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title: Avoid empty exports that don't change anything
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# Avoid empty exports that don't change anything

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `typescript-code-style/no-useless-empty-export`

**Language:** TypeScript

**Severity:** Notice

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

Do not use empty exports.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```typescript
export const value = 'Hello, world!';
export {};

import 'some-other-module';
export {};
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```typescript
declare module '_';
import {} from '_';
import * as _ from '_';
export = {};
export = 3;
export const _ = {};

const _ = {};
export default _;

export * from '_';
export = {};
```
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