Here's something I have wanted to write for a long time, both as Thank-You to Marc Anderson's work on SPServices, as well as for personal learning of the TypeScript language.

 

Adding TypeScript Definition reference:

 

$().sp (intellisense)

 

$().SPServices.defaults.cacheXML

 

$().SPServices.Version()

 

$().SPServices.SPCascadeDropdowns({ ... })

 

And one more.

$().SPServices({ ... })

 

Syntax Error Detection that TypeScript does so well. 

Except for the error message.

Repeat after me in a ROBOT way.  "String is missing apply from type Function".

What it means is I was expecting a function why did I find a string. 

And because Javascript can be surprisingly retarded, TypeScript tries to accommodate and wonders: perhaps this string is a function in disguise - so let me look for the apply method on this object.  NOPE.  It is not a function.   /s

 

 

 

Bonus.  TypeScript understands SPServices returns a JQueryXHR promise object.

 

Wait.  Where's all the other methods?

 

This is v0.1...

 

Download

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5527bff2e4b0b430660b0d10/5527c30de4b030eeeef09715/5527c30ee4b030eeeef09d1c/1418221412217/jquery.SPServices.d.ts

Also, how do I get this into Marc's repo?