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 ## TypeScript
 
 ```ts
-import log4js from "log4js";
+import * as log4js from "log4js";
 log4js.configure({
   appenders: { cheese: { type: "file", filename: "cheese.log" } },
   categories: { default: { appenders: ["cheese"], level: "error" } },