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

dog.ts

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

export module Living.Things {
    // Error, can't find name 'Animal', ??
    // Solved: can find, if properly referenced; exporting modules is useless, anyhow
    export class Dog extends b.Living.Things.Animal {
        public woof(): void {
            return;
        }
    }
}

tree.ts

// Error, can't use the same name twice, ??
// Solved: cannot declare let or const variable twice in same scope either: just use a different name
import b = require('./baseTypes');
import d = require('./dog');

module Living.Things {
    // Why do I have to write b.Living.Things.Plant instead of b.Plant??
    class Tree extends b.Living.Things.Plant {
    }
}