microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript
Inference from result of generic function no longer produces a union
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Description
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function inference
🕗 Version & Regression Information
- This changed between versions 5.9 and 6.0-rc
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💻 Code
declare function deepEqual<T>(actualValue: T, expectedValue: T, message?: string): void;
declare function compact<T>(obj: T): T
// Error
deepEqual(compact({ a: "hello", b: undefined }), {
a: "hello",
});
// Ok
deepEqual({ a: "hello", b: undefined }, {
a: "hello",
});
🙁 Actual behavior
First call fails. T for deepEqaul is inferred to { a: string, b: undefined;} instead of { a: string; b: undefined; } | { a: string; b?: undefined; } as it is for the second call that succeeds. In 5.9, T is inferred to { a: string; } which is not really great either.
🙂 Expected behavior
Both calls should pass type checking
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