Add release dates to TypeScript version selector in playground #3469
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- Created release_data.ts with version and date information from npm - Updated sandbox to export releaseInfo - Modified playground to display release dates in version dropdown Co-authored-by: DanielRosenwasser <[email protected]>
- Modified downloadReleases.js to include release dates from npm - Generated release_data.ts with version and date information - Script now includes releaseInfo object with dates Co-authored-by: DanielRosenwasser <[email protected]>
- Updated script to use SupportedReleaseVersions type for releaseInfo - Ensures type safety between releaseInfo keys and supported versions Co-authored-by: DanielRosenwasser <[email protected]>
- Changed date field in ReleaseInfo to allow null values - Updated script to use null for missing dates (e.g., beta/RC versions) - Improves type safety and explicit handling of missing data Co-authored-by: DanielRosenwasser <[email protected]>
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Add release dates to TypeScript version selector in playground
Dec 4, 2025
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The playground version selector now displays release dates alongside version numbers to provide context about when each TypeScript version was published.
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Data Layer
downloadReleases.jsto fetch release dates from npm registry and generaterelease_data.tswith version/date mappingsReleaseInfointerface withversion: stringanddate: string | null(null for beta/RC without dates yet)SupportedReleaseVersionstype for type-safe releaseInfo keysSandbox
releaseInfofrom sandbox to make date information available to playgroundPlayground
"5.6.3 (Oct 8, 2024)"usingtoLocaleDateString('en-US')Example
Version dropdown now shows:
Regenerate with:
pnpm run --filter=@typescript/sandbox bootstrapWarning
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