TypeScript 5.3, an upgrade to Microsoft’s strongly typed JavaScript variant that adds support for import attributes for ECMAScript modules, has moved to a release candidate (RC) stage. The RC, announced November 3, adds an option to prefer type-only auto-imports when possible.
Previously, when TypeScript generated auto-imports for something in a type position, it would add a type modifier based on the developer’s settings. With a recent change, TypeScript now enables an editor-specific option. For example, when getting an auto-import on Person in the following:
