Update type definition

src/create-element.js

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export /* istanbul ignore next */ function Fragment() { }
  * Specifically, this should be used anywhere a user could provide a boolean, string, or number where
  * a VNode or Component is desired instead
  * @param {boolean | string | number | import('./internal').VNode} possibleVNode A possible VNode
- * @returns {import('./internal').VNode}
+ * @returns {import('./internal').VNode | null}
  */
 export function coerceToVNode(possibleVNode) {
 	if (possibleVNode == null || typeof possibleVNode === 'boolean') return null;

src/diff/index.js

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import options from '../options';
  * mounted components
  * @param {import('../internal').Component | null} ancestorComponent The direct
  * parent component
- * @param {Node | Text} oldDom The current attached DOM
+ * @param {Element | Text} oldDom The current attached DOM
  * element any new dom elements should be placed around. Likely `null` on first
  * render (except when hydrating). Can be a sibling DOM element when diffing
  * Fragments that have siblings. In most cases, it starts out as `oldChildren[0]._dom`.

src/index.d.ts

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ declare namespace preact {
 		state: Readonly<S>;
 		props: RenderableProps<P>;
 		context: any;
-		base?: HTMLElement;
+		base?: Element | Text;
 
 		// From https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/blob/e836acc75a78cf0655b5dfdbe81d69fdd4d8a252/types/react/index.d.ts#L402
 		// // We MUST keep setState() as a unified signature because it allows proper checking of the method return type.
@@ -160,8 +160,12 @@ declare namespace preact {
 	// Preact render
 	// -----------------------------------
 
-	function render(vnode: ComponentChild, parent: Element | Document | ShadowRoot | DocumentFragment): void
-	function hydrate(vnode: ComponentChild, parent: Element | Document | ShadowRoot | DocumentFragment): void
+	function render(
+		vnode: ComponentChild,
+		parent: Element | Document | ShadowRoot | DocumentFragment,
+		replaceNode?: Element | Text
+	): void;
+	function hydrate(vnode: ComponentChild, parent: Element | Document | ShadowRoot | DocumentFragment): void;
 	function cloneElement(vnode: JSX.Element, props: any, ...children: ComponentChildren[]): JSX.Element;
 
 	//

src/internal.d.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface PreactElement extends HTMLElement {
 export interface VNode<P = {}> extends preact.VNode<P> {
 	// Redefine type here using our internal ComponentFactory type
 	type: string | ComponentFactory<P> | null;
+	_self: this;
 	_children: Array<VNode> | null;
 	/**
 	 * The [first (for Fragments)] DOM child of a VNode

src/render.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import options from './options';
  * @param {import('./index').ComponentChild} vnode The virtual node to render
  * @param {import('./internal').PreactElement} parentDom The DOM element to
  * render into
- * @param {import('./dom').PreactElement} [replaceNode] Attempt to re-use an
+ * @param {Element | Text} [replaceNode] Attempt to re-use an
  * existing DOM tree rooted at `replaceNode`
  */
 export function render(vnode, parentDom, replaceNode) {