Is it possible for a JS library to have full TS support, but doesn't use TS extension?

#javascript #typescript #discuss #babel

For example, I want to use Flow, as well as Babel, probably also with tcomb. (or some other reasons?)

Laziest way to publish for both NPM and <script src="">

Pacharapol Withayasakpunt ・ Feb 19 ・ 2 min read

#javascript #typescript #node #webdev

To compile with tsc to JavaScript for web browsers, you have to add .js to all imports and exports. This is a known issue in TypeScript (and probably wontfix).

IMO, Babel can be more powerful than TypeScript, as it allows me to define my own grammars; therefore, more plugins to choose, not limited to a single authority. Also, plugins are written in JavaScript, therefore can emit JavaScript codes, not only some IDE safety only.

I know both Flow and TypeScript emit their own specific type definitions, not cross-compatible with each other; but are there ways to normalize that (e.g. emit JSDoc as well)?

I have seen repos with *.d.ts inside it. Are there libraries to help writing that?