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joelnet
joelnet

Reputation: 14241

How do I import node modules into TypeScript with Intellisense?

I'm trying to import the node module, Q into my TypeScript project and would like to get Intellisense working 100%

This works, but q is set to any, which means no intellisense. I also have to use a mix of Q and q, which can get confusing.

/// <reference path="Scripts/typings/q/Q.d.ts" />

module example {

    // no intellisense on q
    var q = require('q');

    // we do get intellisense on deferred though
    var deferred: Q.Deferred<void> = q.defer();
}

We can't do this because Q is a module, so the :Q part results in an error.

/// <reference path="Scripts/typings/q/Q.d.ts" />

module example {

    // BAD: this doesn't work
    var q: Q = require('q');
}

File structure:

Q is in /node_modules/q/
Q.d.ts is in /Scripts/typings/q/Q.d.ts

I'm using Visual Studio 2013 SP4 and TypeScript 1.4

note: I've seen similar questions on stack, but those solutions don't work for the newer versions of typescript.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1624

Answers (1)

Ryan Cavanaugh
Ryan Cavanaugh

Reputation: 220974

var q: typeof Q = require('q');

Or, you can move the require call outside the module block and use `import instead:

import q = require('q');

Upvotes: 1

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