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Unexpected declaration error when using symbols and intersections

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Description

🔎 Search Terms
  • declarations
🕗 Version & Regression Information
  • This is the behavior in every version I tried, and I reviewed the FAQ for entries about generating declarations.
⏯ Playground Link

https://www.typescriptlang.org/dev/bug-workbench/?#code/PTAEAEDMEsBsFMB2BDAtvAXKWB7A5nvAE4B0ALgM4BQ8AHgA45FmgDGOiFLAMvoUQFUASgElQAXlABlAJ6oARjlgAKAES8CxVQEoA3FRoMmLMjPrxQG-lOIA3aKwuSA3qEg4cWLkWiI8oAF9QADJQZypQUABtK2JhEQBdLFd5ZCIvMh8-QP0A-SoQCBgEFHQsZHpocmpoVEZmUAAqUGQKSz5iNyIcVFBVEmBcTSJVfLp6lgATeFZYNIt2ThZIRAB1LAAeAEEAGlAAIQA+ZWQsLe0JQ9BleSx9i-ErrZCD-XHjUGnZ+bYOLjdEJstsdTqBzpdrrcwQ8nvkvnMiAs-ixaFhYqR0TYiPZHPlCoAZckAfBuAel2CmAAKJGZjwSagWxpaDIeQIUAAcmQrNAAAtWqAmKBoG0AK4UXz+UoWVno+KcyDdXp0MjEFCwUCoHCTIUs1TFTAgQYdEageRClisZCIRA4FjyCwSyYkZQAFgADAAmADM2kME1+SxaEgBq2UtD0ZNAgFByH0fRb-eSBlYhsNAA

💻 Code
// @filename: logger.ts
export const LoggerURI = Symbol("Logger");

export type LoggerService = { foo: string } & {
  [LoggerURI]: { bar: string };
};

// @filename: api.ts
import * as Logger from "./logger";

export declare const fnW: <A, B>(a: A) => (b: B) => A & B;
export declare const fn: <A>(a: A) => (b: A) => A;

declare const x: Logger.LoggerService;

// ❌🤯
// Exported variable 'a' has or is using name 'LoggerURI' from external module "file:///logger" but cannot be named.(4023)
export const a = fnW(x);
// ✅
export const b = fn(x);

🙁 Actual behavior

Unexpected type error:

Exported variable 'a' has or is using name 'LoggerURI' from external module "file:///logger" but cannot be named.(4023)
🙂 Expected behavior

No type error. LoggerURI is exported so it can be named.

Additional information about the issue

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Research direction

Start with the Playground link and the logger.ts and api.ts reproduction, comparing the exported results of fnW(x) and fn(x). Verify declaration generation and the reported 4023 diagnostic; done means the fnW case produces no unexpected error while retaining usable exported declarations.

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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
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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