microsoft / microsoft/powerbi-visuals-api
DataViewMetadataColumn type seems to be stale 4.0.0
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- JavaScript
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Description

formatSource as shown in the screenshot doesn't seem to be a type in DataViewMetaDataColumn
This happens even though there wasn't any update in my API version
visuals-api: "4.0.0"
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Research direction
Start by locating the DataViewMetaDataColumn type in the visuals-api 4.0.0 definitions and compare it with the formatSource field shown in the issue screenshot. Check whether the published type and the expected API shape disagree; done means the type accurately represents formatSource for visuals-api 4.0.0 and the relevant type-checking coverage passes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100