ts-r
  • Error
  • Reported by the lexer and parser

TS1128

Declaration or statement expected.

The parser expected the start of a declaration or statement but found something else, often an extra closing brace.

What it means

At the top level of a file or a block, each item must be a statement or declaration. This is reported when a token can't start one, most often a } with no matching {, or leftover text after an edit.

Example

index.ts
export function f() {}
}
ts-r-check -p tsconfig.json --pretty false ts-r output
index.ts(2,1): error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.

Recorded by node scripts/verify-examples.mjs with ts-r built from commit 6deaf01. The example uses the default tsconfig: strict, target: es2022, module: esnext, moduleResolution: bundler.

How to fix

  • Remove the extra } or other stray text.
  • Check that braces above the reported line are balanced.