TypeScript · Interop Constraints

esModuleInterop

Emit additional JavaScript to ease support for importing CommonJS modules. This enables 'allowSyntheticDefaultImports' for type compatibility.

Syntax

"esModuleInterop": true

Example

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "esModuleInterop": true
  }
}

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