Other: With stubs in place, 'number|Long' return values can be just 'Long' instead, see #718

Author: dcodeIO

cli/targets/static.js

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ function buildFunction(type, functionName, gen, scope) {
         push("};");
 }
 
-function toJsType(field) {
+function toJsType(field, isReturn) {
     switch (field.type) {
         case "double":
         case "float":
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ function toJsType(field) {
         case "sint64":
         case "fixed64":
         case "sfixed64":
-            return "number|Long";
+            return isReturn ? "Long" : "number|Long";
         case "bool":
             return "boolean";
         case "string":

index.d.ts

@@ -1211,25 +1211,25 @@ export class Reader {
      * Reads a varint as a signed 64 bit value.
      * @name Reader#int64
      * @function
-     * @returns {Long|number} Value read
+     * @returns {Long} Value read
      */
-    public int64(): (Long|number);
+    public int64(): Long;
 
     /**
      * Reads a varint as an unsigned 64 bit value.
      * @name Reader#uint64
      * @function
-     * @returns {Long|number} Value read
+     * @returns {Long} Value read
      */
-    public uint64(): (Long|number);
+    public uint64(): Long;
 
     /**
      * Reads a zig-zag encoded varint as a signed 64 bit value.
      * @name Reader#sint64
      * @function
-     * @returns {Long|number} Value read
+     * @returns {Long} Value read
      */
-    public sint64(): (Long|number);
+    public sint64(): Long;
 
     /**
      * Reads a varint as a boolean.
@@ -1253,17 +1253,17 @@ export class Reader {
      * Reads fixed 64 bits.
      * @name Reader#fixed64
      * @function
-     * @returns {Long|number} Value read
+     * @returns {Long} Value read
      */
-    public fixed64(): (Long|number);
+    public fixed64(): Long;
 
     /**
      * Reads zig-zag encoded fixed 64 bits.
      * @name Reader#sfixed64
      * @function
-     * @returns {Long|number} Value read
+     * @returns {Long} Value read
      */
-    public sfixed64(): (Long|number);
+    public sfixed64(): Long;
 
     /**
      * Reads a float (32 bit) as a number.

src/reader.js

@@ -175,21 +175,21 @@ function readLongVarint() {
  * Reads a varint as a signed 64 bit value.
  * @name Reader#int64
  * @function
- * @returns {Long|number} Value read
+ * @returns {Long} Value read
  */
 
 /**
  * Reads a varint as an unsigned 64 bit value.
  * @name Reader#uint64
  * @function
- * @returns {Long|number} Value read
+ * @returns {Long} Value read
  */
 
 /**
  * Reads a zig-zag encoded varint as a signed 64 bit value.
  * @name Reader#sint64
  * @function
- * @returns {Long|number} Value read
+ * @returns {Long} Value read
  */
 
 /**
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ function readFixed64(/* this: Reader */) {
  * Reads fixed 64 bits.
  * @name Reader#fixed64
  * @function
- * @returns {Long|number} Value read
+ * @returns {Long} Value read
  */
 
 /**
  * Reads zig-zag encoded fixed 64 bits.
  * @name Reader#sfixed64
  * @function
- * @returns {Long|number} Value read
+ * @returns {Long} Value read
  */
 
 var readFloat = typeof Float32Array !== "undefined"