Multi-file namespaces
Here, we’ll split our Validation namespace across many files. Even though the files are separate, they can each contribute to the same namespace and can be consumed as if they were all defined in one place. Because there are dependencies between files, we’ll add reference tags to tell the compiler about the relationships between the files. Our test code is otherwise unchanged.
Validation.ts
namespace Validation {
export interface StringValidator {
isAcceptable(s: string): boolean;
}
}
LettersOnlyValidator.ts
/// <reference path="Validation.ts" />
namespace Validation {
const lettersRegexp = /^[A-Za-z]+$/;
export class LettersOnlyValidator implements StringValidator {
isAcceptable(s: string) {
return lettersRegexp.test(s);
}
}
}
ZipCodeValidator.ts
/// <reference path="Validation.ts" />
namespace Validation {
const numberRegexp = /^[0-9]+$/;
export class ZipCodeValidator implements StringValidator {
isAcceptable(s: string) {
return s.length === 5 && numberRegexp.test(s);
}
}
}
Test.ts
/// <reference path="Validation.ts" />
/// <reference path="LettersOnlyValidator.ts" />
/// <reference path="ZipCodeValidator.ts" />
// Some samples to try
let strings = ["Hello", "98052", "101"];
// Validators to use
let validators: { [s: string]: Validation.StringValidator; } = {};
validators["ZIP code"] = new Validation.ZipCodeValidator();
validators["Letters only"] = new Validation.LettersOnlyValidator();
// Show whether each string passed each validator
for (let s of strings) {
for (let name in validators) {
console.log(""" + s + "" " + (validators[name].isAcceptable(s) ? " matches " : " does not match ") + name);
}
}
Once there are multiple files involved, we’ll need to make sure all of the compiled code gets loaded. There are two ways of doing this.
First, we can use concatenated output using the --outFile flag to compile all of the input files into a single JavaScript output file:
tsc --outFile sample.js Test.ts
The compiler will automatically order the output file based on the reference tags present in the files. You can also specify each file individually:
tsc --outFile sample.js Validation.ts LettersOnlyValidator.ts ZipCodeValidator.ts Test.ts
Alternatively, we can use per-file compilation (the default) to emit one JavaScript file for each input file. If multiple JS files get produced, we’ll need to use <script> tags on our webpage to load each emitted file in the appropriate order, for example:
MyTestPage.html (excerpt)
<script src="Validation.js" type="text/javascript" /> <script src="LettersOnlyValidator.js" type="text/javascript" /> <script src="ZipCodeValidator.js" type="text/javascript" /> <script src="Test.js" type="text/javascript" />
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