Limit inference sites for TContext

.changeset/empty-hairs-knock.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'xstate': patch
+---
+
+Fixed an issue with context type being inferred from too many places within `createMachine` call and possibly ending up as `any` for the entire machine.

packages/core/src/types.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export type Equals<A1 extends any, A2 extends any> = (<A>() => A extends A2
   : false;
 export type IsAny<T> = Equals<T, any>;
 export type Cast<A, B> = A extends B ? A : B;
+export type NoInfer<T> = [T][T extends any ? 0 : any];
 
 export type EventType = string;
 export type ActionType = string;
@@ -946,7 +947,7 @@ export interface MachineConfig<
   TAction extends BaseActionObject = BaseActionObject,
   TServiceMap extends ServiceMap = ServiceMap,
   TTypesMeta = TypegenDisabled
-> extends StateNodeConfig<TContext, TStateSchema, TEvent, TAction> {
+> extends StateNodeConfig<NoInfer<TContext>, TStateSchema, TEvent, TAction> {
   /**
    * The initial context (extended state)
    */

packages/core/test/types.test.ts

@@ -388,6 +388,30 @@ describe('Typestates', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('context', () => {
+  it('should not use actions as possible inference sites', () => {
+    createMachine(
+      {
+        schema: {
+          context: {} as {
+            count: number;
+          }
+        },
+        entry: (_ctx: any) => {}
+      },
+      {
+        actions: {
+          someAction: (ctx) => {
+            ((_accept: number) => {})(ctx.count);
+            // @ts-expect-error
+            ((_accept: string) => {})(ctx.count);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    );
+  });
+});
+
 describe('interpreter', () => {
   it('should be convertable to Rx observable', () => {
     const state$ = from(

packages/xstate-react/test/useSelector.test.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { assign, createMachine, interpret, spawn, toActorRef } from 'xstate';
+import {
+  ActorRefFrom,
+  assign,
+  createMachine,
+  interpret,
+  spawn,
+  StateFrom,
+  toActorRef
+} from 'xstate';
 import { act, render, cleanup, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { useInterpret, useMachine, useSelector } from '../src';
 
@@ -153,12 +161,16 @@ describe('useSelector', () => {
     });
 
     const parentMachine = createMachine({
+      schema: {
+        context: {} as { childActor: ActorRefFrom<typeof childMachine> }
+      },
       entry: assign({
         childActor: () => spawn(childMachine)
       })
     });
 
-    const selector = (state) => state.context.count;
+    const selector = (state: StateFrom<typeof childMachine>) =>
+      state.context.count;
 
     const App = () => {
       const [state] = useMachine(parentMachine);
@@ -200,6 +212,11 @@ describe('useSelector', () => {
     });
 
     const parentMachine = createMachine({
+      schema: {
+        context: {} as {
+          childActor: ActorRefFrom<ReturnType<typeof createActor>>;
+        }
+      },
       entry: assign({
         childActor: () => spawn(createActor('foo'))
       })
@@ -242,6 +259,9 @@ describe('useSelector', () => {
     });
 
     const parentMachine = createMachine({
+      schema: {
+        context: {} as { childActor: ActorRefFrom<typeof childMachine> }
+      },
       entry: assign({
         childActor: () => spawn(childMachine)
       })
@@ -281,6 +301,9 @@ describe('useSelector', () => {
     });
 
     const parentMachine = createMachine({
+      schema: {
+        context: {} as { childActor: ActorRefFrom<typeof childMachine> }
+      },
       entry: assign({
         childActor: () => spawn(childMachine)
       })
@@ -328,6 +351,11 @@ describe('useSelector', () => {
     });
 
     const parentMachine = createMachine({
+      schema: {
+        context: {} as {
+          childActor: ActorRefFrom<ReturnType<typeof createActor>>;
+        }
+      },
       entry: assign({
         childActor: () => spawn(createActor('foo'))
       })