no-redeclare: false positives for type definitions

[OliverJAsh]

What version of TypeScript are you using?
2.6.1

What version of typescript-eslint-parser are you using?
12.0.0

What code were you trying to parse?

const Foo = 1;
// unexected error: 'Foo' is already defined. (no-redeclare)
type Foo = 1;

We've decided to disable this ESLint rule as TypeScript also provides similar functionality anyway, but logging this just for others/reference.

For context, this pattern is common when using unionize:

import { unionize, ofType } from 'unionize'

export const Action = unionize({
  ADD_TODO:                ofType<{ id: string; text: string }>(),
  SET_VISIBILITY_FILTER:   ofType<'SHOW_ALL' | 'SHOW_ACTIVE' | 'SHOW_COMPLETED'>(),
  TOGGLE_TODO:             ofType<{ id: string }>(),
});

export type Action = typeof Action._Union;

[JamesHenry]

A custom rule will need to be created in the plugin to handle this. It would be fantastic if one of the people affected by this issue could contribute to it.