
-            let file: string = ts.findConfigFile('.', ts.sys.fileExists);
-            // If file is undefined, we found no file to load.
-            if (file) {
-                this.load(event, file);
-            }
+            // No file or directory has been specified so find the file in the root of the project
+            file = ts.findConfigFile('.', ts.sys.fileExists);
+        }
+
+        // If file is undefined, we found no file to load.
+        if (file) {
+            this.load(event, file);
         }
     }
 
@@ -65,14 +76,9 @@ export class TSConfigReader extends OptionsComponent {
      * @param fileName  The absolute path and file name of the tsconfig file.
      */
     load(event: DiscoverEvent, fileName: string) {
-        if (!FS.existsSync(fileName)) {
-            event.addError('The tsconfig file %s does not exist.', fileName);
-            return;
-        }
-
         const { config } = ts.readConfigFile(fileName, ts.sys.readFile);
         if (config === undefined) {
-            event.addError('The tsconfig file %s does not contain valid JSON.', fileName);
+            event.addError('No valid tsconfig file found for %s.', fileName);
             return;
         }
         if (!_.isPlainObject(config)) {

src/lib/utils/options/readers/typedoc.ts

@@ -31,30 +31,57 @@ export class TypedocReader extends OptionsComponent {
             return;
         }
 
+        let file: string;
+
         if (TypedocReader.OPTIONS_KEY in event.data) {
-            this.load(event, Path.resolve(event.data[TypedocReader.OPTIONS_KEY]));
-        } else if (this.application.isCLI) {
-            const file = Path.resolve('typedoc.js');
-            if (FS.existsSync(file)) {
-                this.load(event, file);
+            let opts = event.data[TypedocReader.OPTIONS_KEY];
+
+            if (opts && opts[0] === '.') {
+                opts = Path.resolve(opts);
+            }
+
+            file = this.findTypedocFile(opts);
+
+            if (!FS.existsSync(file)) {
+                event.addError('The options file could not be found with the given path %s.', opts);
+                return;
             }
+        } else if (this.application.isCLI) {
+            file = this.findTypedocFile();
+        }
+
+        file && this.load(event, file);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Search for the typedoc.js or typedoc.json file from the given path
+     *
+     * @param  path Path to the typedoc.(js|json) file. If path is a directory
+     *   typedoc file will be attempted to be found at the root of this path
+     * @return the typedoc.(js|json) file path or undefined
+     */
+    findTypedocFile(path: string = process.cwd()): string | undefined {
+        if (/typedoc\.js(on)?$/.test(path)) {
+            return path;
+        }
+
+        let file = Path.join(path, 'typedoc.js');
+        if (FS.existsSync(file)) {
+            return file;
         }
+
+        file += 'on'; // look for JSON file
+        return FS.existsSync(file) ? file : undefined;
     }
 
     /**
      * Load the specified option file.
      *
+     * @param event The event object from the DISCOVER event.
      * @param optionFile  The absolute path and file name of the option file.
-     * @param ignoreUnknownArgs  Should unknown arguments be ignored? If so the parser
-     *   will simply skip all unknown arguments.
      * @returns TRUE on success, otherwise FALSE.
      */
     load(event: DiscoverEvent, optionFile: string) {
-        if (!FS.existsSync(optionFile)) {
-            event.addError('The option file %s does not exist.', optionFile);
-            return;
-        }
-
         let data = require(optionFile);
         if (typeof data === 'function') {
             data = data(this.application);

src/lib/utils/paths.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import * as Path from 'path';
+import { Minimatch, IMinimatch } from 'minimatch';
+
+export function createMinimatch(patterns: string[]): IMinimatch[] {
+    return patterns.map((pattern: string): IMinimatch => {
+        // Ensure uniform absolute path cross OS
+        // (POSIX would resolve c:/path to /path/to/repo/c:/path without this check)
+        if (Path.isAbsolute(pattern) && Path.sep === '/') {
+            pattern = pattern.replace(/^\w:/, '');
+        }
+
+        // pattern paths not starting with '**' are resolved even if it is an
+        // absolute path, to ensure correct format for the current OS
+        if (pattern.substr(0, 2) !== '**') {
+            pattern = Path.resolve(pattern);
+        }
+
+        // Unify the path slashes before creating the minimatch, for more relyable matching
+        return new Minimatch(pattern.replace(/[\\]/g, '/'), { dot: true });
+    });
+}

src/test/renderer/specs/index.html

@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ <h4 id="typescript-compiler">TypeScript compiler</h4>
 					Specify module code generation: &quot;commonjs&quot;, &quot;amd&quot;, &quot;system&quot; or &quot;umd&quot;.</li>
 					<li><code>--target &lt;ES3, ES5, or ES6&gt;</code><br>
 					Specify ECMAScript target version: &quot;ES3&quot; (default), &quot;ES5&quot; or &quot;ES6&quot;</li>
+					<li><code>--tsconfig &lt;path/to/tsconfig.json&gt;</code><br>
+					Specify a typescript config file that should be loaded. If not specified TypeDoc will look for &#39;tsconfig.json&#39; in the current directory.</li>
 				</ul>
 				<h4 id="theming">Theming</h4>
 				<ul>

src/test/utils.paths.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import * as Path from 'path';
+import { Minimatch } from 'minimatch';
+
+import isEqual = require('lodash/isEqual');
+import Assert = require('assert');
+
+import { createMinimatch } from '..';
+
+// Used to ensure uniform path cross OS
+const absolutePath = (path: string) => Path.resolve(path.replace(/^\w:/, '')).replace(/[\\]/g, '/');
+
+describe('Paths', () => {
+  describe('createMinimatch', () => {
+    it('Converts an array of paths to an array of Minimatch expressions', () => {
+      const mms = createMinimatch(['/some/path/**', '**/another/path/**', './relative/**/path']);
+      Assert(Array.isArray(mms), 'Didn\'t return an array');
+
+      const allAreMm = mms.every((mm) => mm instanceof Minimatch);
+      Assert(allAreMm, 'Not all paths are coverted to Minimatch');
+    });
+
+    it('Minimatch can match absolute paths expressions', () => {
+      const paths = ['/unix/absolute/**/path', '\\windows\\alternative\\absolute\\path', 'C:\\Windows\\absolute\\*\\path', '**/arbitrary/path/**'];
+      const mms = createMinimatch(paths);
+      const patterns = mms.map(({ pattern }) => pattern);
+      const comparePaths = [
+        absolutePath('/unix/absolute/**/path'),
+        absolutePath('/windows/alternative/absolute/path'),
+        absolutePath('/Windows/absolute/*/path'),
+        '**/arbitrary/path/**'
+      ];
+
+      Assert(isEqual(patterns, comparePaths), `Patterns have been altered:\nMMS: ${patterns}\nPaths: ${comparePaths}`);
+
+      Assert(mms[0].match(absolutePath('/unix/absolute/some/sub/dir/path')), 'Din\'t match unix path');
+      Assert(mms[1].match(absolutePath('/windows/alternative/absolute/path')), 'Din\'t match windows alternative path');
+      Assert(mms[2].match(absolutePath('/Windows/absolute/test/path')), 'Din\'t match windows path');
+      Assert(mms[3].match(absolutePath('/some/deep/arbitrary/path/leading/nowhere')), 'Din\'t match arbitrary path');
+    });
+
+    it('Minimatch can match relative to the project root', () => {
+      const paths = ['./relative/**/path', '../parent/*/path', 'no/dot/relative/**/path/*', '*/subdir/**/path/*', '.dot/relative/**/path/*'];
+      const absPaths = paths.map((path) => absolutePath(path));
+      const mms = createMinimatch(paths);
+      const patterns = mms.map(({ pattern }) => pattern);
+
+      Assert(isEqual(patterns, absPaths), `Project root have not been added to paths:\nMMS: ${patterns}\nPaths: ${absPaths}`);
+
+      Assert(mms[0].match(Path.resolve('relative/some/sub/dir/path')), 'Din\'t match relative path');
+      Assert(mms[1].match(Path.resolve('../parent/dir/path')), 'Din\'t match parent path');
+      Assert(mms[2].match(Path.resolve('no/dot/relative/some/sub/dir/path/test')), 'Din\'t match no dot path');
+      Assert(mms[3].match(Path.resolve('some/subdir/path/here')), 'Din\'t match single star path');
+      Assert(mms[4].match(Path.resolve('.dot/relative/some/sub/dir/path/test')), 'Din\'t match dot path');
+    });
+
+    it('Minimatch matches dot files', () => {
+      const mm = createMinimatch(['/some/path/**'])[0];
+      Assert(mm.match(absolutePath('/some/path/.dot/dir')), 'Didn\'t match .dot path');
+      Assert(mm.match(absolutePath('/some/path/normal/dir')), 'Didn\'t match normal path');
+    });
+  });
+});

tslint.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		"curly": true,
 		"eofline": true,
 		"forin": false,
-		"indent": [ true, "spaces" ],
+		"indent": [ true, "spaces", 4 ],
 		"interface-name": [ true, "never-prefix" ],
 		"jsdoc-format": true,
 		"label-position": true,