How to import TypeScript types?

[dccarmo]

Hi,

When we're fetching statuses from the timeline, for example, we would like to import the Status type that gets returned to be used on our project internally. Is there a way to do this?

[neet]

Hi @dccarmo, thank you for posting a question

Basically, all types are exported under mastodon namespace due to the naming convention. This is because some entity has breaking changes between different versions. For example, if you want to use Status type:

import type { mastodon } from "masto";

function statusHandler(status: mastodon.v1.Status) {
  //...
}

I'm planning improve the document in the future for easily understanding this restriction.

Hope this helps

[dccarmo]

That's perfect, thank you so much!