how to use npm libraries with typescript and ES6?

Question

I'd like to target ES6 as output. This is for a node server side app that I can run on the bleeding-edge iojs distro, which hopefully supports the latest es6 syntax.

But I'm not clear how to use standard NPM libraries with the new import syntax?

require is now a bad word. I noticed this answer but

import http from "http";
import request from "request";

gives

error TS2307: Cannot find module 'http'

Is there a way to use these standard node libs, or other NPM modules already, without a complex transpile/babel build chain?

how should I be? I want to use standard library node modules as above, http etc. but am stuck at that, the first step. including other custom libraries will be the next problem... — dcsan, Sep 04 '15 at 23:46
Is your code running client-side / server-side / both ? If client-side, how do you run it (webpack/browserify ?). — topheman, Sep 05 '15 at 00:00
The issue is probably this one: http://stackoverflow.com/q/18378503/218196 . — Felix Kling, Sep 05 '15 at 00:37
@FelixKling that looks like an answer if you'd like the karmapoints :) — dcsan, Sep 06 '15 at 16:49
If it solves your problem this question should be closed as duplicate. — Felix Kling, Sep 06 '15 at 16:50

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 07 '15 at 04:27

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error TS2307: Cannot find module 'http'

You need to include node.d.ts in your compilation context.

Also import http from "http"; is wrong. Should be import * as http from "http"; or import http = require("http");

answered Sep 07 '15 at 04:27

basarat

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Please just vote to close as a duplicate instead of answering. – Bergi Sep 07 '15 at 13:49
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@Bergi that comment is why stack overflow can suck sometimes. – cdietschrun Feb 20 '19 at 18:50

how to use npm libraries with typescript and ES6?

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