microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript
Method defined with defineProperty is not callable
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Description
Bug Report
🔎 Search Terms
defineProperty callable
🕗 Version & Regression Information
- This is the behavior in every version I tried
⏯ Playground Link
Playground link with relevant code
💻 Code
// This is JavaScript, not TypeScript
function A() {} // define A with class syntax leads to the same results
Object.defineProperty(A.prototype, "m", { value: function m() {}, writable: true, configurable: true });
const a = new A();
a.m()
🙁 Actual behavior
TypeScript identifies m as a method, but says it has no call signatures: Type '{}' has no call signatures.
🙂 Expected behavior
TypeScript allows a.m().
Contributor guide
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the behavior in the linked TypeScript Playground using the JavaScript example, then trace how Object.defineProperty is handled during type checking. Done means TypeScript recognizes the defined property as callable so that a.m() type-checks successfully.
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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