New --strictBindCallApply flag in compiler

Author: ahejlsberg

src/compiler/checker.ts

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ namespace ts {
         const allowSyntheticDefaultImports = getAllowSyntheticDefaultImports(compilerOptions);
         const strictNullChecks = getStrictOptionValue(compilerOptions, "strictNullChecks");
         const strictFunctionTypes = getStrictOptionValue(compilerOptions, "strictFunctionTypes");
+        const strictBindCallApply = getStrictOptionValue(compilerOptions, "strictBindCallApply");
         const strictPropertyInitialization = getStrictOptionValue(compilerOptions, "strictPropertyInitialization");
         const noImplicitAny = getStrictOptionValue(compilerOptions, "noImplicitAny");
         const noImplicitThis = getStrictOptionValue(compilerOptions, "noImplicitThis");
@@ -463,6 +464,8 @@ namespace ts {
 
         let globalObjectType: ObjectType;
         let globalFunctionType: ObjectType;
+        let globalCallableFunctionType: ObjectType;
+        let globalNewableFunctionType: ObjectType;
         let globalArrayType: GenericType;
         let globalReadonlyArrayType: GenericType;
         let globalStringType: ObjectType;
@@ -7366,8 +7369,12 @@ namespace ts {
                 if (symbol && symbolIsValue(symbol)) {
                     return symbol;
                 }
-                if (resolved === anyFunctionType || resolved.callSignatures.length || resolved.constructSignatures.length) {
-                    const symbol = getPropertyOfObjectType(globalFunctionType, name);
+                const functionType = resolved === anyFunctionType ? globalFunctionType :
+                    resolved.callSignatures.length ? globalCallableFunctionType :
+                    resolved.constructSignatures.length ? globalNewableFunctionType :
+                    undefined;
+                if (functionType) {
+                    const symbol = getPropertyOfObjectType(functionType, name);
                     if (symbol) {
                         return symbol;
                     }
@@ -28527,6 +28534,8 @@ namespace ts {
             globalArrayType = getGlobalType("Array" as __String, /*arity*/ 1, /*reportErrors*/ true);
             globalObjectType = getGlobalType("Object" as __String, /*arity*/ 0, /*reportErrors*/ true);
             globalFunctionType = getGlobalType("Function" as __String, /*arity*/ 0, /*reportErrors*/ true);
+            globalCallableFunctionType = strictBindCallApply && getGlobalType("CallableFunction" as __String, /*arity*/ 0, /*reportErrors*/ true) || globalFunctionType;
+            globalNewableFunctionType = strictBindCallApply && getGlobalType("NewableFunction" as __String, /*arity*/ 0, /*reportErrors*/ true) || globalFunctionType;
             globalStringType = getGlobalType("String" as __String, /*arity*/ 0, /*reportErrors*/ true);
             globalNumberType = getGlobalType("Number" as __String, /*arity*/ 0, /*reportErrors*/ true);
             globalBooleanType = getGlobalType("Boolean" as __String, /*arity*/ 0, /*reportErrors*/ true);

src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts

@@ -344,6 +344,14 @@ namespace ts {
             category: Diagnostics.Strict_Type_Checking_Options,
             description: Diagnostics.Enable_strict_checking_of_function_types
         },
+        {
+            name: "strictBindCallApply",
+            type: "boolean",
+            strictFlag: true,
+            showInSimplifiedHelpView: true,
+            category: Diagnostics.Strict_Type_Checking_Options,
+            description: Diagnostics.Enable_strict_bind_call_and_apply_methods_on_functions
+        },
         {
             name: "strictPropertyInitialization",
             type: "boolean",

src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json

@@ -3692,6 +3692,10 @@
         "category": "Error",
         "code": 6205
     },
+    "Enable strict 'bind', 'call', and 'apply' methods on functions.": {
+        "category": "Message",
+        "code": 6206
+    },
 
     "Projects to reference": {
         "category": "Message",

src/compiler/types.ts

@@ -4402,6 +4402,7 @@ namespace ts {
         sourceRoot?: string;
         strict?: boolean;
         strictFunctionTypes?: boolean;  // Always combine with strict property
+        strictBindCallApply?: boolean;  // Always combine with strict property
         strictNullChecks?: boolean;  // Always combine with strict property
         strictPropertyInitialization?: boolean;  // Always combine with strict property
         stripInternal?: boolean;

src/compiler/utilities.ts

@@ -7074,7 +7074,7 @@ namespace ts {
         return !!(compilerOptions.declaration || compilerOptions.composite);
     }
 
-    export type StrictOptionName = "noImplicitAny" | "noImplicitThis" | "strictNullChecks" | "strictFunctionTypes" | "strictPropertyInitialization" | "alwaysStrict";
+    export type StrictOptionName = "noImplicitAny" | "noImplicitThis" | "strictNullChecks" | "strictFunctionTypes" | "strictBindCallApply" | "strictPropertyInitialization" | "alwaysStrict";
 
     export function getStrictOptionValue(compilerOptions: CompilerOptions, flag: StrictOptionName): boolean {
         return compilerOptions[flag] === undefined ? !!compilerOptions.strict : !!compilerOptions[flag];