Unable to use express-validator with TypeScript 2.3.4

[taicho]

Based on how the typings are written (the ones that ship with express-validator). I am unable to import the library without compile-time errors.

I've tried:
import * as expressValidator from 'express-validator';
import {ExpressValidator} from 'express-validator';

Both of which result in:
Module '"express-validator"' resolves to a non-module entity and cannot be imported using this construct.'

Is anybody else running into this issue? I figure a workaround would be to delete index.d.ts from node_modules/express-validator/ but I feel concerned about this issue coming up again when the next release of express-validator is published...

Thanks in advance!

[baptistelambert]

I had the same problem and tried importing like so:

import expressValidator = require('express-validator')

Not the prettiest syntax but it works on my side.

[taicho]

@baptistelambert Thanks. :) Guess I'll have to go the same route too. ;-/

[tylerpalmerdev]

Importing each individual method from 'express-validator/check' works for me:

import { check, body, query, param, validationResult } from 'express-validator/check';

You then have access to each method within the file.

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