How to get just TypeScript types from threeJs package?

Question

I'm building a front-end with Webpack that includes threeJs functionality. In the past, I used to NOT include threeJs in my bundle to keep it small (I used the threeJs UMD from a CDN link in my index.html). I did however use the @types/three package for typing.

However, @types/three has now been deprecated. Instead, three now includes its own moduled types. But now, I can't figure out how to use the three package just for its types without also including ALL of the massive threeJs code in my bundle.

Suggestions?

Answer 1

It was initially deprecated, but @types/three is now the place to use again. Moving back to DefinitivelyTyped was done in Jan 2021.

So just add types by running

npm install -D @types/three