Nodejs require('this')(that) in Typescript

Question

I'm using @awspilot/dynamodb in a node lambda function, but also using typescript.

A standard nodejs var x = require('x') becomes import * as x from 'x' in typescript no problem - but @awspilot/dynamodb needs the slightly more unusual:

var $db = new AWS.DynamoDB()
var awspilotDB = require('@awspilot/dynamodb')($db)

Is there a typescript-y way of rendering this as an import and still passing the extra parameter?

Thanks,

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 05 '17 at 22:30

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require('@awspilot/dynamodb') is returning a function. Therefore the following should work fine:

import * as DynamodbFactory from '@awspilot/dynamodb'
const awspilotDB = DynamodbFactory($db)

You can, of course, choose whatever name you like for DynamodbFactory.

Alternatively you can also use the require function with TypeScript as described here

answered Jun 05 '17 at 22:30

schrej

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Thanks for explaining - and you answered so quickly it won't even let me accept it yet! – Dave Smith Jun 05 '17 at 22:34

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