Definition File Locations
Explore how TypeScript definition files are obtained and managed, including those provided by JavaScript libraries, NPM packages, and how to create or configure fake definitions when none are available. Understand the role of the compiler and configuration settings in locating and generating these files.
You can get definition files from two different places.
Getting definition files directly from the JavaScript library #
The first one, which is getting popular, is directly from the JavaScript library when installing through NPM. If you look at the downloaded package, you might see index.d.ts in the folder of the library. If that is the case, it means that the author of the JavaScript library has provided the definition file. Having the library include the definition is the best case because ...