TS8004: Type parameter declarations can only be used in TypeScript files.

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Type parameter declarations can only be used in TypeScript files.

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{0}, {1} and so on are filled in by the compiler.

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Source: TypeScript diagnosticMessages.json. Data fetched 2026-09-25T01:43:12.676Z.