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publishing deep-dive is out of date regarding "exports"

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Issue type
Documentation
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Mostly clear
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Stale
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
documentation

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Start with publishing.html and compare its guidance on the "types" and "typings" fields with the package.json exports and main/types sections in modules/reference.html. Update the publishing guidance to address exports, subpaths, and the legacy status of "typings"; done means the two pages are consistent and link to the relevant reference material.

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Description

Page URL: https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/declaration-files/publishing.html

publishing.html mentions "types" and "typings" fields but there are no comments about "exports" which I believe can supersede those. And I think they do not apply when there is a subpath based on documentation from https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/modules/reference.html#packagejson-main-and-types.

https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/modules/reference.html#packagejson-exports has good information about resolving; so, one could work backward if just given a reference there. But specific guidance on authoring is probably best.

"typings" is listed as an alias on publishing.html but is noted as legacy on modules/reference.html.

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