docs: clarify export {} comment in global-modifying-module templates Improvements: #3410 (Issue) #3414
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docs: clarify
export {}
comment in global-modifying-module template ( #3410 )Related Issue
Closes #3410
Summary
This PR improves the comment in the
global-modifying-module-d-ts
declaration file template by providing a clearer explanation of why theexport {}
line is necessary when the module exports nothing.Problem
The original comment was:
Changes Made
Expanded the comment to clarify that export {} ensures TypeScript treats the file as a module.
Explained the consequences of omitting the line (e.g., leaking declarations to the global scope, causing identifier conflicts).
Included an official link to the TypeScript Handbook on module code organization.
New Updated looks like :
Notes
-- This change is documentation-only and has no impact on runtime behavior.