TypeScript Best Practices

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• Introduction
• Architecture
• Transpilation
• Typing
• Migration JS → TS
• Conclusion
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In progress 👍

• Superset of Javascript.
• Made in Microsoft.
• Open source on GitHub.
• 2014 v1.0 -> today v3.2.
• Main features :
• Transpilation -> generates Javascript.
• Typing -> only useful during compilation.
TypeScript ?

• No official style guide !
• Maybe coding guidelines on TypeScript’s Github ?
Why this talk ?

“Don't blindly adhere to any old advice”
Be careful with best practices

• Files + options → tsc → core compiler → JavaScript files.
• Use options :
• Command line :
• Configuration file aka tsconfig.json :
tsc **/*.ts –-target=es5 -–sourcemap=true
CLI tsc
{
"compilerOptions": {
"target": "es5",
"module": "es2015",
"removeComments": true,
"sourceMap": true
},
"include": ["src/**/*"]
}

• Use tsconfig.js in preference to command line.
• Initialize it this way :
CLI tsc
tsc --init

• ECMAScript = standard for scripting languages.
• ECMAScript implementation : javascript, actionscript, …
Browser
JS EngineEcmaScript
implements
Edge : Chakra
Chrome : V8
Firefox : SpiderMonkey
…
ECMAScript

ES5
2009
• Strict mode
• Getters/Setters
• ….
ECMAScript : historical

ES5
ES6
2009 2015
• Classes
• Arrow function
• Promise
• Destructuring
• Constants
• Modules
• Template Literals
• Map/Set
• Iterators
• Generators
• Symbol type
• …

ES5
ES6
ES7
2009 2015 2016
• Array.prototype.includes
• Exponentation Operator

ES5
ES6
ES7 ES8
2009 2015 2016 2017
• String padding
• Object.value/Object.entries
• Async/await
• Improve trailing comma
• Shared memory and atomics

ES5
ES6
ES7 ES8
2009 2015 2016 2017
ES9
2018
• Asynchronous Iteration
• Rest/Spread properties
• Improve Regex
• Promise.prototype.finally
• Template Literal Revision

class Greeter {
greeting: string;
constructor(message: string) {
this.greeting = message;
}
greet() {
return "Hello, " + this.greeting;
}
}
let greeter = new Greeter("world");
var Greeter = /** @class */ (function () {
function Greeter(message) {
}
Greeter.prototype.greet = function () {
};
return Greeter;
}());
var greeter = new Greeter("world");
file.ts TypeScript compiler file.js
Transpilation

• Compilation option :
--target ES3 (default), ES5, ES2015, ES2016, ES2017,ES2018 or ESNEXT
Transpilation : configuration

.ts .js Load byCompilation
.js
Exécution des polyfill
Transpilation ->
Polyfill ->
if(typeof Array.prototype.filter !== "function") {
Array.prototype.filter = function() {
// implementation goes here
};
}
contient
Transpilation vs Polyfill

.ts .js Load byCompilation
.js Load by
Polyfill’s code is execute then
application’s code is loaded
Transpilation ->
Polyfill ->
Transpilation vs Polyfill

• Adapt transpilation level to targeted browsers.
• TypeScript don’t transpile everythings, solution :
• TypeScript + polyfills library (core-js, es6-shim, …)
• TypeScript + Babel =
Transpilation

• Export ES2015
• Import ES2015
• Before : AMD, CommonJS, UMD, System, ES2015.
• Over time there will be only one : ES2015
export class Animal {
// …
}
import { Animal } from "./animal";
Module

--module none, commonjs, amd, system, umd, es2015, or ESNext
Module : configuration

• Use ES2015 -> transpile if needed.
• To prevent ugly import :
1. In tsconfig.json use aliases path :
2. Don’t forget to also configure this aliases into your bundler’s config file.
3. Result :
import { Animal } from "../../../../../../../core/animal";
{
"baseUrl": "./src",
"paths": {
"@myProject/utils/*": ["app/utils/*"],
"@myPorject/core/*": ["app/core/*"]
}
}
}
import { Animal } from “@myProject/core/animal";
Module

enum Color {
Red,
Blue,
Green
}
let foo: Color = Color.Red;
let bar: string = Color[Color.Red];
"use strict";
var Color;
(function (Color) {
Color[Color["Red"] = 0] = "Red";
Color[Color["Blue"] = 1] = "Blue";
Color[Color["Green"] = 2] = "Green";
})(Color || (Color = {}));
let foo = Color.Red;
let bar = Color[Color.Red];
color.ts TypeScript compiler color.js
Enum

const enum Color {
Red,
Blue,
Green
}
let foo: Color = Color.Red;
"use strict";
let foo = 0 /* Red */;
color.ts TypeScript compiler color.js
let bar: string = Color[Color.Red];
Constant Enum

• Use const enum as much as possible.
• Be careful with this option :
• If you acces Enum via index, thinks of Map/Set, Object, …
--preserveConstEnums
Enum

class Greeter {
greeting: string;
constructor(message: string) {
}
greet() {
}
}
class PoliteGreeter extends Greeter {
//...
}
var __extends = (this && this.__extends) || (function () {
var extendStatics = function (d, b) {
extendStatics = Object.setPrototypeOf ||
({ __proto__: [] } instanceof Array && function (d, b) { d.__proto__ = b; }) ||
function (d, b) { for (var p in b) if (b.hasOwnProperty(p)) d[p] = b[p]; };
return extendStatics(d, b);
}
return function (d, b) {
extendStatics(d, b);
function __() { this.constructor = d; }
d.prototype = b === null ? Object.create(b) : (__.prototype = b.prototype, new __());
};
})();
var Greeter = /** @class */ (function () {
function Greeter(message) {
}
Greeter.prototype.greet = function () {
};
return Greeter;
}());
var PoliteGreeter = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
__extends(PoliteGreeter, _super);
function PoliteGreeter() {
return _super !== null && _super.apply(this, arguments) || this;
}
return PoliteGreeter;
}(Greeter));
file.ts TypeScript compiler file.js
TypeScript Helper

• Many helpers exists :
• Generate in each file where are needed -> increase bundle size !!!
function __assign(t: any, ...sources: any[]): any; // Helper de Object.Assign
function __spread(...args: any[]): any[]; // Helper de l'opérateur spread
//...
TypeScript Helper : the trap

• To prevent helpers to proliferate :
1. Install tslib :
2. Use the following compilation options :
3. Once done, TypeScript compiler only imports helpers from tslib
--importHelpers
--noEmitHelpers
npm install tslib
TypeScript Helper

Basic typing
• boolean, number, string, array, void, null, undefined, object, any et unknow.
let name: string;
let list: number[] = [1, 2, 3];
function fn(param: boolean): void {
// Do something
}

• Use any as less as possible !
• Prefer unknow to any : let myAny : any = "toto" ;
let myUnknown: unknown = "toto";
let foo: string = myAny;
let bar: string = myUnknown;
myAny.mehtod();
myUnknown.mehtod();
Basic typing

• Don’t have to type everythings, let TypeScript compiler inference do !
• Reminder : types are useful only during compilation not at runtime !
Basic typing

Classe and interface (1/2)
interface Ninja {
nbShuriken: number;
throwShuriken: () => void;
}
let leonardo: Ninja = new NinjaTurtle();
let donatelo: NinjaTutle = new NinjaTurtle();
class NinjaTurtle implements Ninja {
nbShuriken: number;
constructor() {
this.nbShuriken = 6;
}
throwShuriken(): void {
// Throw shuriken
}
}

Classe and interface (2/2)
interface Animal {
name: string;
say?: () => void;
}
interface Animal {
readonly name: string;
say?: () => void;
}

• Union :
• Intersection :
Union and intersection
class Ninja {
nbShuriken: number;
}
class Samurai {
nbKunai: number;
throwKunai: () => void;
}
assign<T, U>(target: T, source: U): T & U;
function throwAttack(human: Ninja | Samurai) {
if (human instanceof Ninja) {
human.throwShuriken();
} else {
human.throwKunai();
}
}

Type alias
class Ninja {
nbShuriken: number;
}
class Samurai {
nbKunai: number;
throwKunai: () => void;
}
type Fighter = Ninja | Samurai;
function throwAttack(human: Fighter) {
if (human instanceof Ninja) {
human.throwShuriken();
} else {
human.throwKunai();
}
}

• Which one use ?
• Need implementation -> Classe.
• Need union or intersection -> Alias.
• Otherwise -> Interface or Alias, make a choice and stick to it ☺
Classe vs Interface vs Alias

class Order {
id: number;
}
class User {
id: number;
name: string;
}
function processOrder(order: Order) {
// Do something
}
const order = new Order();
const user = new User();
processOrder(order);
processOrder(user);
Structural typings vs nominal typings

• “On TypeScript’s roadmap !” -> Investigation.
• One of many hack to force nominal typings :
class Order {
private __nominal: void;
id: number;
}
class User {
private __nominal: void;
id: number;
name: string;
}
function processOrder(order: Order) {
// Do something
}
const order = new Order();
const user = new User();
processOrder(order);
processOrder(user);
Do nominal typgins

• Master option that enable following sub-options :
--strict
--noImplicitAny
--noImplicitThis
--alwaysStrict
--strictNullChecks
--strictFunctionTypes
--strictPropertyInitialization
Enable stricter type checking (1/2)

• Enable immediately on new project, by default when use :
• Enable incrementally on existing project :
Enable stricter type checking (1/2)
{
"strict": true,
// "noImplicitAny": false,
"strictNullChecks": false,
"strictFunctionTypes": false,
"strictPropertyInitialization": false,
"noImplicitThis": false,
"alwaysStrict": false
}
}
tsc --init

👌
👌
✋
• TypeScript compiler use definition files for native JavaScript : lib.d.ts
Definition file

• Install :
• package.json :
Definition file
npm install -–save-dev @types/angular
{
"name": "angularjs-with-dts",
"version": "1.0.0",
"dependencies": {
"angular": "1.5.8"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/angular":"1.5.20"
}
}

• Alaway install .d.ts files in devDependencies.
• Specify composition of lib.d.ts file according to the native Javascript
features you use :
Definition file
{
"target": "es5",
"lib": [
"dom",
"es5",
"es2015.collection",
"es2015.iterable"
]
}
}

// @ts-check
JavaScript → TypeScript : solution 1
function add(numbers) {
return numbers
.reduce(function(previous, next) {
return previous + next;
});
}
var result = add([true, 2, "3"]);
console.log(result); // 33
// @ts-check
/**
* @param {number[]} numbers
*/
function add(numbers) {
return numbers
.reduce(function(previous, next) {
return previous + next;
});
}
var result = add([true, 2, "3"]);
console.log(result); // 33
--checkJs

• Incremental migration :
1. Create tsoncifg.config thanks to CLI tsc :
2. Set the following compilation option :
3. Adapt transpilation level.
4. Rename gradually file.js → file.ts
JavaScript → TypeScript : solution 2
--allowJs
tsc --init

• Prefer solution 2, if you can.
• TypeScript can transpile even if errors are decteded.
Migration JavaScript → TypeScript

Conslusion
• Essential to master TypeScript → Compilation options !
• Many subject not addressed :
• Options needed to use react, angular,…
• Mapped type and Conditional type
• …

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