Creating a single CommonJS module from several TypeScript classes

Question

I\'m trying to work out the best way to split my application into a few CommonJS modules that can be consumed by other applications.

I have 5 TS classes, and I\'d like t

Answer 1

Having a separate CommonJS module per file is completely appropriate. All the require calls in TypeScript will translate to CommonJS require calls in JavaScript, and the .d.ts files will be picked up in the process. (If you're doing something silly like requireing classes outside your source directory... stop.)

You would only need to consider a packaging step if you intended to use this NPM package in other applications, in which case look into Browserify