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Mixins created from `obj.constructor` cannot have members

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#61,255 opened on Feb 23, 2025

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Description

🔎 Search Terms

mixin constructor property instance

🕗 Version & Regression Information

  • This is the behavior in every version I tried, and I reviewed the FAQ for entries about mixins

⏯ Playground Link

https://www.typescriptlang.org/play/?ts=5.7.3#code/C4TwDgpgBAwg9gOwM7AE4FcDGw6oDwAqAfFALxQIQDuAFAHQMCGqA5kgFxSMIgDaAugEoyJAgG4AUBMwAbRkiRQAYnDhQA3hKhQA9DqgB1XAGsuqOOgQATKAAtgwMBz0sAlsFvoARnUxwAtjr+rpjmSHAAZsA6BOAQAMqhrmDRrgroEEg6AMwAHAAsAIxaUFYQsszQvABEfshoWDio1fyc8PUY2Lh4HmlEkgC+UhGW2K6IUACyrgAergiFhFAQM8AQ1ortKJ1NeCpwREQ0SOiQqBUKnATCmtp6UADyANIlqBDA6KgIUBeKK2sbKAnM6-DQlbQRVQRGg3IbaAaDYajYDjb7TOYIABMS3+6ysin2RzgXgAVlcbiV7jA5AooAByGgAQQQiBA-gsil+gjpUHmflQb2wMhAy1WeMUXnk0FBdIIdLolP09KZLJ47PQnJpSG5vMU8iQrhYCEYXhk0BwUA80sQ20Y82AUEilri9LlABooF50A7ZTy-OgZDYvNB5ihuCjGGsbFR3LYuKVXBEIhA3ggHScvKBII6Ij8bWg7Wn6ft5a93p9vqDcYDiSTfPmdrgwdoIVCYRo4VAERIhkA

💻 Code

type Constructor<T> = new(...args: any[]) => T;

class Foo {
  // Work around https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/3841
  declare ["constructor"]: Constructor<this>;
}

function Mixin1<T extends Constructor<Foo>>(superclass: T) {
  // OK
  return class extends superclass {
    foof() {}
  };
}

function Mixin2<T extends Foo>(obj: T) {
  // Class '(Anonymous class)' incorrectly extends base class 'T'.
  //  '(Anonymous class)' is assignable to the constraint of type 'T', but 'T' could be instantiated with a different subtype of constraint 'Foo'.
  return class extends obj.constructor {
    foof() {}
  };
}

🙁 Actual behavior

Mixin1 compiles fine, but Mixin2 has an error:

Class '(Anonymous class)' incorrectly extends base class 'T'.
  '(Anonymous class)' is assignable to the constraint of type 'T', but 'T' could be instantiated with a different subtype of constraint 'Foo'.

Removing the foof member causes it to compile without error.

🙂 Expected behavior

Both should compile fine because they are doing the same thing.

Additional information about the issue

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