• Error
  • Reported by the lexer and parser

TS8005

'implements' clauses can only be used in TypeScript files.

A class in a JavaScript file has an `implements` clause. Remove it, or use JSDoc `@implements`.

What it means

implements clauses are TypeScript syntax and can't appear in a .js file.

ts-r's parser reports this code when it reads .js files with tsc's rules for TypeScript syntax in JavaScript. ts-r-check doesn't report it yet: today it parses .js files with the plain JavaScript grammar and reports a syntax error at the same place instead.

Example

index.js
class Logger implements Sink {
  write() {}
}
cargo run -p ts_r_parser --example dump -- index.js --ts-in-js report ts-r output
index.js(1,14): error TS8005: 'implements' clauses can only be used in TypeScript files.

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 clause; JSDoc's /** @implements {Sink} */ above the class keeps the intent.
  • Rename the file to .ts if it's meant to be TypeScript.