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no-namespace

Disallow TypeScript namespaces.

TypeScript historically allowed a form of code organization called "custom modules" (module Example {}), later renamed to "namespaces" (namespace Example). Namespaces are an outdated way to organize TypeScript code. ES2015 module syntax is now preferred (import/export).

This rule does not report on the use of TypeScript module declarations to describe external APIs (declare module 'foo' {}).

.eslintrc.cjs
module.exports = {
"rules": {
"@typescript-eslint/no-namespace": "error"
}
};
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Examples

Examples of code with the default options:

module foo {}
namespace foo {}

declare module foo {}
declare namespace foo {}

Options

This rule accepts the following options

type Options = [
{
/** Whether to allow `declare` with custom TypeScript namespaces. */
allowDeclarations?: boolean;
/** Whether to allow `declare` with custom TypeScript namespaces inside definition files. */
allowDefinitionFiles?: boolean;
},
];

const defaultOptions: Options = [
{ allowDeclarations: false, allowDefinitionFiles: true },
];

allowDeclarations

Examples of code with the { "allowDeclarations": true } option:

module foo {}
namespace foo {}

Examples of code for the { "allowDeclarations": false } option:

module foo {}
namespace foo {}
declare module foo {}
declare namespace foo {}

allowDefinitionFiles

Examples of code for the { "allowDefinitionFiles": true } option:

// if outside a d.ts file
module foo {}
namespace foo {}

// if outside a d.ts file and allowDeclarations = false
module foo {}
namespace foo {}
declare module foo {}
declare namespace foo {}

When Not To Use It

If you are using the ES2015 module syntax, then you will not need this rule.

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