typescript compiler ignoring *.d.ts files

[atao60]

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When:

• using an npm package without type declaration, eg dir-obj@2.0.1,
• and providing type declaration file, eg declarations.d.ts,

this last file is ignored. I get warning messages such as:

[server]: ES2015 modules Compilation: 645.388ms
server/main.ts (1, 25): Could not find a declaration file for module 'dir-obj'. 'node_modules/dir-obj/index.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.
  Try `npm install @types/dir-obj` if it exists or add a new declaration (.d.ts) file containing `declare module 'dir-obj';`
server/main.ts (12, 24): Parameter 'dirPath' implicitly has an 'any' type.

I have been unable to force angular-compilers to take in account any d.ts file.

dev config

$ uname -srvmpio
Linux 4.13.0-38-generic #43~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 14 17:48:43 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[ardatan]

Could you try to add this on the top the file?

/// <reference path="./<declaration-file-name>.d.ts" />

[atao60]

After inserting the reference path at the beginning of server/main.ts:

sed -i '1 i\
/// <reference path="../declarations.d.ts" />
' server/main.ts

No more "Could not find a declaration file for module 'dir-obj'" . :-)

[yusufkhan07]

Could you try to add this on the top the file?

/// <reference path="./<declaration-file-name>.d.ts" />

Is adding the decleration always necessary?