Definitelytyped: Question: @types/multer import Multer.File type

[dannyhuly]

Hi,

Is it possible to import the Multer.File interface from @types/multer d.ts file ?

I was unable to import it directly with import { File } from 'multer';.
Is there something I'm missing ?

• Typescript: 2.4.2
• Node: 8.1.3
• @types/multer#1.3.2

Thanks.

[BendingBender]

It should be available via the global namespace Express.Multer.File.

[dannyhuly]

Was able to reach it with importing the express namespace first

import { Express } from 'express';

let multerFile: Express.Multer.File;

@BendingBender Thanks for the help.
Didn't notices that Multer is under the Express namespace.

[fwoelffel]

Is there any particular reason for this to be declared in an Express namespace?

[benwinding]

I needed to do the following to use a multer File type

import 'multer';
const multer = require('multer');
let multerFile: Express.Multer.File;

A bit ridiculous....

[MistrySaurabh]

import multer = require('multer');

[george-norris-salesforce]

So you can't just use Multer.File globally? Why?

[canove]

So you can't just use Multer.File globally? Why?

I just used:

interface Request {
  media: Express.Multer.File;
  ticket: Ticket;
}

Without importing express first.. So maybe its available globally.

[diegoazh]

I have a tricky question about why VsCode tell me that Express is never read and I currently use Express.Multer.File, how can I solve it? 🤔

UPDATE
I found the solution, I note that Express is a global variable then I set it on globals key of Eslint and after that, I don't need to import Express anymore I just use it on my code like Express.Multer.File. 😄