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I'm facing an issue with the constraints on generics and struggling to identify my mistake. Here is the code snippet:
Code snippet goes here.The objective is to utilize a "map" of enum/type for the Item class, which seems functional as indicated by VSCode:
VSCode output here.However, I encounter a TypeScript error related to the constraint on the generic. Why does it fail to satisfy the constraint?
Furthermore, I face another challenge when incorporating this map in a subclass:
Class definitions here.An error is thrown by TypeScript for the 'Bar' class. Can anyone provide more insight into this?
Let's consider another scenario to elaborate on the issue. Let's take an event:
Event interface and methods.Given the event interface, I aim to impose constraints for several reasons:
- To prevent using incompatible types with listeners
- To limit the types that can be used
- To guide developers with type hints
To achieve this, developers are required to define a mapped type:
Mapped type definition.This mapped type serves the purpose of specifying which event type corresponds to which event in the 'EventsMap' without generating any code.
To enforce the constraints, the 'EventTargetInterface' is modified as follows:
Updated EventTargetInterface definition.With the modifications made, the 'EventInterface' also needs to be adjusted:
Updated EventInterface definition.Setting up a base implementation:
Base classes for Event and EventTarget.Following the base setup, a concrete implementation is created:
Concrete implementations with enums and types.An issue arises while extending the 'EventBase' and 'EventTargetBase' classes. TypeScript indicates that 'M' does not meet the constraint. This is puzzling since 'MyEvent' extends 'EventBase' which adheres to 'EventInterface'.
Moreover, using:
Class MyEvent extends EventBase<MyEventsMap> {}Typescript accepts this syntax, yet the problem arises when using generics. Any insights into this issue would be greatly appreciated.
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