Cannot find module 'X'. Did you mean to set the 'moduleResolution' option to ...
Production Risk
Build will fail; resolve before shipping.
A type-checking error (TS2792): Cannot find module 'X'. Did you mean to set the 'moduleResolution' option to 'nodenext', or to add aliases to the 'paths' option?. This diagnostic is emitted by the TypeScript compiler when cannot find module 'X'. Did you mean to set the 'moduleResolution' option to 'nodenext', or to add aliases to the 'paths' option?.
- 1The module path is incorrect or the package is not installed
- 2Missing @types/* declaration package
TypeScript compiler reports TS2792 during type checking.
// Triggers TS2792 // Cannot find module 'X'. Did you mean to set the 'moduleResolution' option to 'nodenext', or to add aliases to the 'paths' option?
expected output
error TS2792: Cannot find module 'X'. Did you mean to set the 'moduleResolution' option to 'nodenext', or to add aliases to the 'paths' option?
Fix
Install the package and its type declarations
WHEN When a module cannot be found
npm install my-package npm install --save-dev @types/my-package
Why this works
TypeScript resolves modules via node_modules; @types/* packages provide type declarations.
TypeScript Compiler Diagnostics
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