For a quick and small example to see it in action:
npm init && typings init
npm install debug ms --save
typings install debug ms --save
debug is dependent on ms, so in node_modules you have:
|-ms
|-debug
| |-ms
typings/main/definitions will have
|-debug
| |-index.d.ts
|-ms
| |-index.d.ts
It makes up for this file structure by declaring modules named in a file-like structure so the entire dependency tree is self contained in one file, while only exposing it's own typings through the final export declarations "debug" and "ms". No stepping on toes. Best to see for yourself, it would take a bit to write down.
As a point of info, it only works when people start adding versioning to the typings registry itself. debug and ms are both versioned in the registry, which is the only reason their dependencies are correctly managed. DefinitelyTyped ambient declarations will still break things. Until those are gone and everything is versioned, you'll still need some hacking depending on your dependencies. That being said, I've seen the issues start to fade rather quickly given the short time period I've been using it.
npm init && typings init
npm install debug ms --save
typings install debug ms --save
debug is dependent on ms, so in node_modules you have:
|-ms
|-debug
| |-ms
typings/main/definitions will have
|-debug
| |-index.d.ts
|-ms
| |-index.d.ts
It makes up for this file structure by declaring modules named in a file-like structure so the entire dependency tree is self contained in one file, while only exposing it's own typings through the final export declarations "debug" and "ms". No stepping on toes. Best to see for yourself, it would take a bit to write down.
As a point of info, it only works when people start adding versioning to the typings registry itself. debug and ms are both versioned in the registry, which is the only reason their dependencies are correctly managed. DefinitelyTyped ambient declarations will still break things. Until those are gone and everything is versioned, you'll still need some hacking depending on your dependencies. That being said, I've seen the issues start to fade rather quickly given the short time period I've been using it.