Import a javascript module as dynamic using typescript

Question

I want to import a normal javascript module (e.g. vhost) into my node.js typescript file using CommonJS. I can do this with the following line:

import vhost = require('vhost')

We assume that I can't find a .d.ts file on the internet, but I also don't want to write it by myself, so I just use the vhost variable without intellisense.

The compiler complains and complains:

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How can I tell that I just want it to be 'dynamic' (like the C# dynamic keyword or 'var' in normal javascript) and use all of the things in the picture above?

I could create a vhost.d.ts file, but I don't know what to write in there:

declare module 'vash' {
    // what to write here?
}

Luca Steeb · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-12 13:19:10Z

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I found this out while typing the question, it was so easy that it is almost embarrassing, but maybe somebody has this problem too.

Just use var instead of import:

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answered May 12, 2015 at 13:19

Luca Steeb

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basarat Over a year ago

This is the official way to do it :)

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