Pnpjs: ERROR in node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(473,33): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.

[Vansyork]

Category

• [ ] Enhancement
• [ ] Bug
• [x] Question
• [ ] Documentation gap/issue

Version

Please specify what version of the library you are using: [ 1.2.3 ]

Please specify what version(s) of SharePoint you are targeting: [ 2013 ]

Expected / Desired Behavior / Question

I'm trying to use @pnp/sp in an Angular 6 project.
When i do an import of import { sp } from "@pnp/sp"; i get the following build error from the Angular CLI:

Observed Behavior

I receive the following error from the Angular cli:

ERROR in node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(473,33): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(474,48): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(475,40): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(476,49): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(477,54): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(478,42): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(479,50): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(480,46): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(481,41): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(482,29): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(483,32): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(484,31): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(485,44): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(486,40): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.
node_modules/@pnp/sp/src/search.d.ts(487,28): error TS1039: Initializers are not allowed in ambient contexts.

Steps to Reproduce

npm install @pnp/logging @pnp/common @pnp/odata @pnp/sp --save
import { sp } from "@pnp/sp";

e.g.:

public getFileBufferByServerRelativeUrl(serverRelativeUrl: string): Observable {
sp.setup({
sp: {
headers: {
Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose",
},
baseUrl: environment.siteUrl
},
});
return from(sp.web.getFileByServerRelativeUrl(serverRelativeUrl).getBuffer())
}

[koltyakov]

Hi @Vansyork,

Can you create a bare minimal project repo for us to clone from and be able to reproduce?
My guess is that "skipLibCheck": true, is missed from your project tsconfig.json.

[Vansyork]

Hi @Vansyork,

Can you create a bare minimal project repo for us to clone from and be able to reproduce?
My guess is that "skipLibCheck": true, is missed from your project tsconfig.json.

Hi @koltyakov,
I've tried building the solution with the skipLibCheck param set but got the same error.
I was also able to reproduce it on a new clean project.

The requested bare minimal project: https://github.com/Vansyork/pnp-sp-issue
Just do a npm i and a ng build and the error should pop-up.

The skipLibCheck is added to the tsconfig.app.json which is an extension of tsconfig.json (i've also tried building the solution when the param is set in the tsconfig.json)

[koltyakov]

So skipLibCheck should be an option across different TS versions compatibility and local project settings:

[Vansyork]

Thanks @koltyakov 👍 ,
That did fix the error, apparently i just added the skipLibCheck at the wrong place.
Why does it need to be set in the first place? just curious :-)

[tavikukko]

Have the same problem, will check if skipLibCheck helps, thanks.

[patrick-rodgers]

@Vansyork - issue is because we are ahead in version for typescript from the project you have so it produces slightly different d.ts files at times - or some features aren't supported in earlier versions - or your project could have different.

In this case it doesn't like lines like the below:

static readonly Documents = "e7ec8cee-ded8-43c9-beb5-436b54b31e84";

the code produced should work fine and this is (as far as I know) safe to ignore. Thanks!

Going to close this as answerd, please do _reopen_ should you want to continue the conversation.

[thaddeusferber]

Unfortuately I am experiencing the same errors, and I already have skipLibCheck set to true. I tried setting it to false, and then back to true. Still no luck. Project here: https://github.com/thaddeusferber/Ambient-Contexts-Errors

[koltyakov]

@thaddeusferber, checked your project. Build, bundle and package-solution tasks have been finished successfully. Everything looks normal.

[cluzier]

"skipLibCheck

doesnt this just hide the error from occuring?

--skipLibCheck | boolean | false | Skip type checking of all declaration files (*.d.ts).