marked.parseInline() returns string | Promise<string> even when { async: false } about marked

[cprcrack]

I only use this parseInline() method because parse() adds surrounding <p> tags to the output, which I don't want. I don't use any extension and it's a pain in the ass constantly having to write as string.

Why doesn't parse() suffer from the same issue? Does that method not support extensions? Shouldn't maybe an extension fail if you specify async: false and the extension cannot run synchronously? Not being able to predict the return type for the most basic usage of the method without any extensions seems a little bit poor regarding Typescript support.

Any other workaround to not have to do unsafe as string casting? Or any other way I can help?

[UziTech]

Parse does the same thing. I think the types are wrong there. Unfortunately typescript isn't smart enough to know if an extension sets async: true.

The way that typescript recommends using typescript in this situation is to use as string if you know there are no async extensions or always await the output (will work even for string)

[UziTech]

I think parseInline is actually correct. If an extension sets async: true then marked.parse(md, {async: false}) will still return Promise<string>

[cprcrack]

Got it, it's a shame that Typescript cannot figure it out. I hoped that it may be something that could be easily fixed.

Thanks for the tip, didn't thought I could await a regular string, but that works and I prefer it to having unsafe castings. That way if I add an extension in the future (whatever those are for 😆) it will continue to work.