How to get VScode recognize d.ts files without referencing them directly

Question

I have a project created with create-react-app-ts

I also have a set of d.ts files that are generated interfaces from JSON-schema. They define some interface

Answer 1

Based on tsconfig compiler options, you should use option typeRoots. This section of documentation describes the difference between @types, typeRoots and types.

For your specific case this tsconfig.json file should do the trick:

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "typeRoots" : ["./type-definitions-folder"]
    }
}

If you are also using type definitions from npm you should also add ./node_modules/@types.

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "typeRoots" : ["./node_modules/@types", "./type-definitions-folder"]
    }
}