How to get a LUAU custom type defined in another script?

[Noobot9k]

In one modulescript I have a custom Luau type defined (among other things:)

local moduleA = {}

type AppartmentIventoryItem = {
	DateAquired : number;
	UserAcknowledged : boolean;
	Catagory : string;
	ItemId : string;
	Count : number;
	CustomAttributes : {};
}

...

return moduleA

In another module I would like to be able to define a variable that will hold this custom type

local moduleB = {}

local Variable : AppartmentIventoryItem?

return moduleB

Is there a way to reference this type defined in ModuleA from ModuleB? I’m having an issue where Roblox isn’t able to figure it out on it’s own and I would like to tell it what type this variable holds but can’t. Do I have to copy and paste the definition of this type into every script that uses it? I really don’t want to do that as making a single change will require me to make that change in many places.

[OniiSamaUwU (UwU)]

You would have to export it using export type.

-- moduleA
export type MyClass = {
    foo: number,
    bar: boolean
}

-- moduleB
type MyClass = moduleA.MyClass
local myClass: MyClass

-- or reference directly
local myClass: moduleA.MyClass

[Noobot9k]

Dear god

I’m not sure why the method horrifies me so much but I’m glad you can do it at least. I guess it’s the implication that additional hidden data is being returned when you call require() that scares me