Restart TS Server when tsconfig is changed in a monorepo

[kentcdodds]

I'm looking for this functionality to be built in: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=neotan.vscode-auto-restart-typescript-eslint-servers

My use case is difficult to describe so I recorded a loom: https://www.loom.com/share/53cf1148a0f54902a77a538f9de683d6

Here's a summary of the loom:

Hey there! In this Loom, I discuss a peculiar use case that I encounter during my workshops. Each step in the workshop is a separate app nested within the entire repository. However, we face a challenge with multiple copies of the same app with slight changes, making it difficult to navigate and find specific files. To overcome this, I found a solution of opening another instance of VS code in the playground, which allows for easy file search and navigation. But, there's a catch! When I copy files into the playground, it overrides existing files, causing the TS server to become unhappy. I'm seeking suggestions to avoid this annoyance and improve the overall workshop experience. Any ideas? Let's dive in!

Here's the workshop repo: https://github.com/epicweb-dev/full-stack-foundations

Here's the repo responsible for the app we're using: https://github.com/epicweb-dev/kcdshop

Let me know if you have any other questions.

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[ctsstc]

I run into the same issue whenever we rebuild one of our submodules, the TS Language Server needs to be restarted otherwise I run into broken imports to the submodule such as:

Cannot find module 'some-module-name-here' or its corresponding type declarations.

Given that we rebuild during our commit/integration process, and we do micro-commits; this is something I have to do multiple times throughout the day.

Thank you @kentcdodds for the stop-gap fix for now via an extension.
Edit: It doesn't seem to work for my scenario, I did try to override some of the configuration to watch for my submodules directory changing
Edit2: I found the right combination, it seems to restart on the file deletion and creation during the build process. It could also be nice if it could debounce.