Skip to content

Commit 5e6c967

Browse files
committed
Add initial file
1 parent 2f1d2ea commit 5e6c967

File tree

1 file changed

+247
-0
lines changed

1 file changed

+247
-0
lines changed

MIGRANDO.md

+247
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
1+
<div align="center">
2+
3+
<a href="https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react-typescript-cheatsheet/issues/81">
4+
<img
5+
height="90"
6+
width="90"
7+
alt="react + ts logo"
8+
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6764957/53868378-2b51fc80-3fb3-11e9-9cee-0277efe8a927.png"
9+
align="left"
10+
/>
11+
</a>
12+
13+
<p>Cheatsheets para desarrolladores expertos en React que comienzan con TypeScript</p>
14+
15+
[**Básico**](https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react-typescript-cheatsheet#basic-cheatsheet-table-of-contents) |
16+
[**Avanzado**](https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react-typescript-cheatsheet-es/blob/master/AVANZADO.md) |
17+
[**Migrando**](https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react-typescript-cheatsheet/blob/master/MIGRATING.md) |
18+
[**HOC**](https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react-typescript-cheatsheet/blob/master/HOC.md) |
19+
[**Inglés**](https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react-typescript-cheatsheet) |
20+
[**中文翻译**](https://github.com/fi3ework/blog/tree/master/react-typescript-cheatsheet-cn) |
21+
[Contribuir](https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react-typescript-cheatsheet-es/blob/master/CONTRIBUYENDO.md) |
22+
[Preguntas](https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react-typescript-cheatsheet-es/issues/new)
23+
24+
</div>
25+
26+
---
27+
28+
# Migrando (a TypeScript) Cheatsheet
29+
30+
This Cheatsheet collates advice and utilities from real case studies of teams moving significant codebases from plain JS or Flow over to TypeScript. It makes no attempt to _convince_ people to do so, but we do collect what few statistics companies offer up after their conversion experience.
31+
32+
> ⚠️ This Cheatsheet is extremely new and could use all the help we can get. Solid advice, results, and up to date content all welcome.
33+
34+
## Prerequsite
35+
36+
Read [TypeScript's official Guide for migrating from JS](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/migrating-from-javascript.html) and you should already be familiar with their [React conversion guide](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-React-Conversion-Guide#typescript-react-conversion-guide).
37+
38+
## General Conversion approaches
39+
40+
- Level 0: Don't use TypeScript, use JSDoc
41+
- See our [JSDoc section](#JSDoc)
42+
- Level 1A: Majority JavaScript, increasingly strict TypeScript
43+
- as recommended by [official TS guide](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/migrating-from-javascript.html)
44+
- use `allowJS` (Experiences: [clayallsop][clayallsop], [pleo][pleo])
45+
- Level 1B: Total rename to TypeScript from the start
46+
- "[Just rename all .js files to .ts](https://twitter.com/jamonholmgren/status/1089241726303199232)"?
47+
- use the loosest, bare minimum settings to start with
48+
- Level 2: Strict TypeScript
49+
- use Microsoft's [`dts-gen`](https://github.com/Microsoft/dts-gen) to generate `.d.ts` files for your untyped files. [This SO answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12687779/how-do-you-produce-a-d-ts-typings-definition-file-from-an-existing-javascript) has more on the topic.
50+
- use `declare` keyword for ambient declarations - see [declaration merging](https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react-typescript-cheatsheet#troubleshooting-handbook-bugs-in-official-typings) to patch library declarations inline
51+
52+
Misc tips/approaches successful companies have taken
53+
54+
- `@ts-ignore` on compiler errors for libraries with no typedefs
55+
- pick ESLint over TSLint (source: [ESLint](https://eslint.org/blog/2019/01/future-typescript-eslint) and [TS Roadmap](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/29288)). [You can convert TSlint to ESlint with this tool](https://github.com/typescript-eslint/tslint-to-eslint-config).
56+
- New code must always be written in TypeScript. No exceptions. For existing code: If your task requires you to change JavaScript code, you need to rewrite it. (Source: [Hootsuite][hootsuite])
57+
58+
<details>
59+
<summary>
60+
<b>
61+
Webpack tips
62+
</b>
63+
</summary>
64+
65+
- webpack loader: `awesome-typescript-loader` vs `ts-loader`? (there is some disagreement in community about this - but read [awesome's point of view](https://github.com/s-panferov/awesome-typescript-loader#differences-between-ts-loader))
66+
- Webpack config:
67+
68+
```
69+
module.exports = {
70+
71+
resolve: {
72+
- extensions: ['.js', '.jsx']
73+
+ extensions: ['.ts', '.tsx', '.js', '.jsx']
74+
},
75+
76+
// Source maps support ('inline-source-map' also works)
77+
devtool: 'source-map',
78+
79+
// Add the loader for .ts files.
80+
module: {
81+
loaders: [{
82+
- test: /\.jsx?$/,
83+
- loader: 'babel-loader',
84+
- exclude: [/node_modules/],
85+
+ test: /\.(t|j)sx?$/,
86+
+ loader: ['awesome-typescript-loader?module=es6'],
87+
+ exclude: [/node_modules/]
88+
+ }, {
89+
+ test: /\.js$/,
90+
+ loader: 'source-map-loader',
91+
+ enforce: 'pre'
92+
}]
93+
}
94+
};
95+
```
96+
97+
Special note on `ts-loader` and 3rd party libraries: https://twitter.com/acemarke/status/1091150384184229888
98+
99+
</details>
100+
101+
## JSDoc
102+
103+
- https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/JsDoc-support-in-JavaScript
104+
- webpack's codebase uses JSDoc with linting by TS https://twitter.com/TheLarkInn/status/984479953927327744 (some crazy hack: https://twitter.com/thelarkinn/status/996475530944823296)
105+
106+
Problems to be aware of:
107+
108+
- `object` is converted to `any` for some reason.
109+
- If you have an error in the jsdoc, you get no warning/error. TS just silently doesn't type annotate the function.
110+
- [casting can be verbose](https://twitter.com/bahmutov/status/1089229349637754880)
111+
112+
(_thanks [Gil Tayar](https://twitter.com/giltayar/status/1089228919260221441) and [Gleb Bahmutov](https://twitter.com/bahmutov/status/1089229196247908353) for sharing above commentary_)
113+
114+
## From JS
115+
116+
### Automated JS to TS Conversion
117+
118+
- [TypeStat](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/TypeStat) ([used by Codecademy](https://mobile.twitter.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/status/1159090281314160640))
119+
- [TypeWiz](https://github.com/urish/typewiz)
120+
- [js-to-ts-converter](https://github.com/gregjacobs/js-to-ts-converter)
121+
122+
### Manual JS to TS Conversion
123+
124+
the "Just Renaming" strategy
125+
126+
- OSX/Linux: `find src -name "*.js" -exec sh -c 'mv"$0" "${0%.js}.tsx"' {} \;`
127+
128+
You can either load typescript files with webpack, or use the `tsc` compiler to compile your TS files to JS side by side. The basic `tsconfig.json` is:
129+
130+
```json
131+
{
132+
"compilerOptions": {
133+
"allowJs": true
134+
}
135+
}
136+
```
137+
138+
Then you will want to enable it to check JS:
139+
140+
```json
141+
{
142+
"compilerOptions": {
143+
"allowJs": true,
144+
"checkJs": true
145+
}
146+
}
147+
```
148+
149+
If you have a large codebase and this throws too many errors at once, you can opt out problematic files with `//@ts-nocheck`, or instead turn off `checkJs` and add a `//@ts-check` directive at the top of each regular JS file.
150+
151+
TypeScript should throw up some egregious errors here which should be easy to fix.
152+
153+
Once you are done, swallow the red pill by turning off implicit `any`'s:
154+
155+
```js
156+
{
157+
"compilerOptions": {
158+
"allowJs": true,
159+
"checkJs": true,
160+
"noImplicitAny": true // or "strict": true
161+
}
162+
}
163+
```
164+
165+
This will raise a bunch of type errors and you can start converting files to TS or (optionally) use [JSDoc annotations](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/type-checking-javascript-files.html) in your JS.
166+
167+
A common practice here is using an ambient TODO type alias for `any` so you can keep track of what you need to come back to:
168+
169+
```ts
170+
type TODO_TYPEME = any;
171+
export function myFunc(foo: TODO_TYPEME, bar: TODO_TYPEME): number {
172+
// ...
173+
}
174+
```
175+
176+
Gradually add [more `strict` mode flags](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/compiler-options.html) like `noImplicitThis`, `strictNullChecks`, and so on until you can eventually just run in full strict mode with no js files left:
177+
178+
```js
179+
{
180+
"compilerOptions": {
181+
"strict": true
182+
}
183+
}
184+
```
185+
186+
**More resources**
187+
188+
- [Adopting TypeScript at Scale - AirBnB's conversion story and strategy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-J9Eg7hJwE)
189+
- [Migrating a `create-react-app`/`react-scripts` app to TypeScript](https://facebook.github.io/create-react-app/docs/adding-typescript) - don't use `react-scripts-ts`
190+
- [Migrating an EJECTED CRA app to TS](https://spin.atomicobject.com/2018/07/04/migrating-cra-typescript/)
191+
- [Lyft's JS to TS migration tool](https://github.com/lyft/react-javascript-to-typescript-transform) (includes PropTypes migration)
192+
- [Hootsuite][hootsuite]
193+
- [Storybook's migration (PR)](https://github.com/storybooks/storybook/issues/5030)
194+
- [How we migrated a 200K+ LOC project to TypeScript and survived to tell the story][coherentlabs] - Coherent Labs - using `grunt-ts`, jQuery and Kendo UI
195+
196+
Old content that is possibly out of date
197+
198+
- [Incrementally Migrating JS to TS][clayallsop] (old)
199+
- [Microsoft's TypeScript React Conversion Guide][mstsreactconversionguide] (old)
200+
201+
## From Flow
202+
203+
- Try flow2ts: `npx flow2ts` - doesn't work 100% but saves some time ([see this and other tips from @braposo](https://github.com/typescript-cheatsheets/react-typescript-cheatsheet/pull/79#issuecomment-458227322) at TravelRepublic)
204+
- [Incremental Migration to TypeScript on a Flowtype codebase][entria] at Entria
205+
- [MemSQL's Studio's migration](https://davidgom.es/porting-30k-lines-of-code-from-flow-to-typescript/) - blogpost with many useful tips
206+
- Retail-UI's Codemod: https://github.com/skbkontur/retail-ui/tree/master/packages/react-ui-codemodes/flow-to-ts
207+
- Quick-n-dirty [Flow to TS Codemod](https://gist.github.com/skovhus/c57367ce6ecbc3f70bb7c80f25727a11)
208+
- [Ecobee's brief experience](https://mobile.twitter.com/alanhietala/status/1104450494754377728)
209+
- [Migrating a 50K SLOC Flow + React Native app to TypeScript](https://blog.usejournal.com/migrating-a-flow-react-native-app-to-typescript-c74c7bceae7d)
210+
211+
## Results
212+
213+
- Number of production deploys doubled for [Hootsuite][hootsuite]
214+
- Found accidental globals for [Tiny][tiny]
215+
- Found incorrect function calls for [Tiny][tiny]
216+
- Found rarely used, buggy code that was untested for [Tiny][tiny]
217+
218+
## Misc migration stories by notable companies and open source
219+
220+
- [Adopting TypeScript at Scale - AirBnB's conversion story and strategy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-J9Eg7hJwE)
221+
- [Lyft](https://eng.lyft.com/typescript-at-lyft-64f0702346ea)
222+
- [Google](http://neugierig.org/software/blog/2018/09/typescript-at-google.html)
223+
- [Tiny][tiny] - [Talk from ForwardJS here](https://www.slideshare.net/tiny/porting-100k-lines-of-code-to-typescript)
224+
- [Slack](https://slack.engineering/typescript-at-slack-a81307fa288d) ([podcast](https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/08/11/typescript-at-slack-with-felix-rieseberg/))
225+
- [Priceline](https://medium.com/priceline-labs/trying-out-typescript-part-1-15a5267215b9)
226+
- Dropbox - [Talk at React Loop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veXkJq0Z2Qk)
227+
228+
Open Source
229+
230+
- [Jest's migration (PR)](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7554#issuecomment-454358729)
231+
- [Expo's migration (issue)](https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/2164)
232+
- [Google Workbox migration](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/workbox/pull/2058)
233+
- [Atlassian's migration (PR)](https://github.com/atlassian/react-beautiful-dnd/issues/982)
234+
- [Yarn's migration (issue)](https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/6953)
235+
- [React Native CLI](https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/issues/683)
236+
- [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/blog/next-9)
237+
- [Redux](https://github.com/reduxjs/redux/pull/3536)
238+
239+
## Links
240+
241+
[hootsuite]: https://medium.com/hootsuite-engineering/thoughts-on-migrating-to-typescript-5e1a04288202 "Thoughts on migrating to TypeScript"
242+
[clayallsop]: https://medium.com/@clayallsopp/incrementally-migrating-javascript-to-typescript-565020e49c88 "Incrementally Migrating JavaScript to TypeScript"
243+
[pleo]: https://medium.com/pleo/migrating-a-babel-project-to-typescript-af6cd0b451f4 "Migrating a Babel project to TypeScript"
244+
[mstsreactconversionguide]: https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-React-Conversion-Guide "TypeScript React Conversion Guide"
245+
[entria]: https://medium.com/entria/incremental-migration-to-typescript-on-a-flowtype-codebase-515f6490d92d "Incremental Migration to TypeScript on a Flowtype codebase"
246+
[coherentlabs]: https://hashnode.com/post/how-we-migrated-a-200k-loc-project-to-typescript-and-survived-to-tell-the-story-ciyzhikcc0001y253w00n11yb "How we migrated a 200K+ LOC project to TypeScript and survived to tell the story"
247+
[tiny]: https://go.tiny.cloud/blog/benefits-of-gradual-strong-typing-in-javascript/ "Benefits of gradual strong typing in JavaScript"

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)