Sandbox::https://github.com/unjs/unimport/pull/576

haigou-web · 2026-10-12T11:43:47Z

Description

Fixes #473

export * as foo from '...' introduces a namespace, but the generated declaration file declared it as:

declare global {
  const foo: typeof import('...').foo
}

This only exposes a value, so namespace usages in type positions fail:

type T = z.core.$ZodIssue
//       ^ Cannot find namespace 'z'.

Fix

Namespace exports are now re-exported, which keeps both the value and the namespace available:

declare global {
  export { foo } from '...'
}

scan-dirs marks these imports with namespace: true, and toTypeDeclarationItems emits a re-export instead of a const declaration.

Verification

test/dts.test.ts — new test covering the generated declaration
test/scan-dirs.test.ts — snapshot updated for the new namespace field
End-to-end: scanned export * as z from './inner' → generated export { z } from '<file>' → tsc accepts const a: z.ZodType = z.string() (previously TS2503)
Full suite: 244 passed, 11 pre-existing failures (Vue compiler snapshot differences, unrelated to this change)
tsc --noEmit and eslint clean

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Bug Fixes
- Generated TypeScript declarations now preserve namespace re-exports, including aliases, so those names remain usable in type positions.

`export * as foo from '...'` introduces a namespace, but the generated declaration file declared it as `const foo: typeof import('...').foo`. That only exposes a value, so namespace usages such as `foo.Bar` in type positions failed with `TS2503: Cannot find namespace 'foo'`. Re-export the name instead, which keeps both the value and the namespace available: declare global { export { foo } from '...' } Fixes unjs#473

coderabbitai · 2026-10-12T11:44:02Z

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Export scanning now marks namespace re-exports. Declaration generation emits namespace aliases for marked imports, and tests check the generated declarations.

Changes: Namespace re-export declarations

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Mark namespace re-exports `src/types.ts`, `src/node/scan-dirs.ts`, `test/scan-dirs.test.ts`	`Import` gains an optional `namespace` flag. Export scanning sets the flag for namespace re-exports, and the scanner snapshot checks for it.
Emit namespace re-exports in declarations `src/utils.ts`, `test/dts.test.ts`	Declaration generation emits top-level namespace imports and `export import` aliases for marked imports. Declaration tests check the generated output.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to f9e24

Declarations for a narrow configuration can expose the wrong namespace. Fix the alias key before merging, or accept this bounded limitation.

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Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: re-exporting namespace imports in generated declaration files.
Linked Issues check		Issue [`#473`] requires namespace exports to support both value and type-position usage. The change marks `export * as foo` imports with `namespace: true`. `toTypeDeclarationFile` adds a top-level names…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changed source files implement namespace-export detection and declaration generation. The type update, snapshot update, and `test/dts.test.ts` coverage directly support issue [`#473`]. No unrelated …

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- Around line 248-251: Update the namespace branch in toTypeDeclarationFile to
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…global` `export { x } from '...'` is not permitted in a module augmentation (TS2666), and suppressing that error with `@ts-ignore` leaves the namespace unusable — consumers still fail with `TS2503: Cannot find namespace`, so the re-export never actually worked. Alias a top-level `import * as` instead, which is valid inside `declare global` and exposes both the value and the namespace: export {} import * as __unimport_z from 'zod' declare global { export import z = __unimport_z }

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🟡 Minor · Key namespace aliases by exported name. · utils.ts:284-295

src/utils.ts:284-295
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Key namespace aliases by exported name.

When configured namespace imports share name but use different as aliases, dedupeImports keeps both imports. The declaration generator creates one top-level alias by name, so both exports can reference the first module.

Use as ?? name for the backing alias in both declaration paths.

Suggested fix

       if (i.namespace) {
         const exported = i.as ?? i.name
-        return [`export import ${exported} = ${NAMESPACE_ALIAS_PREFIX}${i.name}`]
+        return [`export import ${exported} = ${NAMESPACE_ALIAS_PREFIX}${exported}`]
       }
@@
   const aliases = new Set<string>()
   for (const i of imports) {
-    if (!i.namespace || aliases.has(i.name))
+    const alias = i.as ?? i.name
+    if (!i.namespace || aliases.has(alias))
       continue
-    aliases.add(i.name)
+    aliases.add(alias)
     const from = options?.resolvePath?.(i) || stripFileExtension(i.typeFrom || i.from)
-    declaration += `import * as ${NAMESPACE_ALIAS_PREFIX}${i.name} from '${from}'\n`
+    declaration += `import * as ${NAMESPACE_ALIAS_PREFIX}${alias} from '${from}'\n`
   }

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Update both namespace declaration-generation paths to use the exported name,
i.as ?? i.name, as the backing alias: keep the export reference and top-level
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haigou-web · 2026-10-22T13:50:27Z

Friendly note: the Unit Test workflow on this PR is sitting in �ction_required, so no checks have actually executed yet. Could a maintainer approve the run when convenient? I'll address anything it surfaces.

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