How to import a regular javascript library with no type definitions in Angular2?

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In particular, I'm trying to use ldapjs, which has only a partial TypeScript definition @types/ldapjs.

Because it's incomplete, I just want to use the methods in the ldapjs lib directly. Is that possible? All the tutorials/answers I find assume that there is a type definition module available. What to do when none is available?

Hung Tran · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-30 01:08:13Z

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Firstly you need to import it as follows:

import * as ldapjs from 'ldapjs';

Next you can instantiate it as follows:

let ldapjsInstance = ldapjs();

Then you can use any of its variables & functions.

answered Jan 30, 2018 at 1:08

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katzmopolitan · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-18 02:40:04Z

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You can also try to run the library through https://github.com/Microsoft/dts-gen which will attempt to create types for the library. It is not totally fool proof but it will generate the basic skeleton for the types

answered Oct 18, 2018 at 2:40

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