microsoft/dts-gen

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dts-gen is a CLI tool that generates starter TypeScript definition (.d.ts) files for any JavaScript module or library by inspecting its runtime exports. It is now maintained as part of microsoft/DefinitelyTyped-tools.

Use cases

• generate a starter .d.ts file for an untyped npm package
• bootstrap type definitions before contributing to DefinitelyTyped
• scaffold declaration files for internal JavaScript libraries
• inspect a module's exported API shape to write types manually
• convert a plain JavaScript package into something TypeScript-friendly

When to choose

• you need a quick skeleton of type declarations for a JavaScript module
• you are preparing a @types package for DefinitelyTyped
• you want to see the runtime shape of a module's exports before typing it

When to avoid

• the package already ships its own TypeScript definitions
• you need full-featured type inference rather than a starter template
• you want a tool with active standalone development, since it has moved into DefinitelyTyped-tools

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

developer-tools type-system cli developer-tools programming-languages documentation cli cross-platform typescript type-definitions definitelytyped code-generation nodejs

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