Typescript does not import JSON and throws Type error

Created by: MattyBalaam

Is this a bug report?

Yes

Did you try recovering your dependencies?

Yes

Which terms did you search for in User Guide?

JSON, import JSON

Environment

System: OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 CPU: x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7360U CPU @ 2.30GHz Binaries: Node: 10.11.0 - /usr/local/bin/node Yarn: 1.10.1 - /usr/local/bin/yarn npm: 6.4.1 - /usr/local/bin/npm Browsers: Chrome: 70.0.3538.77 Firefox: 63.0 Safari: 12.0 npmPackages: react: Not Found react-dom: Not Found react-scripts: Not Found npmGlobalPackages: create-react-app: Not Found

Steps to Reproduce

add a json file to project
add import json from './test.json'; to another file
start compilation

Expected Behavior

Json file is imported into app and become JS object - which works in a refular .js CRA project.

Actual Behavior

Type error: Cannot compile namespaces when the '--isolatedModules' flag is provided. TS1208

Reproducible Demo

https://github.com/MattyBalaam/json-typescript-CRA-bug-report

install dependencies
run start