VS2015 Typescript Cannot find name 'require'

Question

I installed Node.js tools for Visual Studio and created a new TypeScript > Node.js > Blank Node.js console application project.

Currently I only have one file (sender.ts). Code below:

var redis = require('redis');
var client = redis.createClient(); //creates a new client

client.on('connect', function () {
    console.log('connected');
});

client.on('ready', function () { 
    client.publish('agent', 'I am sending a message.');
});

When I build the project, I get a compilation error Cannot find name 'require'. on line 1.

Can anyone help in explaining why this happens and how I can fix it?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31173738/typescript-getting-error-ts2304-cannot-find-name-require#answer-31263434 — Martin Schneider, Nov 27 '15 at 13:28
At first that answer didn't solve my problem, but I must have changed something. It works now. — Jacques Snyman, Nov 27 '15 at 13:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 27 '15 at 13:34

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It should be something like this:

import redis = require('redis');

or

import redis from 'redis';

answered Nov 27 '15 at 13:34

Fayyaz Naqvi

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VS2015 Typescript Cannot find name 'require'

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