fix(core): type definition of Dataset.reduce

packages/core/src/storages/dataset.ts

@@ -508,31 +508,79 @@ export class Dataset<Data extends Dictionary = Dictionary> {
     /**
      * Reduces a list of values down to a single value.
      *
-     * Memo is the initial state of the reduction, and each successive step of it should be returned by `iteratee()`.
-     * The `iteratee()` is passed three arguments: the `memo`, then the `value` and `index` of the iteration.
+     * The first element of the dataset is the initial value, with each successive reductions should
+     * be returned by `iteratee()`. The `iteratee()` is passed three arguments: the `memo`, `value`
+     * and `index` of the current element being folded into the reduction.
      *
-     * If no `memo` is passed to the initial invocation of reduce, the `iteratee()` is not invoked on the first element of the list.
-     * The first element is instead passed as the memo in the invocation of the `iteratee()` on the next element in the list.
+     * The `iteratee` is first invoked on the second element of the list (`index = 1`), with the
+     * first element given as the memo parameter. After that, the rest of the elements in the
+     * dataset is passed to `iteratee`, with the result of the previous invocation as the memo.
+     *
+     * If `iteratee()` returns a `Promise` it's awaited before a next call.
+     *
+     * If the dataset is empty, reduce will return undefined.
+     *
+     * @param iteratee
+     */
+    async reduce(iteratee: DatasetReducer<Data, Data>): Promise<Data | undefined>;
+
+    /**
+     * Reduces a list of values down to a single value.
+     *
+     * The first element of the dataset is the initial value, with each successive reductions should
+     * be returned by `iteratee()`. The `iteratee()` is passed three arguments: the `memo`, `value`
+     * and `index` of the current element being folded into the reduction.
+     *
+     * The `iteratee` is first invoked on the second element of the list (`index = 1`), with the
+     * first element given as the memo parameter. After that, the rest of the elements in the
+     * dataset is passed to `iteratee`, with the result of the previous invocation as the memo.
+     *
+     * If `iteratee()` returns a `Promise` it's awaited before a next call.
+     *
+     * If the dataset is empty, reduce will return undefined.
+     *
+     * @param iteratee
+     * @param memo Unset parameter, neccesary to be able to pass options
+     * @param [options] An object containing extra options for `reduce()`
+     */
+    async reduce(
+        iteratee: DatasetReducer<Data, Data>,
+        memo: undefined,
+        options: DatasetIteratorOptions,
+    ): Promise<Data | undefined>;
+
+    /**
+     * Reduces a list of values down to a single value.
+     *
+     * Memo is the initial state of the reduction, and each successive step of it should be returned
+     * by `iteratee()`. The `iteratee()` is passed three arguments: the `memo`, then the `value` and
+     * `index` of the iteration.
      *
      * If `iteratee()` returns a `Promise` then it's awaited before a next call.
      *
      * @param iteratee
      * @param memo Initial state of the reduction.
-     * @param [options] All `reduce()` parameters.
+     * @param [options] An object containing extra options for `reduce()`
      */
-    async reduce<T>(iteratee: DatasetReducer<T, Data>, memo: T, options: DatasetIteratorOptions = {}): Promise<T> {
+    async reduce<T>(iteratee: DatasetReducer<T, Data>, memo: T, options?: DatasetIteratorOptions): Promise<T>;
+
+    async reduce<T = Data>(
+        iteratee: DatasetReducer<T, Data>,
+        memo?: T,
+        options: DatasetIteratorOptions = {},
+    ): Promise<T | undefined> {
         checkStorageAccess();
 
-        let currentMemo: T = memo;
+        let currentMemo: T | undefined = memo;
 
         const wrappedFunc: DatasetConsumer<Data> = async (item, index) => {
-            return Promise.resolve()
-                .then(() => {
-                    return !index && currentMemo === undefined ? item : iteratee(currentMemo, item, index);
-                })
-                .then((newMemo) => {
-                    currentMemo = newMemo as T;
-                });
+            if (index === 0 && currentMemo === undefined) {
+                currentMemo = item;
+            } else {
+                // We are guaranteed that currentMemo is instanciated, since we are either not on
+                // the first iteration, or memo was already set by the user.
+                currentMemo = await iteratee(currentMemo as T, item, index);
+            }
         };
 
         await this.forEach(wrappedFunc, options);

test/core/storages/dataset.test.ts

@@ -296,10 +296,9 @@
                     item.index = index;
                     item.bar = 'xxx';
 
-                    // @ts-expect-error FIXME the inference is broken for `reduce()` method
                     return memo.concat(item);
                 },
-                [],
+                new Array(),
                 {
                     limit: 2,
                 },
@@ -323,10 +322,9 @@
                     item.index = index;
                     item.bar = 'xxx';
 
-                    // @ts-expect-error FIXME the inference is broken for `reduce()` method
                     return Promise.resolve(memo.concat(item));
                 },
-                [],
+                new Array(),
                 {
                     limit: 2,
                 },
@@ -369,10 +367,8 @@
             const calledForIndexes: number[] = [];
 
             const result = await dataset.reduce(
-                // @ts-expect-error FIXME the inference is broken for `reduce()` method
                 async (memo, item, index) => {
                     calledForIndexes.push(index);
-                    // @ts-expect-error FIXME the inference is broken for `reduce()` method
                     return Promise.resolve(memo.foo > item.foo ? memo : item);
                 },
                 undefined,
@@ -391,8 +387,7 @@
                 offset: 2,
             });
 
-            // @ts-expect-error FIXME the inference is broken for `reduce()` method
-            expect(result.foo).toBe(5);
+            expect(result!.foo).toBe(5);
             expect(calledForIndexes).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
         });
     });