Typings for npm packages

[falsandtru]

Resolve typings of node modules.
https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Typings-for-npm-packages

[boneskull]

Thanks for the PR.

I don't have any interest in whatever this is or maintaining it, however.

If another maintainer does, please pipe up.

cc @mochajs/mocha

[danielstjules]

Could the type definitions not be moved to https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped? It doesn't make sense to add these types of files in Mocha, since they're language-specific (TypeScript, Flow, anybody else who decides to do static analysis in JS) :)

[falsandtru]

Thanks for your response. I changed to maintenance-free model. You can update from DefinitelyTyped by $ dtsm update --save. However, I should update type definition files of DefinitelyTyped before merge this PR. This is advanced type management model. Please include type info, if possible.

[danielstjules]

I still don't understand why this needs to be shipped with mocha at all?

[falsandtru]

These files are for statically typed programmings using JavaScript. We should move to source repositories from DefinitelyTyped. Here is a final destination of type definition files.

[danielstjules]

I realize that, but my point is that they shouldn't need to be added to this repo. If you'd like to use mocha with a new typescript project, I'd just:

npm install mocha --save-dev
tsd query mocha --save --action install

Then write your tests as you normally would:

<reference path="../typings/mocha/mocha.d.ts" />

describe('suite', function() {
  //...
});

If we were to make an exception for typescript, we'd need to do the same for flow, and any other language that tries to improve the type system.

[falsandtru]

Okay, thanks for your response.

[danielstjules]

Sorry to sound harsh. I hope the proposed solution makes sense though!

[boneskull]

@danielstjules hey, at least you have a solution!