TypeScript: declare a variable that is a function named “new”

Question

Let\'s say I want to write TypeScript definitions of a modules where it\'s JavaScript equivalent is the following:

var service = {};
service.new = function (name         


        

Answer 1

In certain contexts you can quote identifier names:

interface MyModule {
    "new"(name: string, options: Options): NewService;
}

declare const m: MyModule;
export = m;