Microsoft/TypeScript

AbortController.abort is missing in lib.webworker.d.ts

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#49,609 opened on Jun 20, 2022

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Description

Bug Report

AbortController.abort remains commented out and is not available in lib.webworker.d.ts.

🔎 Search Terms

AbortController, abort

🕗 Version & Regression Information

It's from v4.7.2. It was OK in v4.6.4. And also, lib.dom.d.ts is fine.

💻 Code

    const controller = new AbortController();
    const cancel = (): void => controller.abort();

🙁 Actual behavior

src/core.ts:99:42 - error TS2339: Property 'abort' does not exist on type 'AbortController'.

99     const cancel = (): void => controller.abort();
                                             ~~~~~

🙂 Expected behavior

The correct behavior is that even in a worker can compile correctly.

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Research direction
Inspect the lib.webworker.d.ts file and add the missing abort method to the AbortController interface.
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