Below are the interfaces I am currently working with:
export interface Meta {
counter: number;
limit: number;
offset: number;
total: number;
}
export interface Api<T> {
[key: string]: T[];
meta: Meta; // encountered an error here
}
I have encountered the following error message:
The property 'meta' of type 'Meta' is not assignable to the string index type 'T[]'.
Upon further investigation, I came across this information in the TypeScript documentation:
String index signatures allow for describing a "dictionary" pattern but they require all properties to match their return types. This is because a string index declaration implies that obj.property is also accessed as obj["property"].
Does this mean that when using a string index signature, all variables must match this specific type?
To resolve the error, I can modify the interface declaration as follows:
export interface Api<T> {
[key: string]: any; // used 'any' here as a workaround
meta: Meta;
}
However, this approach eliminates the ability for complete type inference. Is there a more elegant solution to address this issue?