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TS2589 regression in 6.0: implements without type parameters causes excessive type instantiation when property uses concrete generic type
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Description
### 🔎 Search Terms
Type instantiation is excessively deep and possibly infinite.
### 🕗 Version & Regression Information
- This changed between versions 5.9.3 and 6.0.2
### ⏯ Playground Link
https://www.typescriptlang.org/play/?target=7#code/JYWwDg9gTgLgBDAnmApnA3nAShArjFKAGQgGMBDGYCAOwBo4B1FAIwGEJxaUaYBJXoQBm5UmgC+cIVE5wARAAEAbuXIATYDQD0M-ITkBuAFBGkqbHgIBRAB7wAvBjgBnFKSq0A-AC4XMKJoA5nDixkZaWnAAKgDKAEwArAAcAJxwtAgAFmikADbkzs5wam75UJTUNHAsKLkQAO4AdOGRAGLANr5QKGD5YnAABszsnJA0PPyCUCJiA3D1wDCZg8McXOO8AgTToigAPDh6tjAAfAPNES1wAHIQBL5LaIQyUOk0uYgIAYGBhEU1FFwrkGdQoHhoc2ARTMKDU80Wy3IcFItFI3QICGQKCuYHI5RAKG2cAAFANDtsSGDKgdLChjmcAJSNOAAVWcQUG5MIlIqtDmCyWljgSJhOLx5AJRLUEBQRRody+wB+hDgi2aKBskFgyPyhTgAFlEFZcigCbw4BqCDQ1EUABJRfVEY2miaq8Ams0wIqrUbcTZTGZodBGOBwUG8mg+Cx6YhkCM0o52E7GcRGIA
### 💻 Code
```ts
import type { RouterLocation, WebComponentInterface } from "@vaadin/router";
type RouteExt = { section?: string };
// TS2589 on the class declaration below.
// Fix: replace `WebComponentInterface` with `WebComponentInterface`.
//
// Note: the error only triggers because `location` is typed with a concrete type
// parameter (`RouterLocation`). Using `RouterLocation` without a type
// parameter does not trigger it.
export class MyElement extends HTMLElement implements WebComponentInterface {
location?: RouterLocation;
}
```
### 🙁 Actual behavior
I get this error:
```
Type instantiation is excessively deep and possibly infinite.
```
But the information isn't very useful to know what to do exactly in this case.
### 🙂 Expected behavior
Ideally no error, otherwise some more pointers about how to fix this.
### Additional information about the issue
When running with `--extendedDiagnostics`:
typescript 5.9.3:
```
Files: 259
Types: 203241
Instantiations: 2593860
```
typescript 6.0.2:
```
Files: 259
Types: 217322
Instantiations: 5379836
```
Contributor guide
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 with the linked Playground and compare TypeScript 5.9.3 with 6.0.2 using --extendedDiagnostics, focusing on the implements declaration and concrete RouterLocation property. Trace the type-instantiation path responsible for TS2589 and validate the result against the provided reproduction; done means the example no longer reports the error or provides more actionable guidance.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100