How to prevent Create React App from forcing me to install TypeScript because a dependency has a ts file in it

Question

I have a React app created using Create React App that was running fine until today. Something must have updated the last time I installed a new package. Anyhow, so whenever I try to start the app, it complains that there are .ts files (within node_modules folder) and forces me to install TypeScript.

Is there any way to stop this behaviour? Because currently, installing TypeScript just opens a bottle of worms, where I need to resolve the TypeScript errors that arises.

Also, as the screenshot suggests, removing the tsconfig.json file doesn't resolve the issue, it gets automatically created on every run..

Answer 1

Currently because it's preventing me to work, I've done the following modification until they fix it on the Create React App:

Current solution until they fix the create react app

On the file node_modules/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyTypeScriptSetup.js , find the definition of verifyNoTypeScript() (line 24). Replace the function to the following:

function verifyNoTypeScript() { return true; }