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TypeScript 7 (TS-Go) support

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Description

This is the tracking issue for support for TypeScript's port to Go.

Updating to TypeScript 7 is unfortunately not an easy change for TypeDoc as:

  1. The TypeScript 7 API is a complete rewrite from the TypeScript 6 and prior APIs.
  2. TypeDoc heavily depends on some internal features in TypeScript 6 which are not present in the TypeScript 7 API.

The plan today is to perform a feature freeze once TypeScript 7.0 has released. At that time, additional feature requests will be put on hold until after the necessary changes to support TypeScript 7 have been made. Bug fixes will likely also be limited to critical issues.

There is no timeline for how long this will take. I work on TypeDoc during my free time during the weekends, usually an hour or two per week. If your company has a pressing need for TypeDoc to support TypeScript 7 and would like to sponsor faster development, please reach out.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing TypeDoc's dependencies on TypeScript 6 internals and the TypeScript 7 API rewrite. The payload names no files or tests; done means TypeDoc supports TypeScript 7 after the required API changes, but the issue provides no concrete implementation path or timeline.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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