protobufjs 命令执行_protobuf.js运行时错误$ protobuf未定义(protobuf.js Runtime Error $protobuf is not defined)...

I am using protobuf.js in an ionic2 project. I have a valid .proto file which I first convert to a static javascript file by:

pbjs -t static databaseapi.proto > databaseapi.js

Becasue ionic2 uses typescript, I add a d.ts file by doing:

pbts databaseapi.js > databaseapi.d.ts

my application transpiles and runs, but I end up with a runtime error:

Runtime Error $protobuf is not defined

I know it is because the compiled protocol buffer file references the variable $protobuf, but I don't quite know where this variable is defined. I also don't know how to include the missing file because it needs to be referenced by the js file rather than the ts file.