How to fix a wrong/incomplete typescript definition?

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I am using mongo@4.2.1. In this package the openUploadStreamWithId in the GridFSBucket is defined as ObjectId.

mongodb.d.ts

export declare class GridFSBucket extends TypedEventEmitter<GridFSBucketEvents> {
    ...
    openUploadStreamWithId(id: ObjectId, filename: string, options?: GridFSBucketWriteStreamOptions): GridFSBucketWriteStream;
    ...
}

But it should be type GridFSBucketWriteStreamId = string | number | Object | ObjectID; stackexchange mongodb driver

I'm using a string as id, instead of an ObjectId, therefore I have to fix the definition.

How can I extend the openUploadStreamWithId typescript?

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1 Answers

First of all, why don't you just create an ObjectID from your string?

Anyway, let's say you have this

const myStringID = '5783878927082'

Instead of messing with the types, just do the good ol' unknown trick:

openUploadStreamWithId(myStringID as unknown as ObjectID, ...)

This will stop the compiler complaining, but you better know what you're doing.

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