Nuxt.js with TypeScript: Property 'x' does not exist on type 'y'

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I am new to Vue and Nuxt. Doing a tutorial with TypeScript currently. It throws me a bunch of errors of Property 'x' does not exist on type 'y'. An example below;

ERROR in components/AboutMe.vue:56:27
TS2339: Property 'routes' does not exist on type '{ components: { CButton: any; }; props: { user: { type: ObjectConstructor; default: undefined; }; }; data(): { expand: boolean; showTitle: boolean; showReadMore: boolean; routes: string[]; compiledBio: string; }; beforeMount(): void; mounted(): void; }'.
    54 |   },
    55 |   mounted() {
  > 56 |     this.showTitle = this.routes.every((r) => this.$route.name !== r)
       |                           ^^^^^^
    57 |     if (this.$route.name === `users-userSlug`) {
    58 |       this.expand = true
    59 |       this.showReadMore = false

Others are Property 'showTitle' does not exist, 'expand' and etc. Basically everything with this. throws errors.

This is the <script block of AboutMe.vue component.

<script lang="ts">
import { CButton } from '@chakra-ui/vue'

export default {
  components: {
    CButton,
  },
  props: {
    user: {
      type: Object,
      default: undefined,
    },
  },
  data() {
    return {
      expand: false,
      showTitle: false,
      showReadMore: true,
      routes: [`users-userSlug-posts`, `users-userSlug`],
      compiledBio: ``,
    }
  },
  mounted() {
    this.showTitle = this.routes.every((r) => this.$route.name !== r)
    if (this.$route.name === `users-userSlug`) {
      this.expand = true
      this.showReadMore = false
    }
  },
}
</script>

What I am doing wrong?

I am using nuxt.js (v2.14.6)

Edit 1 for @BoussadjraBrahim

I added Vue.extend({}) and now most errors go away. But some of them still exist.

ERROR in components/Description.vue:138:10
TS2339: Property 'showAboutUs' does not exist on type 'CombinedVueInstance<Vue, unknown, unknown, unknown, Readonly<{ post: any; }>>'.
    136 |   },
    137 |   mounted() {
  > 138 |     this.showAboutUs = this.$route.name !== `users-userSlug-posts`
        |          ^^^^^^^^^^^
    139 |   },
    140 |   methods: {
    141 |     open() {

ERROR in components/Description.vue:142:12
TS2339: Property 'isOpen' does not exist on type 'CombinedVueInstance<Vue, unknown, unknown, unknown, Readonly<{ post: any; }>>'.
    140 |   methods: {
    141 |     open() {
  > 142 |       this.isOpen = true
        |            ^^^^^^
    143 |     },
    144 |     close() {
    145 |       this.isOpen = false

export default Vue.extend({
  data() {
    const showAboutUs: Boolean = false
    const isOpen: Boolean = false

    return {
      showAboutUs,
      isOpen,
    }
  },
  mounted() {
    this.showAboutUs = this.$route.name !== `users-userSlug-posts`
  },
  methods: {
    open() {
      this.isOpen = true
    },
    close() {
      this.isOpen = false
    },
  },
})

That means that this doesn't have "routes". You're embedding routes into the return of the data method. You're going to have to add them as a property on the AboutMe.vue component if you want to access them as this.routes. Alternately, you could do this.data().routes — Charlie Bamford
– Charlie Bamford, Commented Dec 9, 2020 at 17:16
It looks like you are using things on the Vue component type. You need to tell typescript that this object is a vue component. I don't know Vue, so I can't really help you with that. — Charlie Bamford
– Charlie Bamford, Commented Dec 9, 2020 at 17:24

Boussadjra Brahim · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-09 18:12:18Z

9

To get types inference you should create the component using Vue.extend({}) :

<script lang="ts">
import { CButton } from '@chakra-ui/vue'

import  Vue from "vue"

export default Vue.extend({
  components: {
    CButton,
  },
  props: {
    user: {
      type: Object,
      default: undefined,
    },
  },
  data() {
    return {
      expand: false,
      showTitle: false,
      showReadMore: true,
      routes: [`users-userSlug-posts`, `users-userSlug`],
      compiledBio: ``,
    }
  },
  mounted() {
    this.showTitle = this.routes.every((r) => this.$route.name !== r)
    if (this.$route.name === `users-userSlug`) {
      this.expand = true
      this.showReadMore = false
    }
  },
})
</script>

I recommend to type your data properties to enforce the component typing :

 data() {
    const routes:Array<string>: [`users-userSlug-posts`, `users-userSlug`];
  // do the same thing with the other properties
    return {
      expand: false,
      showTitle: false,
      showReadMore: true,
      routes,
      compiledBio: ``,
    }
  },

edited Dec 9, 2020 at 18:12

answered Dec 9, 2020 at 17:52

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4 Comments

Nakamoto Over a year ago

Thanks a lot! I have been search for this for hours. But how did you know that? Where is it specificated at documentation?

Nakamoto Over a year ago

I found it vuejs.org/v2/guide/typescript.html#Basic-Usage and here typescript.nuxtjs.org

JG_GJ Over a year ago

@boussadjra-brahim One question: should this be done on all components? I thought the settings in the vue-shim.d.ts file would do this.

Boussadjra Brahim Over a year ago

@JG_GJ this should be done for all components

rizentium · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-14 18:17:13Z

3

Try to use Vue.extend({})

Example:

<script lang="ts">
import { CButton } from '@chakra-ui/vue'
import  Vue from "vue"

export default Vue.extend({
  components: {
    CButton,
  },
  props: {
    user: {
      type: Object,
      default: undefined,
    },
  },
...
</script>

Hopefully this helps you

answered Mar 14, 2022 at 18:17

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