@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ namespace ts {
132132 const esSymbolType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.ESSymbol, "symbol");
133133 const voidType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Void, "void");
134134 const neverType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Never, "never");
135+ const silentNeverType = createIntrinsicType(TypeFlags.Never, "never");
135136
136137 const emptyObjectType = createAnonymousType(undefined, emptySymbols, emptyArray, emptyArray, undefined, undefined);
137138 const emptyGenericType = <GenericType><ObjectType>createAnonymousType(undefined, emptySymbols, emptyArray, emptyArray, undefined, undefined);
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ namespace ts {
147148 const anySignature = createSignature(undefined, undefined, undefined, emptyArray, anyType, /*typePredicate*/ undefined, 0, /*hasRestParameter*/ false, /*hasLiteralTypes*/ false);
148149 const unknownSignature = createSignature(undefined, undefined, undefined, emptyArray, unknownType, /*typePredicate*/ undefined, 0, /*hasRestParameter*/ false, /*hasLiteralTypes*/ false);
149150 const resolvingSignature = createSignature(undefined, undefined, undefined, emptyArray, anyType, /*typePredicate*/ undefined, 0, /*hasRestParameter*/ false, /*hasLiteralTypes*/ false);
151+ const silentNeverSignature = createSignature(undefined, undefined, undefined, emptyArray, silentNeverType, /*typePredicate*/ undefined, 0, /*hasRestParameter*/ false, /*hasLiteralTypes*/ false);
150152
151153 const enumNumberIndexInfo = createIndexInfo(stringType, /*isReadonly*/ true);
152154
@@ -8070,6 +8072,9 @@ namespace ts {
80708072 // we remove type string.
80718073 function getAssignmentReducedType(declaredType: UnionType, assignedType: Type) {
80728074 if (declaredType !== assignedType) {
8075+ if (assignedType.flags & TypeFlags.Never) {
8076+ return assignedType;
8077+ }
80738078 const reducedType = filterType(declaredType, t => typeMaybeAssignableTo(assignedType, t));
80748079 if (!(reducedType.flags & TypeFlags.Never)) {
80758080 return reducedType;
@@ -8445,12 +8450,13 @@ namespace ts {
84458450 // attempt to narrow the antecedent type. If that produces the never type, and if
84468451 // the antecedent type is incomplete (i.e. a transient type in a loop), then we
84478452 // take the type guard as an indication that control *could* reach here once we
8448- // have the complete type. We proceed by reverting to the declared type and then
8449- // narrow that.
8453+ // have the complete type. We proceed by switching to the silent never type which
8454+ // doesn't report errors when operators are applied to it. Note that this is the
8455+ // *only* place a silent never type is ever generated.
84508456 const assumeTrue = (flow.flags & FlowFlags.TrueCondition) !== 0;
84518457 type = narrowType(type, flow.expression, assumeTrue);
84528458 if (type.flags & TypeFlags.Never && isIncomplete(flowType)) {
8453- type = narrowType(declaredType, flow.expression, assumeTrue) ;
8459+ type = silentNeverType ;
84548460 }
84558461 }
84568462 return createFlowType(type, isIncomplete(flowType));
@@ -10889,7 +10895,7 @@ namespace ts {
1088910895
1089010896 function checkPropertyAccessExpressionOrQualifiedName(node: PropertyAccessExpression | QualifiedName, left: Expression | QualifiedName, right: Identifier) {
1089110897 const type = checkNonNullExpression(left);
10892- if (isTypeAny(type)) {
10898+ if (isTypeAny(type) || type === silentNeverType ) {
1089310899 return type;
1089410900 }
1089510901
@@ -11036,8 +11042,8 @@ namespace ts {
1103611042 const objectType = getApparentType(checkNonNullExpression(node.expression));
1103711043 const indexType = node.argumentExpression ? checkExpression(node.argumentExpression) : unknownType;
1103811044
11039- if (objectType === unknownType) {
11040- return unknownType ;
11045+ if (objectType === unknownType || objectType === silentNeverType ) {
11046+ return objectType ;
1104111047 }
1104211048
1104311049 const isConstEnum = isConstEnumObjectType(objectType);
@@ -12087,6 +12093,9 @@ namespace ts {
1208712093 }
1208812094
1208912095 const funcType = checkNonNullExpression(node.expression);
12096+ if (funcType === silentNeverType) {
12097+ return silentNeverSignature;
12098+ }
1209012099 const apparentType = getApparentType(funcType);
1209112100
1209212101 if (apparentType === unknownType) {
@@ -12159,6 +12168,9 @@ namespace ts {
1215912168 }
1216012169
1216112170 let expressionType = checkNonNullExpression(node.expression);
12171+ if (expressionType === silentNeverType) {
12172+ return silentNeverSignature;
12173+ }
1216212174
1216312175 // If expressionType's apparent type(section 3.8.1) is an object type with one or
1216412176 // more construct signatures, the expression is processed in the same manner as a
@@ -13024,6 +13036,9 @@ namespace ts {
1302413036
1302513037 function checkPrefixUnaryExpression(node: PrefixUnaryExpression): Type {
1302613038 const operandType = checkExpression(node.operand);
13039+ if (operandType === silentNeverType) {
13040+ return silentNeverType;
13041+ }
1302713042 if (node.operator === SyntaxKind.MinusToken && node.operand.kind === SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral) {
1302813043 return getLiteralTypeForText(TypeFlags.NumberLiteral, "" + -(<LiteralExpression>node.operand).text);
1302913044 }
@@ -13057,6 +13072,9 @@ namespace ts {
1305713072
1305813073 function checkPostfixUnaryExpression(node: PostfixUnaryExpression): Type {
1305913074 const operandType = checkExpression(node.operand);
13075+ if (operandType === silentNeverType) {
13076+ return silentNeverType;
13077+ }
1306013078 const ok = checkArithmeticOperandType(node.operand, getNonNullableType(operandType),
1306113079 Diagnostics.An_arithmetic_operand_must_be_of_type_any_number_or_an_enum_type);
1306213080 if (ok) {
@@ -13121,6 +13139,9 @@ namespace ts {
1312113139 }
1312213140
1312313141 function checkInstanceOfExpression(left: Expression, right: Expression, leftType: Type, rightType: Type): Type {
13142+ if (leftType === silentNeverType || rightType === silentNeverType) {
13143+ return silentNeverType;
13144+ }
1312413145 // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.15.4
1312513146 // The instanceof operator requires the left operand to be of type Any, an object type, or a type parameter type,
1312613147 // and the right operand to be of type Any or a subtype of the 'Function' interface type.
@@ -13137,6 +13158,9 @@ namespace ts {
1313713158 }
1313813159
1313913160 function checkInExpression(left: Expression, right: Expression, leftType: Type, rightType: Type): Type {
13161+ if (leftType === silentNeverType || rightType === silentNeverType) {
13162+ return silentNeverType;
13163+ }
1314013164 // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.15.5
1314113165 // The in operator requires the left operand to be of type Any, the String primitive type, or the Number primitive type,
1314213166 // and the right operand to be of type Any, an object type, or a type parameter type.
@@ -13401,6 +13425,9 @@ namespace ts {
1340113425 case SyntaxKind.CaretEqualsToken:
1340213426 case SyntaxKind.AmpersandToken:
1340313427 case SyntaxKind.AmpersandEqualsToken:
13428+ if (leftType === silentNeverType || rightType === silentNeverType) {
13429+ return silentNeverType;
13430+ }
1340413431 // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.19.1
1340513432 // These operators require their operands to be of type Any, the Number primitive type,
1340613433 // or an enum type. Operands of an enum type are treated
@@ -13433,6 +13460,9 @@ namespace ts {
1343313460 return numberType;
1343413461 case SyntaxKind.PlusToken:
1343513462 case SyntaxKind.PlusEqualsToken:
13463+ if (leftType === silentNeverType || rightType === silentNeverType) {
13464+ return silentNeverType;
13465+ }
1343613466 // TypeScript 1.0 spec (April 2014): 4.19.2
1343713467 // The binary + operator requires both operands to be of the Number primitive type or an enum type,
1343813468 // or at least one of the operands to be of type Any or the String primitive type.
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