A Visual Studio Extension that allows the user to insert a typescript reference for the highlighted type in the code editor.
What problem does it solve?
Imagine the scenario where you have created a typescript file called Car.ts which has a property on it of type CarEngine.
You now need to import the type CarEngine for this to be valid typescript.
Importing types is not always straight forward as the types can sometimes live in nested directories, and for a large solution,
this is a pain. The import syntax is: import CarEngine = require('../../Engines/CarEngine');
####Car.ts
class Car
{
public Engine : CarEngine;
}
export = Car;With this extension installed you simply need to highlight 'CarEngine' in your Car.ts file, and then run Tools->Insert TypeScript Reference. This will locate the type you need to import and insert the correct import statement at the top of your file. This command can be mapped to a key combination also.
If the import already exists then no type is added. The extension looks for the first import in your file and inserts the reference above that import; if no imports are present, it inserts it at the top of the file.
Note : For this extension to work, it assumes that your types are named the same as your files, as in the example above, class
Car resides in file Car.ts