Path/baseUrl creates broken Type Definitions

[dolanmiu]

TypeScript Version: 2.6.2

Search Terms: npm, link, declarations, type definitions, awesome-typescript-loader, paths, baseUrl

I have tried to search for this, but couldn't find something similar, so I am asking 😄.

I am using awesome-typescript-loader to bundle my typescript project into one build/index.js file:
https://github.com/dolanmiu/docx/blob/master/webpack.config.js#L7-L8

I am using compilerOptions.paths to enable me to import from root:
https://github.com/dolanmiu/docx/blob/master/tsconfig.json#L14-L18

I also have declarations: true:
https://github.com/dolanmiu/docx/blob/master/tsconfig.json#L11

However, when I npm link, and use the library, I get the following error:

• Notice how it is complainig about the root imports, such as file/media
• packer is an interface

../../docx/build/export/index.d.ts(3,15): error TS2307: Cannot find module './packer/packer'.
../../docx/build/export/packer/express.d.ts(3,22): error TS2307: Cannot find module 'file'.
../../docx/build/export/packer/express.d.ts(4,25): error TS2307: Cannot find module './packer'.
../../docx/build/export/packer/local.d.ts(2,25): error TS2307: Cannot find module './packer'.
../../docx/build/file/document/body/section-properties/columns/columns-attributes.d.ts(1,39): error TS2307: Cannot find module 'file/xml-components'.
../../docx/build/file/document/body/section-properties/doc-grid/doc-grid-attributes.d.ts(1,39): error TS2307: Cannot find module 'file/xml-components'.
../../docx/build/file/document/body/section-properties/page-margin/page-margin-attributes.d.ts(1,39): error TS2307: Cannot find module 'file/xml-components'.
../../docx/build/file/document/body/section-properties/page-size/page-size-attributes.d.ts(1,39): error TS2307: Cannot find module 'file/xml-components'.
../../docx/build/file/document/body/section-properties/section-properties.d.ts(1,30): error TS2307: Cannot find module 'file/xml-components'.
../../docx/build/file/document/document.d.ts(1,28): error TS2307: Cannot find module 'file/media'.
../../docx/build/file/document/document.d.ts(2,30): error TS2307: Cannot find module 'file/xml-components'.

Expected behavior: Create typescript definitions without red underline errors

Actual behavior: Red underline errors, and error log

Related Issues:

#6496

Project:

https://github.com/dolanmiu/docx

[mhegazy]

I am not sure i understand the intention behind your paths. if all what you want to say is resolve file/media to ./src/file/media/index, then you all you need is the baseUrl and remove paths.

I tried running tsc on the tsconfig.json you provided in docx, and i got no module related errors.. i am guessing this is a loader issue. i would recommend you filing it on https://github.com/s-panferov/awesome-typescript-loader/issues instead.

[dolanmiu]

I have the same issue when removing paths and only keeping the baseUrl

I have tried tsc, and yes, you are right, it does compile with no errors, but when I try running a demo or using the library, I get the error:

Error: Cannot find module 'file/xml-components'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:555:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:482:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:604:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Dolan\Documents\docx\build\file\paragraph\formatting\alignment.js:3:26)
    at Module._compile (module.js:660:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:671:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:573:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:513:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:505:3)

This makes sense as alignment.js has:

const xml_components_1 = require("file/xml-components");

Obviously it won't be able to find require("file/xml-components"), cos its specific to the library

[mhegazy]

The compiler will not change your file path/import module name. what baseUrl tells the compiler is that at runtime all modules will be copied to this folder. AMD modules are usually distributed this way. if this is not your setup, do not use baseUrl/paths.

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