Use symbols of type aliases when emitting declarations

src/compiler/checker.ts

@@ -5665,6 +5665,12 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
             if (getSymbolIfSameReference(exported, symbol)) {
                 return exported;
             }
+            if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.TypeAlias && exported.declarations?.find(isTypeAlias)) {
+                const aliasSymbol = getDeclaredTypeOfTypeAlias(exported).aliasSymbol;
+                if (aliasSymbol && getSymbolIfSameReference(aliasSymbol, symbol)) {
+                    return exported;
+                }
+            }
         });
     }
 

tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitUsingTypeAlias1.js

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitUsingTypeAlias1.ts] ////
+
+//// [inner.d.ts]
+export declare type Other = { other: string };
+export declare type SomeType = { arg: Other };
+
+//// [index.d.ts]
+export type OtherType = import('./inner').Other;
+export type SomeType = import('./inner').SomeType;
+
+//// [package.json]
+{
+  "name": "some-dep",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./dist/index.js"
+  }
+}
+
+//// [index.ts]
+import { SomeType } from "some-dep";
+
+export const foo = (thing: SomeType) => {
+  return thing;
+};
+
+export const bar = (thing: SomeType) => {
+  return thing.arg;
+};
+
+//// [index.js]
+"use strict";
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.bar = exports.foo = void 0;
+var foo = function (thing) {
+    return thing;
+};
+exports.foo = foo;
+var bar = function (thing) {
+    return thing.arg;
+};
+exports.bar = bar;
+
+
+//// [index.d.ts]
+import { SomeType } from "some-dep";
+export declare const foo: (thing: SomeType) => import("some-dep").SomeType;
+export declare const bar: (thing: SomeType) => import("some-dep").OtherType;

tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitUsingTypeAlias1.symbols

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitUsingTypeAlias1.ts] ////
+
+=== node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner.d.ts ===
+export declare type Other = { other: string };
+>Other : Symbol(Other, Decl(inner.d.ts, 0, 0))
+>other : Symbol(other, Decl(inner.d.ts, 0, 29))
+
+export declare type SomeType = { arg: Other };
+>SomeType : Symbol(SomeType, Decl(inner.d.ts, 0, 46))
+>arg : Symbol(arg, Decl(inner.d.ts, 1, 32))
+>Other : Symbol(Other, Decl(inner.d.ts, 0, 0))
+
+=== node_modules/some-dep/dist/index.d.ts ===
+export type OtherType = import('./inner').Other;
+>OtherType : Symbol(OtherType, Decl(index.d.ts, 0, 0))
+>Other : Symbol(Other, Decl(inner.d.ts, 0, 0))
+
+export type SomeType = import('./inner').SomeType;
+>SomeType : Symbol(SomeType, Decl(index.d.ts, 0, 48))
+>SomeType : Symbol(SomeType, Decl(inner.d.ts, 0, 46))
+
+=== src/index.ts ===
+import { SomeType } from "some-dep";
+>SomeType : Symbol(SomeType, Decl(index.ts, 0, 8))
+
+export const foo = (thing: SomeType) => {
+>foo : Symbol(foo, Decl(index.ts, 2, 12))
+>thing : Symbol(thing, Decl(index.ts, 2, 20))
+>SomeType : Symbol(SomeType, Decl(index.ts, 0, 8))
+
+  return thing;
+>thing : Symbol(thing, Decl(index.ts, 2, 20))
+
+};
+
+export const bar = (thing: SomeType) => {
+>bar : Symbol(bar, Decl(index.ts, 6, 12))
+>thing : Symbol(thing, Decl(index.ts, 6, 20))
+>SomeType : Symbol(SomeType, Decl(index.ts, 0, 8))
+
+  return thing.arg;
+>thing.arg : Symbol(arg, Decl(inner.d.ts, 1, 32))
+>thing : Symbol(thing, Decl(index.ts, 6, 20))
+>arg : Symbol(arg, Decl(inner.d.ts, 1, 32))
+
+};

tests/baselines/reference/declarationEmitUsingTypeAlias1.types

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitUsingTypeAlias1.ts] ////
+
+=== node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner.d.ts ===
+export declare type Other = { other: string };
+>Other : { other: string; }
+>other : string
+
+export declare type SomeType = { arg: Other };
+>SomeType : { arg: Other; }
+>arg : Other
+
+=== node_modules/some-dep/dist/index.d.ts ===
+export type OtherType = import('./inner').Other;
+>OtherType : import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").Other
+
+export type SomeType = import('./inner').SomeType;
+>SomeType : import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").SomeType
+
+=== src/index.ts ===
+import { SomeType } from "some-dep";
+>SomeType : any
+
+export const foo = (thing: SomeType) => {
+>foo : (thing: SomeType) => import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").SomeType
+>(thing: SomeType) => {  return thing;} : (thing: SomeType) => import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").SomeType
+>thing : import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").SomeType
+
+  return thing;
+>thing : import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").SomeType
+
+};
+
+export const bar = (thing: SomeType) => {
+>bar : (thing: SomeType) => import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").Other
+>(thing: SomeType) => {  return thing.arg;} : (thing: SomeType) => import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").Other
+>thing : import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").SomeType
+
+  return thing.arg;
+>thing.arg : import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").Other
+>thing : import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").SomeType
+>arg : import("node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner").Other
+
+};

tests/cases/compiler/declarationEmitUsingTypeAlias1.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// @strict: true
+// @declaration: true
+// @module: nodenext
+
+// @filename: node_modules/some-dep/dist/inner.d.ts
+export declare type Other = { other: string };
+export declare type SomeType = { arg: Other };
+
+// @filename: node_modules/some-dep/dist/index.d.ts
+export type OtherType = import('./inner').Other;
+export type SomeType = import('./inner').SomeType;
+
+// @filename: node_modules/some-dep/package.json
+{
+  "name": "some-dep",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./dist/index.js"
+  }
+}
+
+// @filename: src/index.ts
+import { SomeType } from "some-dep";
+
+export const foo = (thing: SomeType) => {
+  return thing;
+};
+
+export const bar = (thing: SomeType) => {
+  return thing.arg;
+};