TS1036

error TS1036: Statements are not allowed in ambient contexts.

Broken Code ❌

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import {APIClient} from '../../APIClient';

declare global {
  client: APIClient;
}

Fixed Code ✔️

With declare global an ambient context is created. TypeScript does not allow statements in such ambient context declaration which is why we have to change the statement into a declaration:

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declare global {
  function client(): APIClient;
}

If you don’t want client to be a function, you have to use thevar` keyword:

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declare global {
  var client: APIClient;
}