# @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-exports

> Require `export type` for exports that are only types

`export { User } from "./models"` doesn't say whether `User` is a type or a value. A tool that compiles one file at a time can't open `./models` to find out whether to keep the export or drop it. `export type { User }` spells it out. The export is a type, and it's removed from the JavaScript output.

`--fix` adds the `type` keyword.

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## Configure

Off by default. This rule needs types, so turning it on makes `bun lint` type check your code first.

```toml bunfig.toml
[lint.rules]
"@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-exports" = "error" # or "warn"
```

Every option, set to its default:

```toml bunfig.toml
[lint.rules]
"@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-exports" = ["error", {
  fixMixedExportsWithInlineTypeSpecifier = false,
}]
```

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## Examples

Reported:

{/* bad */}
```ts
interface User {
  name: string;
}

export { User };
```

{/* file "models.ts" */}
```ts
export interface User {
  name: string;
}
export type Id = string;
```

{/* bad {"count": 2} */}
```ts
export { User } from "./models";
export * from "./models";
```

Not reported:

{/* good */}
```ts
interface User {
  name: string;
}
const admin: User = { name: "Ada" };

export type { User };
export { admin };
```

## Options

| Option | Default | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `fixMixedExportsWithInlineTypeSpecifier` | `false` | How `--fix` repairs an export that mixes types and values. |

An export that mixes the two is reported with either setting:

{/* bad */}
```ts
interface User {
  name: string;
}
const admin: User = { name: "Ada" };

export { User, admin };
```

With `false`, `--fix` splits it into `export type { User }` and `export { admin }`. With `true`, it marks the type inside the braces. Both forms are accepted with either setting.

{/* good */}
```ts
interface User {
  name: string;
}
const admin: User = { name: "Ada" };

export { type User, admin };
```