ReSharper 2018.2 Help

Code Inspections in TypeScript

In TypeScript, ReSharper 2018.2 provides two kinds of code inspections: 140 inspections that detect errors such as broken syntax, unresolved symbols, compiler errors, etc. (you cannot configure or disable any of these inspections), and 51 proprietary code inspections, any of which you can disable or change its severity level.
These code inspections help you detect code issues in design time in all open files, and additionally they allow you to find code issues in specific scope.

Configurable TypeScript inspections are listed below, grouped by their categories.

Code Style (5 inspections)

Inspections in this category detect violations of code syntax styles. In contrast to most of other code inspections, these inspections can either detect the same code construct as a code issue or not depending on the corresponding code style rule configured on the Code Editing | [Language] | Code Style page of ReSharper options. You can also fix issues that these inspection detect, using code cleanup.

Inspection

ID

EditorConfig property

Default severity

Element has implicit 'any' type

ImplicitAnyTypeWarning

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Warning

Non-compliant path style inside 'require'

WrongRequireRelativePath

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Hint

Non-compliant 'public' modifier or its absense

WrongPublicModifierSpecification

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Hint

Type of variable may be specified explicitly

SpecifyVariableTypeExplicitly

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Hint

Type specification is redundant, because variable type is contextually determined from the type of assigned value

RedundantVariableTypeSpecification

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Hint

Common Practices and Code Improvements (4 inspections)

This category groups inspections that hunt for medium severity issues that mainly affect code readability.

Inspection

ID

EditorConfig property

Default severity

Constructor of an abstract class can be made protected

AbstractClassConstructorCanBeMadeProtected

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Hint

Introducing variable will allow to apply type guard

IntroduceVariableToApplyGuard

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Hint

Private class field can be made readonly

PrivateVariableCanBeMadeReadonly

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Hint

String literal usage allows to create specialized overload

CreateSpecializedOverload

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Hint

Language Usage Opportunities (9 inspections)

This category includes code inspections, mostly with the suggestion severity level, which notify you when more advanced language constructs can be used. These inspections detect syntax of outdated language versions and suggest using features from more modern language versions. For most of the supported languages, language version can be detected automatically or set manually.

Inspection

ID

EditorConfig property

Default severity

AMD module may be converted to external module

AmdExternalModule

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Suggestion

Class emulation may be converted to class

Class

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Suggestion

CommonJs module may be converted to external module

CommonJsExternalModule

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Suggestion

Function expression may be converted to lambda expression

Lambda

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Suggestion

Immediately-invoked function expression may be converted to internal module

InternalModule

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Suggestion

Invocation of parent class may be converted to super call

SuperCall

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Suggestion

Member assigned by a function may be converted to function member

MethodSafeThis

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Suggestion

Possible overloads may be inferred by function body

OverloadSignatureInferring

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Hint

Use 'as' operator instead of type assertion

UseAsInsteadOfTypeCast

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Hint

Potential Code Quality Issues (15 inspections)

This category includes inspections that detect critical issues (code smells), mostly with Error or Warning level. This category also includes inspections that ensure localization assistance.

Inspection

ID

EditorConfig property

Default severity

Cannot resolve, probably symbol is located in inaccessible module

TsResolvedFromInaccessibleModule

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Error

Check 'amd-dependency' the same way as require() argument

AmdDependencyPathProblem

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Disabled

Duplicate identifier

DuplicateIdentifierError

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Error

Empty return value for type-annotated function

EmptyReturnValueForTypeAnnotatedFunction

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Warning

Exported entity uses a private entity

DeclarationVisibilityError

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Error

'Implicit any' inspection when NoImplicitAny is set

ImplicitAnyError

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Error

More specific signature follows less specific

MoreSpecificSignatureAfterLessSpecific

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Warning

Overload is less specific than the main signature

LessSpecificOverloadThanMainSignature

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Warning

Parameter-property value assigned inside constructor won't be assigned to class property

AssignedValueWontBeAssignedToCorrespondingField

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Warning

Suspicious 'instanceof' check

SuspiciousInstanceofCheck

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Warning

Suspicious 'this' usage in context of local function inside class member

SuspiciousThisUsage

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Warning

Suspicious 'typeof' check

SuspiciousTypeofCheck

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Warning

Type parameter hides type parameter declared in outer scope

TypeParameterHidesTypeParamFromOuterScope

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Warning

Use of possibly unassigned property in a static initializer

UseOfPossiblyUnassignedProperty

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Warning

Use of undeclared variable

TsNotResolved

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Error

Redundancies in Code (9 inspections)

Code inspections in this category look for redundancies and dead code, which affect code readability and style, and could be safely removed. Some code redundancies cannot be fixed automatically, and quick-fixes for them are performed in the interactive mode, requiring the user input. But the majority of the redundancies can be fixed without user interaction, using either fix in scope or code cleanup.

Inspection

ID

EditorConfig property

Default severity

Comparison of boolean with boolean value is equivalent to value or negated value

RedundantComparisonWithBoolean

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Warning

Double negation of boolean is redundant

DoubleNegationOfBoolean

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Warning

Duplicate reference comment is redundant

DuplicateReferenceComment

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Warning

Redundant parent type specification in extends/implements

RedundantParentTypeDeclaration

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Warning

Redundant qualifier

RedundantQualifier

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Warning

Reference comment creates cyclic dependency

CyclicReferenceComment

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Disabled

Ternary operator may be replaced by it's condition

TernaryCanBeReplacedByItsCondition

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Warning

Type cast is redundant: expression is always of provided type

RedundantTypeCast

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Warning

Type cast is redundant: expression is of a structurally compatible type

RedundantTypeCastStructural

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Warning

Redundancies in Symbol Declarations (6 inspections)

This category includes code inspections, mostly with the warning severity level, which detect empty and unused symbol declarations.

Inspection

ID

EditorConfig property

Default severity

Parameter doesn't participate in the main signature

ParameterDoesntMakeAnySense

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Warning

Redundant empty constructor without parameters

RedundantEmptyConstructor

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Warning

Same item is imported twice with different names

SameImportsWithDifferentName

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Warning

Type guard definitely produces 'never' type for the variable

TypeGuardProducesNeverType

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Warning

Type guard doesn't affect variable's type in any way

TypeGuardDoesntAffectAnything

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Warning

Unused local import

UnusedLocalImport

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Warning

Spelling issues (3 inspections)

These inspections detect typos in various contexts.

Inspection

ID

EditorConfig property

Default severity

Typo in comment

CommentTypo

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Suggestion

Typo in identifier

IdentifierTypo

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Suggestion

Typo in string literal

StringLiteralTypo

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Suggestion

Last modified: 21 December 2018