[request] allow `export type * from`

Search Terms

export type

Suggestion

TS1383: Only named exports may use ‘export type’.

allow export type * from

Use Cases

https://github.com/bluelovers/ws-ts-type/blob/master/packages/ts-type/index.ts

export type * from './lib';
export type * from 'typedarray-dts';

Examples

Checklist

My suggestion meets these guidelines:

• This wouldn’t be a breaking change in existing TypeScript/JavaScript code
• This wouldn’t change the runtime behavior of existing JavaScript code
• This could be implemented without emitting different JS based on the types of the expressions
• This isn’t a runtime feature (e.g. library functionality, non-ECMAScript syntax with JavaScript output, etc.)
• This feature would agree with the rest of TypeScript’s Design Goals.

[andrewbranch]

I’m planning to investigate implementing this in the release after 4.9.

[aminya]

In addition to all the usecases that export type has, not having it is an inconsistency in the TypeScript language that should be fixed.

P.S: the number of upvotes and likes shows the community opinion. I think “Awaiting more feedback” label should be removed. @RyanCavanaugh