How can i use momentjs in custom visuals?

[greenelephant]

I am writing a simple custom visual and i would like to know how i could go about and use moment.js in that visual.
I saw there is a typescript def in the git-repo ->PowerBI-visuals/src/Clients/Typedefs/moment/moment.d.ts
Does that mean that moment.js is avaiable as a common lib, ready to use in custom visuals?

[ChrisWilliams]

@greenelephant Can you share some more info about how you got this working?  I added moment 2.18.1 using npm and it appears in my node_modules folder.  Moment now comes with it's own type description file, so I added the moment.d.ts file to tsconfig.json:

"files": [
    ".api/v1.7.0/PowerBI-visuals.d.ts",    
    "node_modules/moment/moment.d.ts",
    "src/visual.ts"
  ]

I then added the moment.js file to pbviz.json:

  "externalJS": [
    "node_modules/moment/min/moment.min.js"
  ],

However, I'm not getting any moment-related namespace in Intellisense.

Can you fill-in where you were able to make this work?

cc: @v-chuncz-msft

[ChrisWilliams]

FYI:  This answer on stack overflow solved my namespace problem with moment typings: https://stackoverflow.com/a/42290662/79271

[greenelephant]

glad you found a solution. Its been a while for me that i worked with powerbi and I cant remember how i made it work now

[v-chuncz-msft · Accepted solution]

@greenelephant,

To develop a custom visual, please use the PowerBI Custom Visual CLI Tools. There you could find the tutorial on Adding External Libraries and Installing Typings for Libraries.