Using types from JZZ.d.ts

[thammer]

In my TypeScript file, I would like to declare a variable with a type of JZZ.Port.Async as defined in JZZ.d.ts.

If I do

import jzz = require("./JZZ");
let output:JZZ.Port.Async;

the TypeScript compiler complains that it cannot find namespace "JZZ".

If I instead do

import jzz = require("./JZZ");
let output: jzz.JZZ.Port.Async;

I get a similar error about the jzz namespace not being found.

The problem, I think, is that the last line in the JZZ.d.ts file, export = jzz, makes all the other declarations in that file local and not global.

If I edit the JZZ.d.ts file to explicitly add an export of the JZZ namespace, like this:

export declare namespace JZZ {

then the following TypeScript code compiles without error

import jzz = require("./JZZ");
let output: jzz.JZZ.Port.Async;

My question is if there is any way I can access the JZZ namespace without having to edit the JZZ.d.ts file?

If not, would you consider adding an export of this namespace?

I'd be happy to create a pull request for it :-).

[jazz-soft]

JZZ.d.ts is a bit outdated.
I'd suggest to use JZZ as plain JavaScript, declare let output: any, and ignore the TS complains.

[thammer]

Thanks :-)