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consistent-type-exports

Enforce consistent usage of type exports.

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Some problems reported by this rule are automatically fixable by the --fix ESLint command line option.

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This rule requires type information to run.

TypeScript allows specifying a type keyword on exports to indicate that the export exists only in the type system, not at runtime. This allows transpilers to drop exports without knowing the types of the dependencies.

See Blog > Consistent Type Exports and Imports: Why and How for more details.

eslint.config.mjs
export default tseslint.config({
  rules: {
    "@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-exports": "error"
  }
});

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Examples​

interface ButtonProps {
  onClick: () => void;
}

class Button implements ButtonProps {
  onClick = () => console.log('button!');
}

export { Button, ButtonProps };
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Options​

This rule accepts the following options:

type Options = [
  {
    /** Whether the rule will autofix "mixed" export cases using TS inline type specifiers. */
    fixMixedExportsWithInlineTypeSpecifier?: boolean;
  },
];

const defaultOptions: Options = [
  { fixMixedExportsWithInlineTypeSpecifier: false },
];

fixMixedExportsWithInlineTypeSpecifier​

Whether the rule will autofix "mixed" export cases using TS inline type specifiers. Default: false.

If you are using a TypeScript version less than 4.5, then you will not be able to use this option.

For example the following code:

const x = 1;
type T = number;

export { x, T };

With {fixMixedExportsWithInlineTypeSpecifier: true} will be fixed to:

const x = 1;
type T = number;

export { x, type T };

With {fixMixedExportsWithInlineTypeSpecifier: false} will be fixed to:

const x = 1;
type T = number;

export type { T };
export { x };

When Not To Use It​

If you use --isolatedModules the compiler would error if a type is not re-exported using export type. This rule may be less useful in those cases.

If you specifically want to use both export kinds for stylistic reasons, or don't wish to enforce one style over the other, you can avoid this rule.

However, keep in mind that inconsistent style can harm readability in a project. We recommend picking a single option for this rule that works best for your project.

Type checked lint rules are more powerful than traditional lint rules, but also require configuring type checked linting.

See Troubleshooting > Linting with Type Information > Performance if you experience performance degradations after enabling type checked rules.

Resources​