Fix a bunch of type errors and add a type-check to the github workflows (#837)

* Add yarn type-check

* Rename to yarn typecheck

* Fix a collection of type errors

* Add typecheck to automated tests

* add `dist` to exluded folders tsconfig

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Co-authored-by: Ansh Nanda <anshnanda10@gmail.com>

src/view/com/composer/useExternalLinkFetch.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {useState, useEffect} from 'react'
 import {useStores} from 'state/index'
+import {ImageModel} from 'state/models/media/image'
 import * as apilib from 'lib/api/index'
 import {getLinkMeta} from 'lib/link-meta/link-meta'
 import {getPostAsQuote, getFeedAsEmbed} from 'lib/link-meta/bsky'
@@ -90,7 +91,9 @@ export function useExternalLinkFetch({
           setExtLink({
             ...extLink,
             isLoading: false, // done
-            localThumb,
+            localThumb: localThumb
+              ? new ImageModel(store, localThumb)
+              : undefined,
           })
         })
       return cleanup

src/view/com/lightbox/Lightbox.tsx

@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ export const Lightbox = observer(function Lightbox() {
       }
 
       let altText = ''
-      let uri
+      let uri = ''
       if (lightbox.name === 'images') {
-        const opts = store.shell.activeLightbox as models.ImagesLightbox
+        const opts = lightbox as models.ImagesLightbox
         uri = opts.images[imageIndex].uri
-        altText = opts.images[imageIndex].alt
-      } else if (store.shell.activeLightbox.name === 'profile-image') {
-        const opts = store.shell.activeLightbox as models.ProfileImageLightbox
-        uri = opts.profileView.avatar
+        altText = opts.images[imageIndex].alt || ''
+      } else if (lightbox.name === 'profile-image') {
+        const opts = lightbox as models.ProfileImageLightbox
+        uri = opts.profileView.avatar || ''
       }
 
       return (

src/view/com/modals/CreateOrEditMuteList.tsx

@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ export function Component({
   const {track} = useAnalytics()
 
   const [isProcessing, setProcessing] = useState<boolean>(false)
-  const [name, setName] = useState<string>(list?.list.name || '')
+  const [name, setName] = useState<string>(list?.list?.name || '')
   const [description, setDescription] = useState<string>(
-    list?.list.description || '',
+    list?.list?.description || '',
   )
-  const [avatar, setAvatar] = useState<string | undefined>(list?.list.avatar)
+  const [avatar, setAvatar] = useState<string | undefined>(list?.list?.avatar)
   const [newAvatar, setNewAvatar] = useState<RNImage | undefined | null>()
 
   const onPressCancel = useCallback(() => {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function Component({
     async (img: RNImage | null) => {
       if (!img) {
         setNewAvatar(null)
-        setAvatar(null)
+        setAvatar(undefined)
         return
       }
       track('CreateMuteList:AvatarSelected')

src/view/com/modals/ListAddRemoveUser.tsx

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const Component = observer(
     const pal = usePalette('default')
     const palPrimary = usePalette('primary')
     const palInverted = usePalette('inverted')
-    const [selected, setSelected] = React.useState([])
+    const [selected, setSelected] = React.useState<string[]>([])
 
     const listsList: ListsListModel = React.useMemo(
       () => new ListsListModel(store, store.me.did),

src/view/com/profile/ProfileCard.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react'
+import * as React from 'react'
 import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
 import {AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ export const ProfileCard = observer(
     noBorder?: boolean
     followers?: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileView[] | undefined
     overrideModeration?: boolean
-    renderButton?: (profile: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic) => JSX.Element
+    renderButton?: (
+      profile: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic,
+    ) => React.ReactNode
   }) => {
     const store = useStores()
     const pal = usePalette('default')

src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx

@@ -587,9 +587,9 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   // Word wrapping appears fine on
   // mobile but overflows on desktop
   handle: isNative
-    ? undefined
+    ? {}
     : {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line
+        // @ts-ignore web only -prf
         wordBreak: 'break-all',
       },
 

src/view/com/util/BlurView.web.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const BlurView = ({
 }: React.PropsWithChildren<BlurViewProps>) => {
   // @ts-ignore using an RNW-specific attribute here -prf
   let blur = `blur(${blurAmount || 10}px`
+  // @ts-ignore using an RNW-specific attribute here -prf
   style = addStyle(style, {backdropFilter: blur, WebkitBackdropFilter: blur})
   if (blurType === 'dark') {
     style = addStyle(style, styles.dark)

src/view/com/util/Html.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react'
+import * as React from 'react'
 import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {Text} from './text/Text'
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ import {isDesktopWeb} from 'platform/detection'
  * DSL. See for instance /locale/en/privacy-policy.tsx
  */
 
+interface IsChildProps {
+  isChild?: boolean
+}
+
+// type ReactNodeWithIsChildProp =
+//   | React.ReactElement<IsChildProps>
+//   | React.ReactElement<IsChildProps>[]
+//   | React.ReactNode
+
 export function H1({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   return (
@@ -55,10 +64,7 @@ export function P({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
   )
 }
 
-export function UL({
-  children,
-  isChild,
-}: React.PropsWithChildren<{isChild: boolean}>) {
+export function UL({children, isChild}: React.PropsWithChildren<IsChildProps>) {
   return (
     <View style={[styles.ul, isChild && styles.ulChild]}>
       {markChildProps(children)}
@@ -66,10 +72,7 @@ export function UL({
   )
 }
 
-export function OL({
-  children,
-  isChild,
-}: React.PropsWithChildren<{isChild: boolean}>) {
+export function OL({children, isChild}: React.PropsWithChildren<IsChildProps>) {
   return (
     <View style={[styles.ol, isChild && styles.olChild]}>
       {markChildProps(children)}
@@ -122,10 +125,13 @@ export function EM({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
   )
 }
 
-function markChildProps(children) {
+function markChildProps(children: React.ReactNode) {
   return React.Children.map(children, child => {
     if (React.isValidElement(child)) {
-      return React.cloneElement(child, {isChild: true})
+      return React.cloneElement<IsChildProps>(
+        child as React.ReactElement<IsChildProps>,
+        {isChild: true},
+      )
     }
     return child
   })

src/view/com/util/UserInfoText.tsx

@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ export function UserInfoText({
         numberOfLines={1}
         href={`/profile/${profile.handle}`}
         text={`${prefix || ''}${sanitizeDisplayName(
-          profile[attr] || profile.handle,
+          typeof profile[attr] === 'string' && profile[attr]
+            ? (profile[attr] as string)
+            : profile.handle,
         )}`}
       />
     )