localization - Angular library, Cannot find name $localize

Question

I'm refactoring my Angular 11 application into libraries using Nx tool. My main app have @angular/localize as dependency and @angular/localize import in polyfills.ts. Every usage of $localize in my library code generates Typescript error TS2304: Cannot find name '$localize'. My libraries don't have their own package.json file. Application build works without error. It's looks like Typescript typings problem. Any ideas?

library tsconfig.lib.json

{
  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
  "compilerOptions": {
    "outDir": "../../../dist/out-tsc",
    "target": "es2015",
    "declaration": true,
    "declarationMap": true,
    "inlineSources": true,
    "types": [],
    "lib": [
      "dom",
      "es2018"
    ]
  },
  "angularCompilerOptions": {
    "skipTemplateCodegen": true,
    "strictMetadataEmit": true,
    "enableResourceInlining": true
  },
  "exclude": [
    "src/test.ts",
    "**/*.spec.ts"
  ],
  "include": [
    "**/*.ts"
  ]
}

tsconfig.json in library

{
  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.json",
  "files": [],
  "include": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "path": "./tsconfig.lib.json"
    },
    {
      "path": "./tsconfig.spec.json"
    }
  ]
}

angular version

Angular CLI: 11.1.1
Node: 14.15.4
OS: win32 x64

Angular: 11.1.0
... animations, cdk, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core
... elements, forms, language-service, localize, material
... platform-browser, platform-browser-dynamic, router
Ivy Workspace: <error>

Package                         Version
---------------------------------------------------------
@angular-devkit/architect       0.1002.1
@angular-devkit/build-angular   0.1101.1
@angular-devkit/core            10.2.1
@angular-devkit/schematics      11.0.7
@angular/cli                    11.1.1
@schematics/angular             11.0.7
@schematics/update              0.1101.1
rxjs                            6.6.3
typescript                      4.1.3

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65914525/angular-library-cannot-find-name-localize

Answer 1

The import of @angular/localize/init may cause a tslint error for no-import-side-effect because it adds to the global context (that is, a side effect). To fix this error, add the following to your tslint.config

"no-import-side-effect": [ true, { "ignore-module": "(core-js/.|zone.js/.|@angular/localize/init)$" } ]