How to import modules with ‘Typings’ in TypeScript without <reference>?
<p>I`m trying to write tests with <strong>Protractor</strong> and <strong>Jasmine</strong> in <strong>TypeScript</strong>. TSD is now deprecated so I have to use 'Typings' to manipulate TypeScript definitions. So I installed it:</p>

<pre><code>npm install typings -g
</code></pre>

<p>Then I used it to install Jasmine and Chance definitions like that:</p>

<pre><code>typings install jasmine --source dt --save –-global
typings install chance--source dt --save –-global
</code></pre>

<p>And I also added <strong>“files”</strong> section and excluded 'node_modules':</p>

<pre><code>// tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "es5",
    "module": "commonjs",
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "sourceMap": true,
    "declaration": false,
    "noImplicitAny": false,
    "outDir": "tmp",
    "types": ["node", "jasmine", "chance"]
  },
  "files": [
    "typings/index.d.ts"
  ],
  "include": [
    "lib",
    "specs"
  ],
  "exclude": [
    "node_modules"
  ]
}
</code></pre>

<p>The problem is neither WebStorm nor Visual Code studio can`t find definitions for all Jasmine methods and 'chance' module. Errors are:</p>

<pre><code>**“TS2304: Cannot find name 'describe'”** 
**“TS2307: Cannot find module 'chance'”**
</code></pre>

<p>respectively. Here is my spec file:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/oZQ4o.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/oZQ4o.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>In 'typings/' folder I see reference links to TypeScript definitions:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/6G2sB.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/6G2sB.jpg" alt="folders structure and typings/index.d.ts content"></a></p>

<p>Am I missing something? Why my IDE can`t find definitions for Jasmine and Chance?</p>

<p><strong>P.S.</strong> Test works after transpiling to Javacript.</p>

<p><strong>P.S.S.</strong> Errors will disappear after adding</p>

<pre><code>///&lt;reference path="###"/&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>to the spec file. But I don`t want to use it.</p>

<pre><code>Protractor: 4.0.9;
TypeScript 2.0.3;
Typings 1.5.0;
</code></pre>

<p>Thanks  in advance!</p>