Node http module is not found when using from typescript

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$ node -v
v16.13.0

I'm very new to TS/JS and try to understand how to import modules provided by node js with typescript. Following this How to use Node http module in TypeScript QA I tried it myself and wrote the following simple typescript file:

import * as http from "http"

When running tsc main.ts I got the following error:

main.ts:1:23 - error TS2307: Cannot find module 'http' or its 
corresponding type declarations.

Maybe some more options are required to the tsc? I tried to add tsc --module commonjs main.ts but got the same error.

I thought all node js modules are visible for typescript by default.

Malik Junaid Ramzan · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-17 14:00:27Z

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this is all you need to do :')

import { http } from "http";

answered Nov 17, 2021 at 14:00

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St.Antario Over a year ago

Tried tsc main.ts and got the same error...

Malik Junaid Ramzan Over a year ago

did you installed that first or not?

St.Antario Over a year ago

Install node? I did, isn't http included in nodejs?

St.Antario Over a year ago

Ah... I see now, thanks for the point. I didn't install @types/node.

Zach Jensz · Accepted Answer · 2022-06-04 14:23:53Z

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tsc --init

To initialize the Typescript configuration file. The error disappeared for me.

edited Jun 4, 2022 at 14:23

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answered Jun 2, 2022 at 9:06

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