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Document behavior, gotchas, etc, for public TypeChecker API
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Description
A common (valid) complaint about our public API is that we don't have any documentation for what the methods do, why to use them, why not to use them, the gotchas, etc.
In more recent API PRs (like #52467 and #52473), we've added descriptions, but we should do the same for the existing methods if possible.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the descriptions added in PRs #52467 and #52473, then identify the existing public TypeChecker methods that lack comparable documentation. Document what each method does, when to use it, when not to use it, and its gotchas; done means the existing API has useful descriptions throughout.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- compilers, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100