createPromptModule typing error : No overload matches this call. The last overload gave the following error.0

[recursivezero]

With

• Nodejs v 22.0
• inquirer v 10.1.8
• ubuntu v 24.04
• typescript v 5.4.5
• having "type": "module" in package.json
• file name : /bin/ask.js

import inquirer from "inquirer";

const questions = [
  { type: "input", name: "packageName", message: "tell me package name", default: "template" }];
const prompt = inquirer.createPromptModule();

prompt(questions)
  .then((answers) => {
    // Use user feedback for... whatever!!
    console.log({ answers });
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    if (error.isTtyError) {
      // Prompt couldn't be rendered in the current environment
    } else {
      // Something else went wrong
    }
  });

although it works when run but vs code gives ts lint error as below

No overload matches this call.
  The last overload gave the following error.
    Argument of type '{ type: string; name: string; message: string; default: string; }[]' is not assignable
 to parameter of type 'Readonly<DistributiveMerge<NumberConfig | InputConfig |

{ message: string; choices: readonly (Separator | Choice<unknown>)[]; pageSize?: number | undefined; loop?: 
boolean | undefined; default?: unknown; theme?: { ...; } | undefined; } | ... 5 more ... | EditorConfig, { ...; }>>'.

what is the issue here?

[beakae]

have had same issue all day

[zigzagoon1]

Also having this problem. Using node v18.19.0 and TypeScript.

[SBoudrias]

Does it work like this?

const questions = [
  { type: "input", name: "packageName", message: "tell me package name", default: "template" }] as const;

I think what happen is you're sending a type that's too liberal to inquirer, and this then prevents any inference of the return type.

The core of the issue with the type you pass in is that type: string; is just invalid. type must be one of a few specific values.

Also, it'll work if you put it inline instead of assigning to a variable:

prompt([
  { type: "input", name: "packageName", message: "tell me package name", default: "template" }
]);

[beakae]

Does it work like this?

const questions = [
  { type: "input", name: "packageName", message: "tell me package name", default: "template" }] as const;

I think what happen is you're sending a type that's too liberal to inquirer, and this then prevents any inference of the return type.

The core of the issue with the type you pass in is that type: string; is just invalid. type must be one of a few specific values.

Also, it'll work if you put it inline instead of assigning to a variable:

prompt([
  { type: "input", name: "packageName", message: "tell me package name", default: "template" }
]);

Not working for me.

[SBoudrias]

... so what's the error with that code?

[SBoudrias]

We released new core types today with inquirer@10.2.0. Would appreciate people trying it out and bringing feedback - cheers!