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Describe the bug.

After build my node.js app with tsc, when trying to start the server running node dist/src/index.js, the following error is throw:

node_modules/whatsapp-web.js/index.d.ts:127:49 - error TS2371: A parameter initializer is only allowed in a function or constructor implementation.
requestPairingCode(phoneNumber: string, showNotification = true): Promise<string>

Code ref.:
https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js/blob/main/index.d.ts#L127

Expected Behavior

requestPairingCode method shoud be correcly declared.
Because abstract functions cannot have function default parameters.

✅ Correct way:
requestPairingCode(phoneNumber: string, showNotification: boolean): Promise<string>

❌ Incorrect way:
requestPairingCode(phoneNumber: string, showNotification = true): Promise<string>

Steps to Reproduce the Bug or Issue

Run:

1. npm install [email protected]
2. tsc
3. node dist/src/index.js

WhatsApp Account Type

Standard

Browser Type

Chromium

Operation System Type

Windows

Phone OS Type

iOS

WhatsApp-Web.js Version

1.26.1-alpha.2

WhatsApp Web Version

2.3000.1017054665

Node.js Version

22.0.0

Authentication Strategy

LocalAuth

Additional Context

I fix this typo error updating the method in my node_modules folder, changing this:
requestPairingCode(phoneNumber: string, showNotification = true): Promise<string>

To this:
requestPairingCode(phoneNumber: string, showNotification: boolean): Promise<string>