microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript
[quick fix][typescript] Quick fix to change return type of method - ts(2322)
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Description
Sample method that returns number instead of string. Quick fix should change return type to number. Now it does nothing.
public someMethod(a: number): string {
return 1;
}

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Research direction
No source file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the TypeScript quick-fix implementation for diagnostic ts(2322), then trace how the return-type change is proposed and add coverage showing that the sample method's return type changes to number.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100