Error: node_modules/@types/ws/index.d.ts:328:18 - error TS2315: Type 'Server' is not generic.

[Muhammad-Altabba]

The package web3-providers-ws uses "@types/ws": "^8.5.3". But a breaking change was introduced in @types/ws version 8.5.5. So, when the user adds the last version of web3.js, the version 8.5.5 is installed. And the following error comes:

Error: node_modules/@types/ws/index.d.ts:328:18 - error TS2315: Type 'Server' is not generic.

328         server?: HTTPServer<V> | HTTPSServer<V> | undefined;
                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Error: node_modules/@types/ws/index.d.ts:328:34 - error TS2315: Type 'Server' is not generic.

328         server?: HTTPServer<V> | HTTPSServer<V> | undefined;
                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For more check: DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped#65849 and
DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped#65501.

Suggested Solution

At the package web3-providers-ws, use "@types/ws": "8.5.3" instead of "@types/ws": "^8.5.3" and move it to devDependencies.

Quick Fix

At the project that uses web3.js, try Using the following at package.json:

"overrides": {
  "web3-providers-ws": {
    "@types/ws": "8.5.4"
  }
}