Ignore type error in i18n util with newer TypeScript versions (#3853)

delucis · web-flow · commit 563e11b71f5c · 2026-04-23T15:11:16.000+02:00
diff --git a/.changeset/yellow-stingrays-report.md b/.changeset/yellow-stingrays-report.md
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+---
+'@astrojs/starlight': patch
+---
+
+Fixes a type-checking issue for users on newer versions of TypeScript
diff --git a/packages/starlight/utils/i18n.ts b/packages/starlight/utils/i18n.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ function getLocaleDir(locale: Intl.Locale): 'ltr' | 'rtl' {
 	}
 	// Firefox does not support `textInfo` or `getTextInfo` yet so we fallback to a well-known list
 	// of right-to-left languages.
+	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+	// @ts-ignore — This is a type error with newer versions of TypeScript’s DOM types.
+	// TODO: remove or switch to @ts-expect-error in #3572
 	return wellKnownRTL.includes(locale.language) ? 'rtl' : 'ltr';
 }
 

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 +---
 +'@astrojs/starlight': patch
 +---
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 +Fixes a type-checking issue for users on newer versions of TypeScript
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`@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ function getLocaleDir(locale: Intl.Locale): 'ltr' \| 'rtl' {`
`193`	`193`	`}`
`194`	`194`	// Firefox does not support `textInfo` or `getTextInfo` yet so we fallback to a well-known list
`195`	`195`	`// of right-to-left languages.`
	`196`	`+ // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment`
	`197`	`+ // @ts-ignore — This is a type error with newer versions of TypeScript’s DOM types.`
	`198`	`+ // TODO: remove or switch to @ts-expect-error in #3572`
`196`	`199`	`return wellKnownRTL.includes(locale.language) ? 'rtl' : 'ltr';`
`197`	`200`	`}`
`198`	`201`