tough charm
no matter Typescript is still a important part of nest
-# why isn't there a typescript tag?
and i'm having some issues with it trying to set a value in the response.locals but typescript doesn't see this valid property i hve been trying to define it but had some trouble with it
so i need some help with it i got a src/types/express.d.ts where i usually define these kinds of things but struggled to get this defined for some reason so i need some help
tough charm
```ts
export declare global {
namespace Express {
interface Locals {
...
may i ask how you done your ts setup?
like where do you define these? and how does the tsconfig is set? typescript isn't particular consistent with me
appreciate the help btw
subtle hill
When I extend the type of an external module, I create a global.d.ts file and add it as the first entry in the include setting of my tsconfig.json.
tough charm
When I extend the type of an external module, I create a `global.d.ts` file and ...
is this global in the root or more like in the src?
oh btw srry for the late response posted the question and went to sleep lol
subtle hill
Within the files specified in the include section of tsconfig.json, it is applied globally.
It can also be used for defining common types.
export declare global {
type Nullable<T> = T | null;
type Optional<T> = T | undefined;
//...something...
}
A .d.ts file is a type definition file for external modules, not source code, so it should be placed outside of the src directory.
https://github.com/CatsMiaow/nestjs-project-structure/blob/master/typings/global.d.ts
tough charm
yeah that makes sense
tough charm
A `.d.ts` file is a type definition file for external modules, not source code, ...
bit struggling
it seems vsCode isn't always updating the types
added a types/global.d.ts and added this to the include
restarted vsCode and my pc but it seems it still seems it isn't updating
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out of everything this somehow worked after moving the types into the src
managed to move them outside the src again
tough charm
A `.d.ts` file is a type definition file for external modules, not source code, ...
now i think about it
it is still code overwriting parts of the express typing's
so in some sense it is
was curious what chatgpt had to say and it suggests inside even if i'm not asking that question in particular