Typings not seen from subfolder when having own tsconfig.json

[dbaeumer]

TypeScript Version: 2.0.0 beta

Folders

root
    app.ts
    tsconfig.json
    tests
       tsconfig.json
       test.ts

• use TS 2.0. Instruct VS Code to us TS 2.0 with "typescript.tsdk": "./node_modules/typescript/lib"
• In root install node typings using npm install @types/node
• following content for tsconfig.json in tests

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "module": "commonjs",
        "inlineSourceMap": true,
        "inlineSources": true,
    }
}

• in tests.ts add

import * as fs from 'fs'

Observer: the import is an error. The compile can't find the node typings

Why is this the case. Should the compiler look for a node_modules folder up the tree for typings. Add
a property types with [ "node" ] fixes the issue.

[aluanhaddad]

If the subdirectory contains a project which is built or loaded with a different set of options this is actually helpful behavior.

[yortus]

Looks like same problem as here: #9208 (comment)

[mhegazy]

This should be working as intended with latest.