Assertion function methods complains about missing annotation even with explicit annotation

This may be working as intended but the error message is at least unclear for this case. It's not obvious why explicit annotation with a Union is different than explicit annotation with a class type.

TypeScript Version: 3.9.4

Search Terms:

• assertion function union
• assertion function

Code

type Pet = Cat | Dog;

type Filter<V extends Pet, T extends 'dog' | 'cat' > = V extends { type: T } ? V : never

abstract class Base {
    abstract type: 'dog' | 'cat'   
  
    assert<T extends 'dog' | 'cat'>(this: Pet, type: T): asserts this is Filter<Pet, T>  {
        if (this.type === type) return
        throw new Error('nope')
    }
}

class Dog extends Base {
    type = 'dog' as const
    bark() { }
}       
class Cat extends Base  {
    type = 'cat' as const
    meow() { }
}

const a: Pet = new Dog() as any

const b: Dog = new Dog() as any

a.assert('dog')
a.bark()

b.assert('dog')
b.bark()

Expected behavior:

a.assert() to narrow the type and not complain about an explicit type annotation

Actual behavior:

a.asserts is marked as implicitly typed

Playground Link:

https://www.typescriptlang.org/play/index.html?ssl=38&ssc=9&pln=3&pc=1#code/LAKFBcE8AcFMAIAKtzwLzwMIENUB94ARAewHMBuUCGBAMQEsAbcWAJwB4A1eWADxYB2AEwDOSFABp4AFR79YwsQHIhZJfAJKAxrnUA+dPG59Bo+AG94UOAC4Z8AL7wA-Efh2BsAG5sqIbABGIuCs2FqoWozYImIAQtEI5qDwKfCBwaHhVjR2Kmoa8Nq6qcnwpSnRImzg7LImCmZ5pOqaOuBKegAU4AAW9CJ2yOBS1rB20gCUdpXVYr398AsMzGzsQ1LSBhblqSn0AGbw3X0iAHSj6GgYoxPwrCgArqwCO7u9rMQA7vCe3wCirA+rE6SgExDgSgmOwcoBhYBA+weAnC9GIAjSMWq0hotTkpmUqmaBSK7S6XkGkmythkUwxVVY4DEXkWYmWLA46xkWySIF2ByOXnONEu1xot3u4CeL15qXeXx+sH+gOIwNB4NgkNhfkilSIZDxDTiCW2MpSFwwTXU0XgWjRwR2AWwrAA1p1bpY4U5dilQDqYlhcAbFPB4lUUjy3sKLW0rWJbQJ7ab4ABbWBfN0WRxa+G+u2obAU1AYX560gZ63YASQXMJ1ABOwkUiGEuN8tiSvV+HYU4zBkgwma-ynR0ut1+AI9zF9y1QkATkeu2dAA

Related Issues:

#36931
#37241

Riproduci il comportamento segnalato nel TypeScript Playground collegato usando l'esempio fornito di Pet, Base, Dog e Cat. Inizia tracciando il modo in cui il compilatore verifica l'annotazione esplicita asserts this is Filter<Pet, T> del metodo di asserzione, quindi confrontalo con il caso del tipo di classe. Il lavoro è completato quando l'annotazione di unione viene gestita in modo coerente oppure la diagnostica spiega chiaramente perché viene rifiutata, e viene aggiunta una copertura di regressione nei test pertinenti del compilatore.