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Phase 8: Fix Implicit Any Types

Summary

Systematic fix of implicit any types throughout the TypeScript codebase, continuing the methodical error reduction strategy.

Changes Made

  • ChevronDown.tsx: Added proper { className?: string } typing
  • Close.tsx: Added proper { className?: string } typing
  • GooseLogo.tsx: Added comprehensive interface and proper size typing with const assertion
  • ProviderGrid.tsx: Added proper provider parameter typing and safe object indexing
  • RecipeEditor.tsx: Added explicit string[] typing for exts variable
  • api_keys/utils.tsx: Added proper parameter typing for key functions and reduce callbacks
  • ManualExtensionModal.tsx: Added proper option parameter typing
  • AddModelInline.tsx: Added proper suggestion parameter typing
  • models/utils.tsx: Added proper function parameter typing
  • BaseProviderGrid.tsx: Added proper provider parameter and safe object indexing
  • ErrorBoundary.tsx: Fixed error parameter typing (from previous phase)

Technical Approach

  • ✅ Proper interface definitions for component props
  • ✅ Safe object indexing using keyof typeof patterns
  • ✅ Explicit array typing instead of implicit any[]
  • ✅ Function parameter typing for callbacks
  • ✅ Const assertions for immutable objects
  • ✅ No unsafe any types introduced

Results

  • Before: 274 TypeScript errors
  • After: 253 TypeScript errors
  • Eliminated: 21 errors ✅
  • Files Modified: 11 files
  • Total Progress: 147+ errors eliminated across all phases

Quality Assurance

  • All changes follow TypeScript best practices
  • Type safety improved without breaking runtime behavior
  • Systematic approach maintains code quality
  • No unsafe type assertions used

Part of the ongoing systematic TypeScript error reduction effort.

zanesq and others added 8 commits May 28, 2025 14:33
- Remove unused React imports from all icon components (26 files)
- Remove unused React imports from simple UI components: AgentHeader, LoadingPlaceholder, Splash, SplashPills, WelcomeGooseLogo
- Convert App.tsx from 'import React, { ... }' to 'import { ... }'
- Reduces TypeScript errors by ~30 (from 80+ unused React imports to 53)
- Conservative approach - only touched components that clearly don't use React directly
- No functionality changes, purely cleanup
- Fix unused parameters by prefixing with underscore (TypeScript convention):
  - ProviderSetupModal.tsx: _model: _, _endpoint: __
  - OllamaBattleGame.tsx: requiredKeys: _ (with comprehensive fixes)
  - AddModelModal.tsx: _isValid: _, _validationErrors: __
  - main.ts: Multiple unused event parameters → _event, version → _version

- Fix OllamaBattleGame.tsx completely:
  - Remove unused React import
  - Fix Audio type from custom to HTMLAudioElement
  - Fix computed property with null check for configKey
  - Fix function type casting for choices array/function
  - Add comprehensive asset type declarations (PNG, MP3, etc.)

- Reduces TypeScript errors by ~20 (from 381 to 361)
- All changes use TypeScript conventions for intentionally unused parameters
- No functionality changes, purely cleanup and type safety improvements
- Fix AlertBox.tsx: Add non-null assertions for alert.progress properties
  (safe because already guarded by alert.progress ? check)

- Fix ConfigContext.tsx: Add optional chaining for API response data access
  - response.data?.config, configResponse.data?.config
  - extensionsResponse.data?.extensions with fallback to empty array

- Fix App.tsx: Correct extractRemoteUrl return type to string | null
  (URLSearchParams.get() returns string | null, not string)

- Fix SearchBar.tsx: Improve null checks for localSearchResults access
  - Better conditional logic to handle undefined count property

- Bonus: Comprehensive asset type declarations in json.d.ts
  - Added PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, MP3, MP4 module declarations
  - Fixes all asset import TypeScript errors

- Reduces TypeScript errors by 11 (from 361 to 350)
- Uses proper TypeScript patterns: optional chaining (?.) and non-null assertions (!)
- All changes are conservative and preserve existing runtime behavior
- Fix App.tsx complex type issues:
  - Add safe type assertions for initializeSystem parameters (provider as string, model as string)
    Already null-checked with if (provider && model) so assertions are safe
  - Fix all Electron IPC event handlers with 'as any' casts for type compatibility
    Electron's .on() expects (...args: unknown[]) but we provide typed handlers
  - Fix View type casting for viewFromUrl parameter

- Fix implicit any parameter types:
  - ChatView.tsx: Add explicit ChatType for prevChat parameter in setChat callback
  - GoosehintsModal.tsx: Add comprehensive prop types for all components:
    * Modal: children: React.ReactNode
    * ModalError: error: any
    * ModalFileInfo: filePath: string; found: boolean
    * ModalButtons: onSubmit/onCancel function types
    * getGoosehintsFile: filePath: string parameter

- Reduces TypeScript errors by 19 (from 350 to 331)
- Higher complexity fixes while maintaining runtime safety
- Eliminates implicit any types with proper type annotations
- Total progress: 69+ errors eliminated across all phases (400+ → 331)
- Remove unused React imports from 51 files across the entire codebase
- Categories fixed:
  * UI Components: Box, CustomRadio, Select, Send, Stop, VertDots, X, icons
  * Main Components: GooseLogo, LoadingGoose, WelcomeView, GooseMessage, etc.
  * Settings Components: Models, Providers, Extensions sections
  * Modal Components: Various configuration and setup modals
  * Utility Files: suspense-loader, toasts

- Changes made:
  * 21 files: Removed simple 'import React from react'
  * 24 files: Converted 'import React, { ... }' to 'import { ... }'
  * 6 files: Removed various React import patterns

- Perfect prediction accuracy: eliminated exactly 51 errors (331 → 280)
- All files use new JSX transform, no functionality impact
- Total progress: 120+ errors eliminated across all phases (400+ → 280)
- Fix error handling with TypeScript best practices instead of using unknown/any:
  * LinkPreview.tsx: Use 'err instanceof Error ? err.message : fallback' pattern
  * ProviderGrid.tsx: Proper error type checking with meaningful fallback
  * SessionsView.tsx: Convert unknown error to string safely
  * ConfigureBuiltInExtensionModal.tsx: Type-safe error message extraction
  * ConfigureExtensionModal.tsx: Consistent error handling pattern

- Applied TypeScript best practices:
  * No unknown or any types used - proper type guards instead
  * Consistent error checking pattern: 'err instanceof Error ? err.message : fallback'
  * Meaningful fallback values for non-Error objects
  * Improved type safety throughout error handling

- Reduces TypeScript errors by 5 (from 280 to 275)
- Better error handling with proper type safety
- Maintainable code with consistent error patterns
- Total progress: 125+ errors eliminated across all phases (400+ → 275)
- Fixed ChevronDown.tsx: Added proper className typing
- Fixed Close.tsx: Added proper className typing
- Fixed GooseLogo.tsx: Added interface and proper size typing with const assertion
- Fixed ProviderGrid.tsx: Added proper provider parameter typing and object indexing
- Fixed RecipeEditor.tsx: Added explicit string[] typing for exts variable
- Fixed api_keys/utils.tsx: Added proper parameter typing for key functions
- Fixed ManualExtensionModal.tsx: Added proper option parameter typing
- Fixed AddModelInline.tsx: Added proper suggestion parameter typing
- Fixed models/utils.tsx: Added proper function parameter typing
- Fixed BaseProviderGrid.tsx: Added proper provider parameter and object indexing

Reduced errors from 274 to 253 (21 errors eliminated)
Systematic approach to implicit any types with proper TypeScript practices
@zanesq zanesq changed the title Phase 7: Fix implicit any types - TypeScript error reduction Phase 8: Fix implicit any types - TypeScript error reduction May 29, 2025
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zanesq commented May 30, 2025

closing in favor of #2741

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