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Type information lost when passed as object key
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Description
TypeScript Version: 4.2.0-dev.20201222
Search Terms: type information lost
Code
js:
/** @typedef {{ [K in string] : (data: any) => void }} Event */
/**
* @template {Event} E
*/
function createEventEmitter () {
/** @type {Set<{ [T in keyof E]: E[T] }>} */
const events = new Set()
/**
* @template {keyof E} T
*
* @param {T} event event register to
* @param {E[T]} listener listener to register
*/
function on (event, listener) {
events.add({ [event]: listener })
}
return { on }
}
module.exports = { createEventEmitter }
ts:
type Event = { [K in string] : (data: any) => void }
export function createEventEmitter<E extends Event> () {
const events: Set<{ [T in keyof E]: E[T] }> = new Set()
function on<T extends keyof E> (event: T, listener: E[T]) {
events.add({ [event]: listener })
}
return { on }
}
Expected behavior:
No errors
Actual behavior:
In function on variable event has type T extends keyof E, but add operation shows an error

Related Issues:
https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/42060
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Research direction
Start by compiling the TypeScript and JavaScript examples in the issue and inspect the error on events.add({ [event]: listener }). Trace the checker handling of generic computed object keys and mapped types. Done means both examples compile without errors and a regression test covers this case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, typescript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100