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Avoiding window as any

@RiccardoOdone•Suggest a tip•

You can avoid type casts by defining globals in a d.ts file.

const myGlobal = (window as any).__MY_GLOBAL__
//    ^? const myGlobal: any ⛔️

// global.d.ts

declare global {
  interface Window {
    __MY_GLOBAL__: number
  }
}

export {} // Needed to augment global scope

// main.ts

const myGlobal = window.__MY_GLOBAL__
//    ^? const myGlobal: number ✅
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