extending interface with generic in typescript
You can create a new type alias which will allow your object to inherit the features of another object type. I found this bit of code here.
type IPropertiesToAdd<T extends {}> = T & { // '{}' can be replaced with 'any'
on(): void
off(): void
};
interface ISomething {
someValue: number
}
var extendedType: IPropertiesToAdd<ISomething> = {
on(): void {
console.log("switched on");
},
off(): void {
console.log("switched off");
},
someValue: 1234,
};
I've tested this, and it seems that 'T' can be an interface, class, and an array type. I couldn't get union types to work.
This only works on anonymous objects, it can't be used for actual inheritance purposes.
Hope this helps.
Interface IPropertiesToAdd
defines a type variable T that is used to extend an interface named T
. This is not possible. An interface can not be referred using a variable name; it must have a fixed name, e.g. Evnt:
interface Evnt<T> {
name: T;
}
interface IPropertiesToAdd<T> extends Evnt<T> {
on(): void;
off(): void;
}
I am not sure what you are trying to achieve in your case. I have extended the example a bit, so it compiles:
function addProperties<T>(object: Evnt<T>): IPropertiesToAdd<T> {
/* minimum implementation to comply with interface*/
var ext:any = {};
ext.name = object.name
ext.on = function() {};
ext.off = function() {};
return ext;
};
interface Evnt<T> {
name: T;
}
interface IPropertiesToAdd<T> extends Evnt<T> {
on(): void;
off(): void;
}
//usage example
var str = {name: 'Hello'}
var evnt = addProperties(str)
evnt.charAt(3); // error because evnt is not of type
// `string` but `IPropertiesToAdd<string>`
evnt.on()