Adding "WebWorker" to the lib compiler options causes compilation to fail?

[fireflysemantics]

🔎 Search Terms

adding "WebWorker" to typescript

🕗 Version & Regression Information

• This changed between versions ______ and _______
• This changed in commit or PR _______
• This is the behavior in every version I tried, and I reviewed the FAQ for entries about _________
• I was unable to test this on prior versions because _______

⏯ Playground Link

No response

💻 Code

/**
 *  @category WebComponent
 *
 * Hello World Web Component
 * that renders a greeting.
 */
export class HelloWorldComponent extends HTMLElement {
    static get observedAttributes() {
      return ['name'];
    }
  
    /**
     * The name to greet
     * @defaultValue World
     */
    name: string | null = 'World';
    something!: string;
    /**
     * Initializes the name property to `World`.
     */
    constructor() {
      super();
      //    this.name = 'World';
    }
  
    /**
     * Sets the component inner
     * html to the greeting.
     */
    connectedCallback() {
      this.textContent = `Hello ${this.name}!`;
    }
  
    //========================================
    // attribute change callback
    //========================================
    attributeChangedCallback(
      property: keyof HelloWorldComponent,
      oldValue: string | null,
      newValue: string | null
    ) {
      if (oldValue === newValue) return;
      switch (property) {
        case 'name':
          this.name = newValue;
          break;
        default:
          throw new Error(`Unhandled attribute: ${property}`);
      }
    }
  }
  customElements.define('hello-world', HelloWorldComponent);

🙁 Actual behavior

Please see this Stackoverflow issue for the full description.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78949923/creating-a-typescript-project-with-support-for-web-workers

The typescript shared compiles fine. When "WebWorker" is added to the lib compiler options, compilation starts generating errors.

🙂 Expected behavior

It should still compile fine.

Additional information about the issue

Please see this Stackoverflow issue for the full description.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78949923/creating-a-typescript-project-with-support-for-web-workers

[MartinJohns]

Duplicate of #20595. You can't use DOM and WebWorker at the same time.

[typescript-bot]

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