microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript

keyof T should never print as a union of strings

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Description

TypeScript Version: 3.6.2

Search Terms: extends keyof generic

Code

export const bindEvent = <Node extends HTMLElement | HTMLDocument,
	K extends keyof HTMLElementEventMap>(
	node: Node,
	type: K,
	callback: (event: HTMLElementEventMap[K]) => unknown,
) => {
	node.addEventListener(type, callback as EventListener);

	return () => {
		node.removeEventListener(type, callback as EventListener);
	};
};

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Expected behavior:
The generic K to still be extends keyof, instead of spreading the type out.

Actual behavior:
types generated:

export declare const bindEvent: <Node_1 extends HTMLElement | HTMLDocument, K extends "fullscreenchange" | "fullscreenerror" | "abort" | "animationcancel" | "animationend" | "animationiteration" | "animationstart" | "auxclick" | "blur" | "cancel" | "canplay" | "canplaythrough" | "change" | "click" | "close" | "contextmenu" | "cuechange" | "dblclick" | "drag" | "dragend" | "dragenter" | "dragexit" | "dragleave" | "dragover" | "dragstart" | "drop" | "durationchange" | "emptied" | "ended" | "error" | "focus" | "focusin" | "focusout" | "gotpointercapture" | "input" | "invalid" | "keydown" | "keypress" | "keyup" | "load" | "loadeddata" | "loadedmetadata" | "loadend" | "loadstart" | "lostpointercapture" | "mousedown" | "mouseenter" | "mouseleave" | "mousemove" | "mouseout" | "mouseover" | "mouseup" | "pause" | "play" | "playing" | "pointercancel" | "pointerdown" | "pointerenter" | "pointerleave" | "pointermove" | "pointerout" | "pointerover" | "pointerup" | "progress" | "ratechange" | "reset" | "resize" | "scroll" | "securitypolicyviolation" | "seeked" | "seeking" | "select" | "selectionchange" | "selectstart" | "stalled" | "submit" | "suspend" | "timeupdate" | "toggle" | "touchcancel" | "touchend" | "touchmove" | "touchstart" | "transitioncancel" | "transitionend" | "transitionrun" | "transitionstart" | "volumechange" | "waiting" | "wheel" | "copy" | "cut" | "paste">(node: Node_1, type: K, callback: (event: HTMLElementEventMap[K]) => unknown) => () => void;

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Research direction

No repository file or test path is mentioned. Reproduce the issue with the provided snippet and TypeScript 3.6.2, then trace declaration generation and type printing to identify where the generic constraint is expanded. Done means the generated declaration preserves K as extending keyof HTMLElementEventMap rather than printing the union of event names.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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