electron: TypeScript translation broken for NodeJS.Process

Electron version: 1.7.2 beta
Operating system: All

Expected behavior

// Should compile successfully.
process.on('uncaughtException', recordException);

Actual behavior

// Fails to compile because electron.d.ts overrides the `on` method.
process.on('uncaughtException', recordException);

How to reproduce

Update the repo to electron 1.7.2. Use TypeScript. Create a module and copy/paste the code snippet above. If using an IDE with TypeScript IntelliSense (i.e. Visual Studio Code), the ‘uncaughtException’ will produce the following error

[ts] Argument of type ‘“uncaughtException”’ is not assignable to parameter of type ‘“loaded”’.

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 7 years ago
Reactions: 11
Comments: 23 (11 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

My workaround for now:

(process as NodeJS.EventEmitter).on('exit', function () {});

+13

eanders-ms on Jun 1, 2017

Thanks for sharing your workaround, @eanders-MS. We’ll get this sorted soon. 👍

zeke on Jun 1, 2017

Similarly, In 1.7.2, the ‘exit’ event is no longer part of NodeJS.Process. Compiling this TypeScript:

process.on('exit', function () {});

results in this error: error TS2345: Argument of type ‘“exit”’ is not assignable to parameter of type ‘“loaded”’.

eanders-ms on May 31, 2017

I don’t know how I ended up here, but this is definitely working in Electron 12

MarshallOfSound on May 13, 2021