Missing Typescript support

[LukeSavefrogs]

🐛 Problem

This library lacks of Typescript support, so when working with typescript:

• Intellisense does not work
• bind function gets erroneously recognised as the Function.prototype.bind one

💻 Workaround

To integrate it with my environment I had to write my own declaration file.

Just put the following content in any .d.ts file:

// src/types/niceSelect.d.ts

export declare global {
	declare module NiceSelect {
		/**
		 * Creates a new instance of the NiceSelect select UI.
		 * 
		 * `NiceSelect.bind(element, options)` is an alias for `new NiceSelect(element, options)`
		 * @param element The target HTMLElement
		 * @param options An object containing all the options
		 */
		export function bind(element, options?: niceSelectOptions): NiceSelect;
		
		/**
		 * **Nice Select 2**
		 * 
		 * A lightweight vanilla javascript library that replaces native select 
		 * elements with customizable dropdowns.
		 * @see https://bluzky.github.io/nice-select2/
		*/
		export class NiceSelect {
			/**
			 * Update nice-select items to match with source select
			 */
			update(): void

			/**
			 * Disable the select
			 */
			disable(): void
			
			/**
			 * Enable the select
			 */
			enable(): void
			
			/**
			 * Destroy the NiceSelect2 instance
			 */
			destroy(): void
			
			/**
			 * Clear all selected options
			 */
			clear(): void
		}
	}
}

type niceSelectOptions = {
	/**
	 * Pass the data option to explicitly create **custom options**.
	 * 
	 * If the `data` option is present, then all existing options
	 * on the HTML Select will be ignored.
	 */
	data?: {
		/**
		 * Specify the text to be shown on the option.
		 */
		text: string,

		/**
		 * Specifies the value of the option element:
		 * - If set to `"optgroup"`, the element will be rendered as a select "Option Group".
		 * - If set to `string`, this will be the value of the option.
		 */
		value: "optgroup" | string
	}[],

	/**
	 * Wether the Select should support **search autocomplete**.
	 */
	searchable?: boolean
}

[Tsjippy]

What is your idea with this issue?
Can you create a pr for it?

[LukeSavefrogs]

Why did you close it?
It's still valid and it's not being resolved either.

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By the way, I guess i could try making a PR but i don't know how to make it work when pushed on the CDN..

[Tsjippy]

Because it is not a problem nor a request, I view it as info, so it can be closed.

not sure what you want with this option

[Anubarak]

@Tsjippy So there are no plans to allow TS users to use your library?

[LukeSavefrogs]

@Tsjippy So there are no plans to allow TS users to use your library?

I don't think he wants to support it... If you need in my first post there is a workaround you can use to add typing information