Better error spans for object literal excess properties

src/compiler/checker.ts

@@ -4548,7 +4548,7 @@ namespace ts {
          * @param target The right-hand-side of the relation.
          * @param relation The relation considered. One of 'identityRelation', 'assignableRelation', or 'subTypeRelation'.
          * Used as both to determine which checks are performed and as a cache of previously computed results.
-         * @param errorNode The node upon which all errors will be reported, if defined.
+         * @param errorNode The suggested node upon which all errors will be reported, if defined. This may or may not be the actual node used.
          * @param headMessage If the error chain should be prepended by a head message, then headMessage will be used.
          * @param containingMessageChain A chain of errors to prepend any new errors found.
          */
@@ -4767,7 +4767,13 @@ namespace ts {
                 for (let prop of getPropertiesOfObjectType(source)) {
                     if (!isKnownProperty(target, prop.name)) {
                         if (reportErrors) {
-                            reportError(Diagnostics.Object_literal_may_only_specify_known_properties_and_0_does_not_exist_in_type_1, symbolToString(prop), typeToString(target));
+                            // We know *exactly* where things went wrong when comparing the types.
+                            // Use this property as the error node as this will be more helpful in
+                            // reasoning about what went wrong.
+                            errorNode = prop.valueDeclaration
+                            reportError(Diagnostics.Object_literal_may_only_specify_known_properties_and_0_does_not_exist_in_type_1,
+                                        symbolToString(prop),
+                                        typeToString(target));
                         }
                         return true;
                     }

tests/baselines/reference/arrayCast.errors.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/arrayCast.ts(3,1): error TS2352: Neither type '{ foo: string; }[]' nor type '{ id: number; }[]' is assignable to the other.
+tests/cases/compiler/arrayCast.ts(3,23): error TS2352: Neither type '{ foo: string; }[]' nor type '{ id: number; }[]' is assignable to the other.
   Type '{ foo: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
     Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'foo' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tests/cases/compiler/arrayCast.ts(3,1): error TS2352: Neither type '{ foo: strin
     // Should fail. Even though the array is contextually typed with { id: number }[], it still
     // has type { foo: string }[], which is not assignable to { id: number }[].
     <{ id: number; }[]>[{ foo: "s" }];
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                          ~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2352: Neither type '{ foo: string; }[]' nor type '{ id: number; }[]' is assignable to the other.
 !!! error TS2352:   Type '{ foo: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2352:     Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'foo' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.

tests/baselines/reference/arrayLiteralTypeInference.errors.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/arrayLiteralTypeInference.ts(13,5): error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; trueness: boolean; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type 'Action[]'.
+tests/cases/compiler/arrayLiteralTypeInference.ts(14,14): error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; trueness: boolean; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type 'Action[]'.
   Type '{ id: number; trueness: boolean; } | { id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type 'Action'.
     Type '{ id: number; trueness: boolean; }' is not assignable to type 'Action'.
       Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'trueness' does not exist in type 'Action'.
-tests/cases/compiler/arrayLiteralTypeInference.ts(29,5): error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; trueness: boolean; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
+tests/cases/compiler/arrayLiteralTypeInference.ts(31,18): error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; trueness: boolean; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
   Type '{ id: number; trueness: boolean; } | { id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
     Type '{ id: number; trueness: boolean; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
       Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'trueness' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ tests/cases/compiler/arrayLiteralTypeInference.ts(29,5): error TS2322: Type '({
     }
 
     var x1: Action[] = [
-        ~~
+        { id: 2, trueness: false },
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; trueness: boolean; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type 'Action[]'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Type '{ id: number; trueness: boolean; } | { id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type 'Action'.
 !!! error TS2322:     Type '{ id: number; trueness: boolean; }' is not assignable to type 'Action'.
 !!! error TS2322:       Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'trueness' does not exist in type 'Action'.
-        { id: 2, trueness: false },
         { id: 3, name: "three" }
     ]
 
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ tests/cases/compiler/arrayLiteralTypeInference.ts(29,5): error TS2322: Type '({
     ]
 
     var z1: { id: number }[] =
-        ~~
+        [
+            { id: 2, trueness: false },
+                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; trueness: boolean; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Type '{ id: number; trueness: boolean; } | { id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:     Type '{ id: number; trueness: boolean; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:       Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'trueness' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.
-        [
-            { id: 2, trueness: false },
             { id: 3, name: "three" }
         ]
 

tests/baselines/reference/arrayLiterals.errors.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-tests/cases/conformance/expressions/arrayLiterals/arrayLiterals.ts(24,5): error TS2322: Type '({ a: string; b: number; c: string; } | { a: string; b: number; c: number; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ [n: number]: { a: string; b: number; }; }'.
+tests/cases/conformance/expressions/arrayLiterals/arrayLiterals.ts(24,77): error TS2322: Type '({ a: string; b: number; c: string; } | { a: string; b: number; c: number; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ [n: number]: { a: string; b: number; }; }'.
   Index signatures are incompatible.
     Type '{ a: string; b: number; c: string; } | { a: string; b: number; c: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ a: string; b: number; }'.
       Type '{ a: string; b: number; c: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ a: string; b: number; }'.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tests/cases/conformance/expressions/arrayLiterals/arrayLiterals.ts(24,5): error
 
     // Contextual type C with numeric index signature makes array literal of EveryType E of type BCT(E,C)[]
     var context1: { [n: number]: { a: string; b: number; }; } = [{ a: '', b: 0, c: '' }, { a: "", b: 3, c: 0 }];
-        ~~~~~~~~
+                                                                                ~~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '({ a: string; b: number; c: string; } | { a: string; b: number; c: number; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ [n: number]: { a: string; b: number; }; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Index signatures are incompatible.
 !!! error TS2322:     Type '{ a: string; b: number; c: string; } | { a: string; b: number; c: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ a: string; b: number; }'.

tests/baselines/reference/assignmentCompatBug2.errors.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug2.ts(1,5): error TS2322: Type '{ a: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ b: number; }'.
+tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug2.ts(1,27): error TS2322: Type '{ a: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ b: number; }'.
   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'a' does not exist in type '{ b: number; }'.
-tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug2.ts(3,1): error TS2322: Type '{ a: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ b: number; }'.
+tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug2.ts(3,8): error TS2322: Type '{ a: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ b: number; }'.
   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'a' does not exist in type '{ b: number; }'.
-tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug2.ts(5,1): error TS2322: Type '{ b: number; a: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ b: number; }'.
+tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug2.ts(5,13): error TS2322: Type '{ b: number; a: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ b: number; }'.
   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'a' does not exist in type '{ b: number; }'.
 tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug2.ts(15,1): error TS2322: Type '{ f: (n: number) => number; g: (s: string) => number; }' is not assignable to type '{ f(n: number): number; g(s: string): number; m: number; n?: number; k?(a: any): any; }'.
   Property 'm' is missing in type '{ f: (n: number) => number; g: (s: string) => number; }'.
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug2.ts(33,1): error TS2322: Type '{ f: (n:
 
 ==== tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug2.ts (6 errors) ====
     var b2: { b: number;} = { a: 0 }; // error
-        ~~
+                              ~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '{ a: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ b: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'a' does not exist in type '{ b: number; }'.
 
     b2 = { a: 0 }; // error
-    ~~
+           ~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '{ a: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ b: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'a' does not exist in type '{ b: number; }'.
 
     b2 = {b: 0, a: 0 };
-    ~~
+                ~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '{ b: number; a: number; }' is not assignable to type '{ b: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'a' does not exist in type '{ b: number; }'.
 

tests/baselines/reference/assignmentCompatBug5.errors.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug5.ts(2,6): error TS2345: Argument of type '{ b: number; }' is not assignable to parameter of type '{ a: number; }'.
+tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug5.ts(2,8): error TS2345: Argument of type '{ b: number; }' is not assignable to parameter of type '{ a: number; }'.
   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'b' does not exist in type '{ a: number; }'.
 tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug5.ts(5,6): error TS2345: Argument of type 'string[]' is not assignable to parameter of type 'number[]'.
   Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'number'.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug5.ts(9,6): error TS2345: Argument of typ
 ==== tests/cases/compiler/assignmentCompatBug5.ts (4 errors) ====
     function foo1(x: { a: number; }) { }
     foo1({ b: 5 });
-         ~~~~~~~~
+           ~~~~
 !!! error TS2345: Argument of type '{ b: number; }' is not assignable to parameter of type '{ a: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2345:   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'b' does not exist in type '{ a: number; }'.
 

tests/baselines/reference/contextualTyping12.errors.txt

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping12.ts(1,13): error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
+tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping12.ts(1,57): error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
   Type '{ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
     Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
       Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'name' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.
 
 
 ==== tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping12.ts (1 errors) ====
     class foo { public bar:{id:number;}[] = [{id:1}, {id:2, name:"foo"}]; }
-                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                                                            ~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Type '{ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:     Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.

tests/baselines/reference/contextualTyping17.errors.txt

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping17.ts(1,33): error TS2322: Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
+tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping17.ts(1,47): error TS2322: Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'name' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.
 
 
 ==== tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping17.ts (1 errors) ====
     var foo: {id:number;} = {id:4}; foo = {id: 5, name:"foo"};
-                                    ~~~
+                                                  ~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'name' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.

tests/baselines/reference/contextualTyping2.errors.txt

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping2.ts(1,5): error TS2322: Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
+tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping2.ts(1,32): error TS2322: Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'name' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.
 
 
 ==== tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping2.ts (1 errors) ====
     var foo: {id:number;} = {id:4, name:"foo"};
-        ~~~
+                                   ~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'name' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.

tests/baselines/reference/contextualTyping20.errors.txt

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping20.ts(1,36): error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
+tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping20.ts(1,58): error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
   Type '{ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
     Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
       Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'name' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.
 
 
 ==== tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping20.ts (1 errors) ====
     var foo:{id:number;}[] = [{id:1}]; foo = [{id:1}, {id:2, name:"foo"}];
-                                       ~~~
+                                                             ~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Type '{ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:     Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.

tests/baselines/reference/contextualTyping4.errors.txt

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping4.ts(1,13): error TS2322: Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
+tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping4.ts(1,46): error TS2322: Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'name' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.
 
 
 ==== tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping4.ts (1 errors) ====
     class foo { public bar:{id:number;} = {id:5, name:"foo"}; }
-                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                                                 ~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'name' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.

tests/baselines/reference/contextualTyping9.errors.txt

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping9.ts(1,5): error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
+tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping9.ts(1,42): error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
   Type '{ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
     Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
       Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'name' does not exist in type '{ id: number; }'.
 
 
 ==== tests/cases/compiler/contextualTyping9.ts (1 errors) ====
     var foo:{id:number;}[] = [{id:1}, {id:2, name:"foo"}];
-        ~~~
+                                             ~~~~~~~~~~
 !!! error TS2322: Type '({ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; })[]' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }[]'.
 !!! error TS2322:   Type '{ id: number; } | { id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2322:     Type '{ id: number; name: string; }' is not assignable to type '{ id: number; }'.

tests/baselines/reference/derivedTypeAccessesHiddenBaseCallViaSuperPropertyAccess.errors.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-tests/cases/conformance/classes/propertyMemberDeclarations/memberFunctionDeclarations/derivedTypeAccessesHiddenBaseCallViaSuperPropertyAccess.ts(14,28): error TS2345: Argument of type '{ a: number; b: number; }' is not assignable to parameter of type '{ a: number; }'.
+tests/cases/conformance/classes/propertyMemberDeclarations/memberFunctionDeclarations/derivedTypeAccessesHiddenBaseCallViaSuperPropertyAccess.ts(14,36): error TS2345: Argument of type '{ a: number; b: number; }' is not assignable to parameter of type '{ a: number; }'.
   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'b' does not exist in type '{ a: number; }'.
 
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ tests/cases/conformance/classes/propertyMemberDeclarations/memberFunctionDeclara
         bar() {
             var r = super.foo({ a: 1 }); // { a: number }
             var r2 = super.foo({ a: 1, b: 2 }); // { a: number }
-                               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                                       ~~~~
 !!! error TS2345: Argument of type '{ a: number; b: number; }' is not assignable to parameter of type '{ a: number; }'.
 !!! error TS2345:   Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'b' does not exist in type '{ a: number; }'.
             var r3 = this.foo({ a: 1, b: 2 }); // { a: number; b: number; }