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# 3rd Party Library Installation
Simply install your library via `npm install lib-name --save` and import it in your code.
If the library does not include typings, you can install them using npm:
```bash
npm install d3 --save
npm install @types/d3 --save-dev
```
If the library doesn't have typings available at `@types/`, you can still use it by
manually adding typings for it:
1. First, create a `typings.d.ts` file in your `src/` folder. This file will be automatically included as global type definition.
2. Then, in `src/typings.d.ts`, add the following code:
```typescript
declare module 'typeless-package';
```
3. Finally, in the component or file that uses the library, add the following code:
```typescript
import * as typelessPackage from 'typeless-package';
typelessPackage.method();
```
Done. Note: you might need or find useful to define more typings for the library that you're trying to use.