Recently, I came across a Javascript library called History.js
History.js acts as a wrapper for the history object in Javascript, allowing for seamless cross-platform functionality.
While using it in a standard Javascript environment is straightforward, such as with this syntax: History.pushState(data, title, url);
I am interested in utilizing it in a Typescript environment. This presents a challenge as I need to declare the functions/variables in a d.ts file, but the History variable is already defined in the default lib.d.ts.
I located the variable declarations here (line 10475, 10485 & 16363):
interface History {
length: number;
state: any;
back(distance?: any): void;
forward(distance?: any): void;
go(delta?: any): void;
pushState(statedata: any, title?: string, url?: string): void;
replaceState(statedata: any, title?: string, url?: string): void;
}
declare var History: {
prototype: History;
new (): History;
}
declare var history: History;
Now, my question is how I can effectively utilize the History.js library in Typescript. How can I write "History.pushState(data, title, url);" in Typescript?
I believe I need to modify the "declare var History:{...}" to this (Correct me if I'm wrong):
declare var History: {
prototype: History;
new (): History;
pushState(data: any, title: string, url: string): void;
}
Following this adjustment, I should be able to use History.pushState(...); in my Typescript code.
However, I am unable to save the lib.d.ts file as it is protected. Furthermore, even if I could save it, using it in different projects without History.js might lead to errors (as I believe lib.d.ts is shared across all projects).
So, how can I overcome this challenge?