Consider adding a TypeScript definitions file

[MurhafSousli]

I'm using https://github.com/mgechev/angular2-seed for my angular2 app and I want to include wordpress-rest-api in a component file (typescript) but it's not working.

import * as WP from 'wordpress-rest-api/wp'; gave the error can't find module

I also tried require( 'wordpress-rest-api/wp' ) gave the error Unhandled rejection Error: Error on fetch for node.extend.js

export class AppCmp {
  constructor(){
    var WP = require( 'wordpress-rest-api/wp' );
    var wp = new WP({ endpoint: 'http://localhost/murhaf/wp-json' });

    wp.posts().then(function(data){
        console.log(data);
      }).catch(function( err ) {
        console.log(err);
    });
}

Thanks.

[kadamwhite]

@MurhafSousli I am not very familiar with TypeScript but I'll test this out and see if I can figure what's up

[MurhafSousli]

Thank you

[kadamwhite]

I'm not sure what's up with this, @MurhafSousli -- could you put together a gist demonstrating the environment in which this issue occurs? Thanks!

[MurhafSousli]

Well in order to use any external library in a typescript application, we need a typescript definition file for the library

file.ts <=> file.js + file.d.ts

[kadamwhite]

@MurhafSousli TypeScript support is not a current roadmap priority vs missing features, but if you're able to put together a definition file I'd be happy to merge it in as a PR. I'm re-naming this issue to track potentially adding a typescript file later on.

[kadamwhite]

@MurhafSousli One wrinkle in providing a typescript file is that the functions available to the API client now depend on the discovery or bootstrapping process; given the customizability of a WordPress install it is actually not possible for us to authoritatively specify all available methods up-front, since a site might not even provide .posts(), e.g. I am not confidant about how to proceed with a TypeScript definition file in this case, and due to the lack of response I am going to close this^; but if you are able to provide a PR defining a .d.ts file I would be happy to merge it. Thank you for your interest!

^ I recognize the irony of closing something after a month when it took me months to respond initially; so please feel free to re-open if you wish to discuss further.

[MurhafSousli]

@kadamwhite Hi, I'm sorry I didn't respond I just read it now, I don't really know how to make definition file for a javascript library, so I had write my own service file in typescript.

[klihelp]

I am about to use in angular 2 app ..

[malfborger]

Have anyone found a workaround to be able to use this lib in their typescript project?

[MurhafSousli]

@malfborger If you are working in angular project, try this https://github.com/MurhafSousli/ngx-wordpress

[klihelp]

I am using:
https://github.com/shprink/wp-api-angular

[malfborger]

thx guys @klihelp @MurhafSousli ! But no way to use this repo?