It looks like there might be a different process for TypeScript in WebStorm:

https://blog.jetbrains.com/webstorm/2016/03/how-to-compile-typescript-in-webstorm/

I’m not yet planning to use TS but am experimenting with the latest versions of JavaScript.

I’ve not got as far as a fully working solution once the compiled code is generated but am working on a couple of possibilities:

• Having a separate folder tree for source code (not included in deploy.xml) that is then transpiled into the deployable section.
• Having the transpiled files alongside the source files but excluding the source file types from deploy.xml.

In either case, I’m not yet certain what deploy.xml offers in terms of filtering, selection, exclusion, etc.

Thanks,

Chris