toDate() method with "." literal returns never

[tomferez]

Hi,

When using the toDate() method with a IntlDateFormatter that uses a "." on a field level, the returned type is never.

Example: date: "page.date.toDate('d.m.Y')" returns "never" - iso "string | number".

Am no expert of Typescript so couldn't really help with the issue...

Thanks!
Tom

[benwest]

Hi! Cool that you’re using the library 😃

You’re right that the dots are causing the problem. I think you should be able to write date: "page.date.toDate('d.m.Y')" as "page.date.toDate" to get around it.

[tomferez]

Yes I'm using it because the lack of "native" Typescript support is really what's preventing me from using KirbyCMS in a prod level with headless.

I think you should be able to write date: "page.date.toDate('d.m.Y')" as "page.date.toDate" to get around it.

I thought of that, but then you lose the ability to format the date through the query. No big deal though... ☺️

[benwest]

I thought of that, but then you lose the ability to format the date through the query. No big deal though... ☺️

no!- you're sending the same query, the as is a type hint.

But for what it's worth I've gone back to using zod myself to validate types because of this kind of thing :)