If I have this ts module:
export function say(){
console.log("said");
}
and I will compile it using the amd option. I can easily use it with ts client:
import foo = module("tsmodule")
foo.say();
export var x = 123;
However, if I have javascript equivalent to the ts module:
define(["require", "exports"], function(require, exports) {
function say() {
console.log("said");
}
exports.say = say;
})
Unable to use it easily. The simplest solution:
// of course you can use .d.ts for requirejs but that is beside the point
declare var require:any;
// will fail with error module has not been loaded yet for context
// http://requirejs.org/docs/errors.html
var useme = require("jsmodule")
useme.say();
export var x = 123;
import foo = module("tsmodule")
foo.say();
fails due to http://requirejs.org/docs/errors.html#notloaded error . Since "jsmodule" was not passed to the define call in the generated typescript.
Two workarounds that I have
- do not use import / export (language features are lost)
- use require ([]) (still cannot export something that depends on calling require ([])
: https://github.com/basarat/typescript-requirejs. ? : https://typescript.codeplex.com/workitem/948:)