title: visual studio not finding firebase node module
body: <p>I used the command <code>npm install firebase --save</code> from the root of my project folder and a firebase folder was successfully added to my node_modules folder and the packages.json was also updated.</p>
  
  <p>I also use typescript so I have a app.ts file where I try and do <code>import Firebase = require("firebase");</code></p>
  
  <p>However it doesn't work. I get red squiggles and error saying <code>cannot find external module "firebase"</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I have installed express and importing it in app.ts as well and that works fine, no errors.</p>
  
  <p>I have tried to look through the firebase source but its minified and impossible to try and do any finding there, about what is exported and such.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas about what might be wrong and how I can fix it?</p>