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Wrong spread parameters type inference in function with all spread parameters overloads

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Domain: check: Type Inference Possible Improvement
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Description

Bug Report

🔎 Search Terms

overload tuple spread

⏯ Playground Link

Playground link with relevant code

💻 Code
type A<K extends [any], V extends [any]> =
  & { (...args: [...K]): void }
  & { (...args: [...K, ...V]): void }

// Now: (parameter) args: ([...K][0] | [...K, ...V][0])[]
// Expected: (parameter) args: [...K] | [...K, ...V]
const f = <K extends [any], V extends [any]>(): A<K, V> => (...args) => {}
🙁 Actual behavior

args have type ([...K][0] | [...K, ...V][0])[]

🙂 Expected behavior

args have type [...K] | [...K, ...V]

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Research direction

Start with the linked TypeScript Playground and reduce the example while preserving the overloads with tuple spreads. Trace how the compiler infers the rest parameter for the intersected call signatures, then add a regression test covering the shown actual and expected types; done means args is inferred as the tuple union rather than an array of element unions.

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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
42/100

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