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The as any ban is now enforced by tooling instead of convention: test files are typechecked, every type suppression must be a live, commented @ts-expect-error, and CI fails on any regression. Before this, test files were invisible to tsc (every package's tsconfig included only src/), which let ~190 unchecked casts accumulate silently — casts that could rot into tests passing valid input and verifying nothing.

What changed

  • Tests enter typecheck coverage. All 22 package tsconfigs now include __tests__/ (the rootDir override had to go — it rejects out-of-tree files with TS6059 regardless of noEmit). packages/types gains its own typecheck with skipLibCheck: false, since its only file is a .d.ts that skipLibCheck: true silently skipped. The orphaned tests/tsconfig.json is deleted.
  • Casts became verifiable directives. ~140 as any, ~40 as unknown as T, and 8 bare @ts-expect-error across 29 test files are now commented @ts-expect-error directives (compiler-verified: a stale one fails the build as TS2578) or real types where one exists — octokit mocks get typed per-file helpers, shared fixtures use Compressor from @node-minify/types.
  • Enforcement is mechanical. Biome noExplicitAny and noTsIgnore set to error (both default to warn, which exits 0). A new scripts/ci-guard-type-suppressions.sh covers what Biome cannot: @ts-nocheck/@ts-ignore anywhere, @ts-expect-error in src/, and bare directives without a reason. Root lint now also covers tests/ and scripts/, which sit outside the workspace filter.

Design decisions

  • @ts-expect-error over cast helpers — the directive fails the build if the error it suppresses ever stops existing, so it cannot rot; a cast helper is still unchecked.
  • Per-package tsconfig widening over a root test tsconfig — reuses each package's existing tsc --noEmit script with zero CI wiring.
  • Directives sit where TS reports, not where the defect lives — a missing required field is reported on the declaration line (TS2741); placing the directive on the property yields TS2578. Documented in AGENTS.md along with the one-directive-hides-later-errors hazard.
  • One src edit: google-closure-compiler/src/index.ts needed a triple-slash reference to its ambient types — they were invisible to other packages' programs that import its source directly (core's tests do). Type-only; emitted output unchanged.

Validation

  • bun run ci exit 0: build, check-exports, lint (including the new root leg), typecheck (23 packages), coverage.
  • 1047/1047 tests across 70 files — zero assertion changes.
  • Every enforcement claim probe-verified with injected violations: @ts-nocheck in tests, @ts-expect-error in src, bare directive, as any, and a raw type error in a test file each fail their gate; clean tree passes.
  • Repo grep for as any / as unknown as / @ts-ignore / @ts-nocheck: zero matches.

Suggest squash-merge: the branch is intentionally red on typecheck between the coverage-widening commit and the last cast-conversion commit (directives can only be verified in checked files), so landing it as one commit keeps develop bisect-safe.


Summary by cubic

Test files are now typechecked, so the as any ban is enforced by tooling instead of convention. Previously tsconfigs only included src/, letting ~170 unchecked casts in tests rot silently; now every suppression must be a live, commented @ts-expect-error and CI fails on any regression.

Refactors

  • All 22 package tsconfigs now include __tests__/; packages/types gains its own typecheck with skipLibCheck: false restricted to node types.
  • 136 as any, 29 as unknown as T, and 5 bare @ts-expect-error became commented directives or real types, with octokit mocks getting typed per-file helpers.
  • Biome noExplicitAny and noTsIgnore are now errors; scripts/ci-guard-type-suppressions.sh scans the repo root to ban @ts-nocheck, src/ directives, and reason-less ones, and root lint now also covers tests/, scripts/, and examples/.
  • @ts-expect-error is used over cast helpers because a stale directive fails the build while a cast helper stays unchecked.
  • One src edit: google-closure-compiler/src/index.ts adds a triple-slash reference to its ambient types; emitted output is unchanged.
  • All 1047 tests pass with zero assertion changes.

Migration

  • Suggest squash-merge: the branch is red on typecheck between the coverage-widening commit and the last cast-conversion commit, so landing as one commit keeps develop bisect-safe.

Written for commit ca391b9. Summary will update on new commits.

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  • Quality Improvements

    • TypeScript checking now covers package test suites for broader validation.
    • Linting and CI detect prohibited or undocumented type-suppression patterns.
    • Test fixtures use more precise type definitions without changing runtime behavior.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance on approved and prohibited TypeScript type-suppression practices.
  • Developer Tools

    • Added linting and type-checking commands for the shared types package.

srod added 8 commits September 2, 2026 18:48
Review of this branch found two documented gates with no mechanism behind
them, both of which passed CI while being violated:

- `@ts-nocheck` was banned in AGENTS.md but caught by nothing. Biome's
  `noTsIgnore` matches `@ts-ignore` only, so a file could disable type
  checking wholesale and stay green in lint and typecheck alike.
- The shared `tests/` helpers were not linted at all. Root `lint` is
  `bun run --filter '*' lint`, and `tests/` sits outside `workspaces`, so
  the `noExplicitAny: error` rule this branch turned on never reached the
  fixtures the branch had just cleaned.

Add `scripts/ci-guard-type-suppressions.sh` as the mechanism, following
the existing `ci-guard-removed-compressors.sh` pattern: it bans
`@ts-nocheck`/`@ts-ignore` repo-wide, bans `@ts-expect-error` under any
`src/`, and rejects directives carrying no reason — which also makes the
"must name the condition" rule enforced rather than review-only. Wired
into the Linux/Node 22 CI leg. Extend root `lint` with `lint:root` so
`tests/` and `scripts/` are covered by Biome.

Also:
- Document why the gcc `/// <reference>` is load-bearing. Removing it
  keeps the package's own typecheck green (its tsconfig globs `src/**/*`)
  but breaks `@node-minify/core`, which imports the source file directly
  from `core.test.ts`.
- Move `core.test.ts` directives off the assertion line and onto the line
  the compiler actually reports, so each suppresses only its own error.
- Replace `Partial<Settings>` + `as Settings` with `Settings` plus a
  commented directive, matching the convention used elsewhere.
- Correct the AGENTS.md `any` wording: the gate fires on every explicit
  `any`, not just `as any`, and now documents where enforcement lives.
- Track the type-hardening plan doc; its siblings are already tracked and
  it is the provenance for these conventions.
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The change enables repository-wide TypeScript suppression checks, includes package tests in TypeScript compilation, adds typecheck support for packages/types, and replaces unsafe test casts with explicit types or documented error expectations.

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TypeScript type hardening

Layer / File(s) Summary
Policy and suppression enforcement
.github/workflows/test.yml, AGENTS.md, biome.json, scripts/ci-guard-type-suppressions.sh, docs/plans/*, package.json
CI, Biome, repository guidance, and planning documentation define and enforce restrictions on unsafe TypeScript casts and directives. Root lint now covers tests, scripts, and examples.
Package typecheck coverage
packages/*/tsconfig.json, packages/types/package.json, packages/types/tsconfig.json
Package configurations include test sources and remove rootDir restrictions. The types package adds lint and typecheck scripts.
Shared fixtures and compiler resolution
tests/fixtures.ts, packages/google-closure-compiler/src/index.ts, packages/google-closure-compiler/__tests__/*
Shared fixtures use Compressor. The filesystem error guard narrows error.code. Google Closure Compiler declarations are referenced explicitly.
Core and utility test typing
packages/core/__tests__/*, packages/utils/__tests__/*
Tests replace unsafe casts with typed settings, typed mocks, direct values, and documented @ts-expect-error directives.
Compressor package test typing
packages/{clean-css,cssnano,csso,html-minifier,imagemin,minify-html,no-compress,oxc,sharp,terser}/__tests__/*
Invalid-input tests use direct values with expected type errors. Mock comments identify intentional partial implementations.
Action, CLI, and benchmark test typing
packages/{action,cli,benchmark}/__tests__/*
Tests use declared result and mock types. Action tests centralize Octokit mocks. Existing assertions remain unchanged.

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The types package now runs its own stricter typecheck with Node types scoped explicitly. No current merge-blocking risk is identified.

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In `@AGENTS.md`:
- Line 160: The documentation must match the new lint command behavior: in
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scripts/; in scripts/ci-guard-type-suppressions.sh lines 7-10, document only the
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- Line 50: Update the suppression scan pipeline in
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- Guard scans the repository root instead of a maintained directory list,
  so root-level files and future source dirs cannot bypass it
- src/ filter applies to the filename field only (awk), so a test line
  containing /src/ in its text no longer false-positives
- lint:root covers examples/ (workspace without a lint script, silently
  skipped by --filter '*')
- AGENTS.md and guard header no longer claim root lint misses tests/
  and scripts/

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#2909)

- types: ["node"] stops skipLibCheck: false from typechecking every
  hoisted @types package; the gate stays live (injected-error probe)
- Plan's Problem Frame counts now match the exact pre-branch greps
  (136 as any, 29 as unknown as T, 5 bare directives)
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