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Verbatim Module Syntax

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Enforces type imports to be declared as type imports.

This rule ensures that the code works when the verbatimModuleSyntax TypeScript compiler option is enabled. This is useful in libraries distributing TypeScript code in order to work in more scenarios.

Invalid:

typescript
import { Person } from "./person.ts";

const person: Person = {
  name: "David",
};
console.log(person);
typescript
import { output, Person } from "./person.ts";

const person: Person = {
  name: "David",
};
output(person);

Valid:

typescript
import type { Person } from "./person.ts";

const person: Person = {
  name: "David",
};
console.log(person);
typescript
import { output, type Person } from "./person.ts";

const person: Person = {
  name: "David",
};
output(person);