How to use ES6 import with 'request' npm module

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In ES6-ifying some TypeScript code (the project I'm working runs in both the browser and a Node server, I'd like to tree-shake the browser bundle), I'm trying to eliminate uses of require and only use import. But when I do this...

import * as request from 'request';

and subsequently call request(), I get runtime errors in Node (after using babel to make the code ES5, and thus Node, compatible):

TypeError: request is not a function

On the other hand, if I do this:

import request from 'request';

then the TypeScript compiler complains with

error TS1192: Module '"<mypath>/node_modules/@types/request/index"' has no default export.

If I manually change the compiled JS code to use import request from 'request';, it actually works fine... how can I force the TS compiler to accept this code and just pass it through?

stackoverflow.com/questions/35706164

Tushar Gupta - curioustushar
– Tushar Gupta - curioustushar

2017-12-17 02:13:14 +00:00
Commented Dec 17, 2017 at 2:13 — Tushar Gupta - curioustushar
– Tushar Gupta - curioustushar, Commented Dec 17, 2017 at 2:13

Krishnadas PC · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-17 02:03:06Z

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Can you try Add allowSyntheticDefaultImports: true to your

tsconfig.json

seems like still an open issue in Typescript.

answered Dec 17, 2017 at 2:03

Krishnadas PC

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Jerzy Drożdż · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-26 11:17:24Z

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Basically you need remove comment in tsconfig.json at line 46, because default ts config file have this option but it's commented by default

answered Jan 26, 2019 at 11:17

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