I need to do an ajax call from node server using TypeScript.
I am importing jquery as below to my class
import * as $ from "jquery"
if I hover over my implementation, it recognizes the ajax as below
Then, I compile this TypeScript to JavaScript. It is successful.
If I host the node server and try to access this function I am getting below error
TypeError : $.ajax is not a function.
I think I am missing something. I am unable to figure the things out.
Don't do this; jQuery is for the client side, not the server
As mentioned in comments, You should use a server-side HTTP client, such as the built in http.request method, or a library such as npm-fetch or Axios as your needs might dictate.
However, assuming you're using the jquery npm package, please note the following quote from the package page:
For jQuery to work in Node, a window with a document is required. Since no such window exists natively in Node, one can be mocked by tools such as jsdom.
What the npm package provides is a factory for instantiating jQuery injected with a faked window. They give an example of how to do that, but this part is pretty revealing:
This can be useful for testing purposes.
"For testing purposes" means purposes such as running unit tests in nodejs as part of your build pipeline for a client side package. Not as a general purpose library for use in node.
