Typescript wrapping function with generic type

Question

How can I wrap a function without changing its generic type in Typescript?

function x() {
  console.log('Original Function');
}

function wrapper<T extends Function>(func: T): T {
  // Typescript compiler error:
  // Type '() => void' is not assignable to type 'T'.
  return () => {
    console.log('Wrapped Function');
    func.call(null);
  }
}

const xWrapped = wrapper(x);
xWrapped(); // logged 'Wrapped Function' & 'Original Function'

Answer 1

How can I wrap a function without changing its generic type in Typescript?

function x() {
  console.log('Original Function');
}

function wrapper<T extends Function>(func: T): T {
  // Typescript compiler error:
  // Type '() => void' is not assignable to type 'T'.
  return () => {
    console.log('Wrapped Function');
    func.call(null);
  }
}

const xWrapped = wrapper(x);
xWrapped(); // logged 'Wrapped Function' & 'Original Function'

Answer 2

How can I wrap a function without changing its generic type in Typescript?

function x() {
  console.log('Original Function');
}

function wrapper<T extends Function>(func: T): T {
  // Typescript compiler error:
  // Type '() => void' is not assignable to type 'T'.
  return () => {
    console.log('Wrapped Function');
    func.call(null);
  }
}

const xWrapped = wrapper(x);
xWrapped(); // logged 'Wrapped Function' & 'Original Function'

Answer 3

I prefer a simpler solution, like bellow:

function wrapFunction<TArgs extends any[], TReturn>(
  targetFunction: (...parameters: TArgs) => TReturn,
): (...parameters: TArgs) => TReturn {
  return (...parameters: TArgs) => {
    console.log(`Hello, what is your name?`);
    return targetFunction(...parameters);
  };
}


// --------------- Example
const someFunction = (name: string) => {
    console.log(`Hey! My name is ${name}.`);
}

const wrappedFunction = wrapFunction(someFunction);
wrappedFunction("Fábio");

Output

[LOG]: "Hello, what is your name?" 
[LOG]: "Hey! My name is Fábio." 

Or, if you want something more generic:

export function wrapFunction<TArgs extends any[], TReturn>(
  targetFunction: (...parameters: TArgs) => TReturn,
  wrapperFunction: (...parameters: TArgs) => void,
): (...parameters: TArgs) => TReturn {
  return (...parameters: TArgs) => {
    wrapperFunction(...parameters);
    return targetFunction(...parameters);
  };
}



// --------------- Example
const someFunction = (name: string) => {
    console.log(`Hey! My name is ${name}.`);
}

const wrapperFunction = (name: string) => {
    console.log(`The wrapper - Hey! My name is ${name}.`);
}

const wrappedFunction = wrapFunction(someFunction, wrapperFunction);
wrappedFunction("Fábio");

Output

[LOG]: "The wrapper - Hey! My name is Fábio." 
[LOG]: "Hey! My name is Fábio."

Answer 4

Here's another way I found. It keeps even the generics of the wrapped function:

const newFunction = ((one, two) => {
    // something before
    const result = oldFunction(one, two)
    // something after
    return result
}) as typeof oldFunction