docs: clarify library types integration (#28410)

PR Close #28410
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Judy Bogart 2019-01-28 15:54:55 -08:00 committed by Miško Hevery
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@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ For an example, see [Angular Material](https://material.angular.io/) docs.
Library packages often include typings in `.d.ts` files; see examples in `node_modules/@angular/material`. If your library's package does not include typings and your IDE complains, you may need to install the library's associated `@types/<lib_name>` package.
To configure a library that does not include typings in the same package, install the related `@types` package with npm.
TypeScript looks for types in the `node_modules/@types` folder by default, so you don't have to add each type package individually.
For example, suppose you have a library named `d3`:
<code-example format="." language="bash">
@ -27,15 +24,8 @@ npm install d3 --save
npm install @types/d3 --save-dev
</code-example>
Types defined in the library need to be added to the TypeScript configuration for the project that uses it.
* Add the library to the "types" array in `src/tsconfig.app.json`.
```
"types":[
"d3"
]
```
Types defined in a `@types/` package for a library installed into the workspace are automatically added to the TypeScript configuration for the project that uses that library.
TypeScript looks for types in the `node_modules/@types` folder by default, so you don't have to add each type package individually.
If a library doesn't have typings available at `@types/`, you can still use it by manually adding typings for it.
To do this: