types-react-codemod

Collection of transforms for jscodeshift related to @types/react.

Getting started

The codemod helps to fix potential TypeScript compile errors when upgrading to @types/react@^18.0.0. However, we recommend to apply this codemod if you're using @types/react@^17.0.30.

$ npx types-react-codemod preset-18 ./src
? Pick transforms to apply (Press <space> to select, <a> to toggle all, <i> to invert selection, and <enter> to proce
ed)
❯◯ context-any
 ◉ deprecated-react-type
 ◉ deprecated-sfc-element
 ◉ deprecated-sfc
 ◉ deprecated-stateless-component
 ◯ implicit-children
 ◯ useCallback-implicit-any
All done.
Results:
0 errors
20 unmodified
0 skipped
3 ok
Time elapsed: 0.229seconds

Usage

$ npx types-react-codemod <codemod> <paths...>

Positionals:
  codemod  [string] [required] [choices: "context-any", "deprecated-legacy-ref",
                        "deprecated-prop-types-types", "deprecated-react-child",
                     "deprecated-react-fragment", "deprecated-react-node-array",
     "deprecated-react-text", "deprecated-react-type", "deprecated-sfc-element",
                             "deprecated-sfc", "deprecated-stateless-component",
                      "deprecated-void-function-component", "implicit-children",
                    "no-implicit-ref-callback-return", "preset-18", "preset-19",
          "react-element-default-any-props", "refobject-defaults", "scoped-jsx",
                          "useCallback-implicit-any", "useRef-required-initial"]
  paths                                                      [string] [required]

Options:
  --version         Show version number                                [boolean]
  --help            Show help                                          [boolean]
  --dry                                               [boolean] [default: false]
  --ignore-pattern                      [string] [default: "**/node_modules/**"]
  --yes             Automatically accepts all prompts. Useful when no user input
                    is available or desired.          [boolean] [default: false]
  --verbose                                           [boolean] [default: false]

Examples:
  types-react-codemod preset-18 ./          Ignores `node_modules` and `build`
  --ignore-pattern                          folders
  "**/{node_modules,build}/**"

Available transforms

The transforms are meant to migrate old code. The transformed code is not intended to be used as a pattern for new code.

Some transforms change code they shouldn't actually change. Fixing all of these requires a lot of implementation effort. When considering false-positives vs false-negatives, codemods opt for false-positives. The reason being that a false-positive can be reverted easily (assuming you have the changed code in Version Control e.g. git) while a false-negative requires manual input.

• preset-18
  • deprecated-react-type
  • deprecated-sfc-element
  • deprecated-sfc
  • deprecated-stateless-component
  • context-any
  • implicit-children
  • useCallback-implicit-any
• preset-19
  • deprecated-prop-types-types
  • deprecated-legacy-ref
  • deprecated-react-child
  • deprecated-react-text
  • deprecated-void-function-component
  • no-implicit-ref-callback-return
  • react-element-default-any
  • refobject-defaults
  • scoped-jsx
  • useRef-required-initial

preset-18

This codemod combines all codemods for React 18 types. You can interactively pick the codemods included. By default, the codemods that are definitely required to upgrade to @types/react@^18.0.0 are selected. The other codemods may or may not be required. You should select all and audit the changed files regardless.

context-any (React 18)

 class Component extends React.Component<Props> {
+  context: any
   render() {
		 return this.context.someContextProperty;
	 }
 }

You should only apply this codemod to files where the type-checker complains about access of unknown in this.context. We'll check for any occurence of context (case-sensitive) in a React.Component body (or React.PureComponent). If we find any occurence of context we'll add context: any declaration to the class body.

false-positive on context usage

We'll add context: any even if you write const { context } = props. This simplifies the implementation tremendously and follows the overall rationale for false-positives: it can be reverted easily and at worst restores the behavior of React 17 typings.

false-negative when inheriting from another component

Class inheritance chains are not handled.

class A extends React.Component {}

class B extends A {
	render() {
		// will error since the transform does not add `context: any` to the declaration of `A` nor `B`.
		// It's up to you to decide whether `A` or `B` should have this declaration
		return this.context.value;
	}
}

We'll also miss usage of context if it's accessed outside of the class body e.g.

function getValue(that) {
	return that.context.value;
}

class A extends React.Component {
	render() {
		return getValue(this);
	}
}

This doesn't really follow the general transform rationale of "over-applying" since at worst we restore React 17 behavior. I just think that most class components do not use this.context (or already have a type declaration) somewhere else.

All deprecated- transforms

-React.ReactType
+React.ElementType
-React.SFC
+React.FC
-React.StatelessComponent
+React.FunctionComponent
-React.SFCElement
+React.FunctionComponentElement

They simply rename identifiers with a specific name. If you have a type with the same name from a different package, then the rename results in a false positive. For example, ink also has a StatelessComponent but you don't need to rename that type since it's not deprecated.

implicit-children (React 18)

-React.FunctionComponent<Props>
+React.FunctionComponent<React.PropsWithChildren<Props>>
-React.FunctionComponent
+React.FunctionComponent<React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>>

This transform will wrap the props type of React.FunctionComponent (and FC, ComponentType, SFC and StatelessComponent) with React.PropsWithChildren. Note, that the transform assumes React.PropsWithChildren is available. We can't add that import since React.PropsWithChildren can be available via tsconfig.json.

implicit-children false-positive pattern A

We'll apply React.PropsWithChildren everytime. If you have a component that doesn't actually take children, we'll not fix what removal of implicit children should've fixed.

Similarly, if your props already have children declared, PropsWithChildren will be redundant. Redundant PropsWithChildren are only problematic stylistically.

implicit-children false-positive pattern B

MyFunctionComponent<Props> where MyFunctionComponent comes from import { FunctionComponent as MyFunctionComponent } from 'react' will be ignored. In other words, the transform will not wrap Props in React.PropsWithChildren. The transform would need to implement scope tracking for this pattern to get fixed.

useCallback-implicit-any (React 18)

-React.useCallback((event) => {})
+React.useCallback((event: any) => {})

This transform should only be applied to files where TypeScript errors with "Parameter '*' implicitly has an 'any' type.(7006)" in useCallback.

useCallback-implicit-any false-positive pattern A

If the callback param is inferrable by TypeScript we might apply any without need. In the example below the type of event is inferrable and adding any essentially reduces type coverage. This is why it's recommended to only apply useCallback-implicit-any to files that produce "Parameter '*' implicitly has an 'any' type.(7006)" when type-checking with @types/react@^18.0.0.

type CreateCallback = () => (event: Event) => void;
-const createCallback: CreateCallback = () => useCallback((event) => {}, [])
+const createCallback: CreateCallback = () => useCallback((event: any) => {}, [])

preset-19

This codemod combines all codemods for React 19 types. You can interactively pick the codemods included. By default, the codemods that are definitely required to upgrade to @types/react@^19.0.0 are selected. The other codemods may or may not be required. You should select all and audit the changed files regardless.

deprecated-prop-types-types (React 19)

+import * as PropTypes from "prop-types";
 import * as React from "react";
-declare const requireable: React.Requireable<React.ReactNode>;
+declare const requireable: PropTypes.Requireable<React.ReactNode>;
-declare const validator: React.Validator<React.ReactNode>;
+declare const requireable: PropTypes.Validator<React.ReactNode>;
-declare const validationMap: React.ValidationMap<{}>;
+declare const requireable: PropTypes.ValidationMap<React.ReactNode>;
-declare const weakValidationMap: React.WeakValidationMap<{}>;
+declare const requireable: PropTypes.WeakValidationMap<React.ReactNode>;

deprecated-legacy-ref (React 19)

 import * as React from "react";
 interface Props {
-  ref?: React.LegacyRef;
+  ref?: React.Ref;
 }

`deprecated-legacy-ref false-negative pattern A

Importing LegacyRef via aliased named import will result in the transform being skipped.

import { LegacyRef as MyLegacyRef } from "react";
interface Props {
	// not transformed
	ref?: MyLegacyRef;
}

deprecated-react-child (React 19)

 import * as React from "react";
 interface Props {
-  label?: React.ReactChild;
+  label?: React.ReactElement | number | string;
 }

deprecated-react-child false-negative pattern A

Importing ReactChild via aliased named import will result in the transform being skipped.

import { ReactChild as MyReactChild } from "react";
interface Props {
	// not transformed
	label?: MyReactChild;
}

deprecated-react-node-array (React 19)

 import * as React from "react";
 interface Props {
-  children?: React.ReactNodeArray;
+  children?: ReadonlyArray<React.ReactNode>;
 }

deprecated-react-node-array false-negative pattern A

Importing ReactNodeArray via aliased named import will result in the transform being skipped.

import { ReactNodeArray as MyReactNodeArray } from "react";
interface Props {
	// not transformed
	children?: MyReactNodeArray;
}

deprecated-react-fragment (React 19)

 import * as React from "react";
 interface Props {
-  children?: React.ReactFragment;
+  children?: Iterable<React.ReactNode>;
 }

deprecated-react-fragment false-negative pattern A

Importing ReactFragment via aliased named import will result in the transform being skipped.

import { ReactFragment as MyReactFragment } from "react";
interface Props {
	// not transformed
	children?: MyReactFragment;
}

deprecated-react-text (React 19)

 import * as React from "react";
 interface Props {
-  label?: React.ReactText;
+  label?: number | string;
 }

deprecated-react-text false-negative pattern A

Importing ReactText via aliased named import will result in the transform being skipped.

import { ReactText as MyReactText } from "react";
interface Props {
	// not transformed
	label?: MyReactText;
}

deprecated-void-function-component (React 19)

WARNING: Only apply to codebases using @types/react@^18.0.0. In earlier versions of @types/react this codemod would change the typings.

 import * as React from "react";
-const Component: React.VFC = () => {}
+const Component: React.FC = () => {}
-const Component: React.VoidFunctionComponent = () => {}
+const Component: React.FunctionComponent = () => {}

no-implicit-ref-callback-return (React 19)

Off by default in preset-19. Can be enabled when running preset-19.

WARNING: Manually review changes in case you already used ref cleanups in Canary builds.

Ensures you don't accidentally return anything from ref callbacks since the return value was always ignored. With ref cleanups, this is no longer the case and flagged in types to avoid mistakes.

-<div ref={current => (instance = current)} />
+<div ref={current => {instance = current}} />

This only works for the ref prop. The codemod will not apply to other props that take refs (e.g. innerRef).

react-element-default-any-props (React 19)

[!CAUTION] This codemod is only meant as a migration helper for old code. The new default for props of React.ReactElement is unknown but a lot of existing code relied on any. The codemod should only be used if you have a lot of code relying on the old default. Typing out the expected shape of the props is recommended. It's also likely that manually fixing is sufficient. In vercel/nextjs we only had to fix one file while the codemod would've changed 15 files.

Off by default in preset-19. Can be enabled when running preset-19.

Defaults the props of a React.ReactElement value to any if it has the explicit type.

-declare const element: React.ReactElement
+declare const element: React.ReactElement<any>

Does not overwrite existing type parameters.

The codemod does not work when the a value has the React.ReactElement type from 3rd party dependencies e.g. in const: element: React.ReactNode, the element would still have unknown props.

The codemod also does not work on type narrowing e.g.

if (React.isValidElement(node)) {
	element.props.foo;
	//            ^^^ Cannot access propertiy 'any' of `unknown`
}

The props would need to be cast to any (e.g. (element.props as any).foo) to preserve the old runtime behavior.

refobject-defaults (React 19)

RefObject no longer makes current nullable by default

 import * as React from "react";
-const myRef: React.RefObject<View>
+const myRef: React.RefObject<View | null>

refobject-defaults false-negative pattern A

Importing RefObject via aliased named import will result in the transform being skipped.

import { RefObject as MyRefObject } from "react";

// not transformed
const myRef: MyRefObject<View>;

scoped-jsx (React 19)

Ensures access to global JSX namespace is now scoped to React (see DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped#64464). This codemod tries to match the existing import style but isn't perfect. If the import style doesn't match your preferences, you should set up auto-fixable lint rules to match this e.g. import/order.

+import { JSX } from 'react'
-const element: JSX.Element = <div />;
+const element: JSX.Element = <div />;

 import * as React from 'react';
-const element: JSX.Element = <div />;
+const element: React.JSX.Element = <div />;

useRef-required-initial (React 19)

useRef now always requires an initial value. Implicit undefined is forbidden.

 import * as React from "react";
-React.useRef()
+React.useRef(undefined)

useRef-required-initial false-negative pattern A

Importing useRef via aliased named import will result in the transform being skipped.

import { useRef as useReactRef } from "react";

// not transformed
useReactRef<number>();

Supported platforms

The following list contains officially supported runtimes. Please file an issue for runtimes that are not included in this list.

• Node.js 18.x || 20.x || 22.x