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Error inferring types of promise function

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Bug Domain: check: Type Inference Has Repro
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Description

TypeScript Version: nightly (Version 2.5.0-dev.20170816)

Code

(based on DefinitelyTyped/types/bluebird/index.d.ts)

declare function props<K, V>(x: PromiseLike<Map<K, PromiseLike<V> | V>>): Promise<Map<K, V>>;
declare const input: Promise<Map<number, Promise<string>>>;
const out: Promise<Map<number, string>> = props(input);

Expected behavior:

No error.

Actual behavior:

src/a.ts(3,7): error TS2322: Type 'Promise<Map<number, Promise<string>>>' is not assignable to type 'Promise<Map<number, string>>'.
  Type 'Map<number, Promise<string>>' is not assignable to type 'Map<number, string>'.
    Type 'Promise<string>' is not assignable to type 'string'.

It works if I explicitly specify props<number, string>(input).
The error only reproduces with "lib": ["es6"].

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Research direction

Start with the TypeScript reproduction in the issue, using the shown lib: ["es6"] setting, and compare inference for props(input) with the explicitly typed call. The issue is done when the inferred result is assignable to Promise<Map<number, string>> without explicit type arguments and the reported error no longer occurs.

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
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