`readonly T[]` is exported as `keyof T[]`

[yume-chan]

Search terms

readonly, keyof

Expected Behavior

For the following code:

export const a: readonly string[] = [];

typedoc should export:

a: readonly string[] = []

Actual Behavior

typedoc exports:

a: keyof string[] = []

Steps to reproduce the bug

Environment

• Typedoc version: 0.17.8
• TypeScript version: 3.9.6
• Node.js version: 14.4.0
• OS: macOS 10.15.4

[Gerrit0]

This really confused me for a bit because I distinctly remember fixing exactly this bug... and thought I did it ~6 months ago. Turns out it is fixed on the wip library mode branch, but not on master... https://github.com/TypeStrong/typedoc/blob/library-mode/src/lib/converter/type-nodes.ts#L148-L160

It should be fairly simple to update the converter for type operator types on master to handle this properly, PR welcome if you want to give it a shot.

[yume-chan]

@Gerrit0 Is there an ETA of the library mode branch? We are testing different documentation generation options, but we don't need it immediately.

[Gerrit0]

I wish! The checklist at #1184 (comment) is the closest thing I can point you towards there. I seem to be able to do 1-2 medium, or 1 large and 1 small tasks per weekend... which indicates it will be at least a month, probably closer to two.