TS types for the public API about terser HOT 5 CLOSED

Terser only supports standard ECMAScript. By accepting JSX or TypeScript syntax it's a slippery slope towards maintaining non-standard features. There is a risk of ECMAScript grammar breakage if TypeScript syntax is introduced. It would also slow down ES parsing. Nevermind the TS language extensions (enums for example) - we don't want to get into the business of being a TS/JSX to ES transpiler.

But if you do create such a Terser fork and publish it yourself it can easily be dropped into existing projects with the yarn resolutions mechanism.

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@kzc I don't think @manucorporat is talking about transpiling or porting anything - I believe this ticket is just to provide a types.d.ts file that describes terser's API, which consuming projects can use for type inference.

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@kzc Here is an example of typings inside a 100% standard ECMAScript project :)
https://github.com/kibertoad/objection-find-query/blob/master/index.d.ts

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provide a types.d.ts file that describes terser's API

My mistake. If that's the case and it does not interfere with the existing Terser ES5 codebase in any way, then such a PR would be considered. Mind you, as the Terser minify API is extended and altered it is an additional maintenance burden.

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I took the liberty and typed terser.

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