How do I use namespaces with TypeScript external modules?

Question

I have some code:

baseTypes.ts

export namespace Living.Things {
  export class Animal {
    move() { /* ... */ }
  }
  export class          


        

Answer 1

Try to organize by folder:

baseTypes.ts

export class Animal {
    move() { /* ... */ }
}

export class Plant {
    photosynthesize() { /* ... */ }
}

dog.ts

import b = require('./baseTypes');

export class Dog extends b.Animal {
    woof() { }
}   

tree.ts

import b = require('./baseTypes');

class Tree extends b.Plant {
}

LivingThings.ts

import dog = require('./dog')
import tree = require('./tree')

export = {
    dog: dog,
    tree: tree
}

main.ts

import LivingThings = require('./LivingThings');
console.log(LivingThings.Tree)
console.log(LivingThings.Dog)

The idea is that your module themselves shouldn't care / know they are participating in a namespace, but this exposes your API to the consumer in a compact, sensible way which is agnostic to which type of module system you are using for the project.