export * as X cannot be imported when type X is exported

[Conaclos]

Bug Report

🔎 Search Terms

• star-export
• impossible value import
• namespace identifier
• type value export

Is kinda related to #36704 and #41409.

🕗 Version & Regression Information

I test on typescript@latest and typescript@next at the moment of writing.

• This is the behavior in every version I tried, and I reviewed the FAQ for entries about type-value exports

⏯ Playground Link

TypeScript Playground

💻 Code

// @strict

// @filename: constants.ts
export const COFFEE = 0;
export const TEA = 1;


// @filename: drink.ts
export type Drink = 0 | 1;
export * as Drink from "./constants";


// @filename: index.ts
import { Drink } from "./drink";
// 'Drink' only refers to a type, but is being used as a value here
const x: Drink = Drink.TEA;

🙁 Actual behavior

According to TS Drink is not imported as a value.

🙂 Expected behavior

No error should occur.

I'm currently using the following workaround:

// @strict

// @filename: constants.ts
export const COFFEE = 0;
export const TEA = 1;


// @filename: drink.ts
import * as DrinkConstants from "./constants";
export type Drink = 0 | 1;
export const Drink = DrinkConstants;


// @filename: index.ts
import { Drink } from "./drink";
const x: Drink = Drink.TEA;