Atom typescript plugin cannot find name 'describe'

Question

I already tried to include a line of typings but that doesnt resolve this issue for me here is my tsconfig.json file: ``` { "compilerOptions": { "declaration": false, "emitDecoratorMetadata": true, "experimentalDecorators": true, "lib": ["es6", "dom"], "mapRoot": "./", "module": "es6", "moduleResolution": "node", "outDir": "../dist/out-tsc", "sourceMap": true, "target": "es5", "typeRoots": [ "../node_modules/@types" ], "types": [ "jasmine" ] } } ``` the path to node_modules is correct

Accepted Answer

I'm using this temporary solution - while I hope that the atom-typescript plugin can solve it better.

Install the types;

```
npm install @types/jasmine --save-dev
```

Added this line into my src/app/app.component.spec.ts file;

```
import  '../../node_modules/@types/jasmine';
```

Didn't need to add it into any other spec files, editing just this one file solves the issue for me.

Another work-around I found, works, but not as good as above for me, so depending on your needs was to edit "package.json", by moving the jasmine reference in the "devDependencies" up to the "dependencies" section;

```
"@types/jasmine": "^2.5.38"
```

Atom typescript plugin cannot find name 'describe'

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