@types/acorn

What is @types/acorn?

The @types/acorn package provides TypeScript type definitions for the Acorn JavaScript parser. It is useful for developers who use TypeScript and need type safety and IntelliSense support when working with Acorn.

What are @types/acorn's main functionalities?

Type Definitions for Acorn Parser

This code sample demonstrates how to use the @types/acorn package to provide type definitions when using the Acorn parser to parse a piece of JavaScript code. It sets up parser options with type safety and parses a simple script, logging the resulting AST.

import * as acorn from 'acorn';

const options: acorn.Options = {
  locations: true,
  ecmaVersion: 2020
};

const code = `let x = 10;`;
const ast = acorn.parse(code, options);
console.log(ast);

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@types/babylon

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README

This is a stub types definition for @types/acorn (https://github.com/acornjs/acorn).

acorn provides its own type definitions, so you don't need @types/acorn installed!