Cannot find name 'exports' error in typescript

Question

I have a typescript file like below,

Environment.ts

var Environment = "DEV"
exports.Environment = Environment;

And I am using it in my app.config file like below,

var execEnv = require('./src/execEnvironment.ts');

which gives me the error

cannot find name 'exports'.

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Use "standarized" ES6 style exports which are supported by Typescript

environment.ts

export const Environment = "DEV"

app.config.ts

import {Environment} from './environment'  // <= no .ts at the end

You can even rename on import

import {Environment as execEnv} from './environment'