将第3方库添加到angular2 cli

Question

I'm trying to add a third party library to angular2, namely the Flickity slider.

Tried to install typings. When importing them I get en error that @typings/flickity is not a module .

Second attempt to add it in angular-cli.json . Added in apps[0].scripts as described in the docs. In the component i've used it like this:

this.slider = new Flickity('.news-wrapper', { cellAlign: 'left', contain: true, prevNextButtons: false, pageDots: true });

When compiling I get an error Cannot find name 'Flickity'. , but when running the site it works like a charm.

The problem is I can't build the app because of that error.

How should it be added then?

Answer 1

follow below steps to use flickity in angular-cli based project

1. npm install flickity --save
2. declare module 'flickity'; in typings.d.ts
3. import * as Flickity from "flickity"; in app.component.ts (needs to import wherever required)

use it like as you mentioned

this.slider = new Flickity('.news-wrapper', { cellAlign: 'left', contain: true, prevNextButtons: false, pageDots: true });

Answer 2

I am not sure if this will work but you can try this in the file that needs flickity.

let Flickity = require('flickity');

Just make sure you installed let Flickity using NPM