Why vscode is importing packages from typescript cache

Question

I've started a react-native project generated using the cli. The app seems to be working just fine but i've notice that the import points to typescript cache instead of local node_modules. I'm not even using typescript.

IDE: vscode 1.19.3

import React, { Component } from 'react';

module "/Users/MyMac/Library/Caches/typescript/2.6/node_modules/@types/react/index"

Answer 1

This is expected for JavaScript. These @types files power VS Code IntelliSense for npm modules such as react. The react module itself will still be imported from your local node_modules

See our documentation on Automatic type acquisition for more details