How to augment Node.js classes?

Question

I need to add functionality to existing Node.js class, specifically

Server

. Is it possible to use something along the lines of the following snippet?

import * as net from 'net'



type ShutdownableServer = net.Server & { shutdown(): Promise<void> }



function withShutdown(server: net.Server): ShutdownableServer {

  /* ... */

}

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Answer 1

Is it possible to use something along the lines of the following snippet?

Yes.

type ShutdownableServer = net.Server & { shutdown(): Promise<void> }

function withShutdown(server: net.Server): ShutdownableServer {
  const result = server as ShutdownableServer; 
  result.shutdown = /*your code*/;
  return result;
}

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I used an assertion. Docs https://basarat.gitbooks.io/typescript/docs/types/type-assertion.html

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