Additional work on the silent flag

Author: jbrantly

README.md

@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ Most TypeScript-related options should be set using a
 file. There are a few loader-specific options you can set although in general
 you should not need to.
 
-##### silent *(boolean) (default='false')*
-If true, no console.log messages will be emitted.
+##### silent *(boolean) (default=false)*
+
+If true, no console.log messages will be emitted. Note that most error
+messages are emitted via webpack which is not affected by this flag.
 
 ##### compiler *(string) (default='typescript')*
 
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ Advanced option to force files to go through different instances of the
 TypeScript compiler. Can be used to force segregation between different parts
 of your code.
 
-##### configFileName *(string) (default=tsconfig.json)*
+##### configFileName *(string) (default='tsconfig.json')*
 
 Allows you to specify a custom configuration file.
 

index.ts

@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ interface TSInstances {
 
 var instances = <TSInstances>{};
 
-function consoleError(msg) {
-    setTimeout(() => console.log('ERROR'+os.EOL+msg), 0)
-}
-
 function handleErrors(diagnostics: typescript.Diagnostic[], compiler: typeof typescript, outputFn: (prettyMessage: string, rawMessage: string, loc: {line: number, character: number}) => any) {
     diagnostics.forEach(diagnostic => {
         var messageText = compiler.flattenDiagnosticMessageText(diagnostic.messageText, os.EOL);
@@ -92,6 +88,10 @@ function ensureTypeScriptInstance(options: Options, loader: any): TSInstance {
             console.log.apply(console, messages);
         }
     }
+    
+    function consoleError(msg) {
+        setTimeout(() => log('ERROR'+os.EOL+msg), 0)
+    }
 
     var compiler = require(options.compiler);
     var files = <TSFiles>{};
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ function loader(contents) {
 
     var options = loaderUtils.parseQuery<Options>(this.query);
     options = objectAssign<Options>({}, {
+        silent: false,
         instance: 'default',
         compiler: 'typescript',
         configFileName: 'tsconfig.json'