Type "clipboard-write" is not assignable to type "PermissionName"

[aminnairi]

Description

When using the Clipboard API, one might need to request permission for the clipboard-write in case we want to add something to the user's system clipboard if the user didn't already yield the permission.

Issue

When providing the clipboard-write permission to the window.navigator.permissions.query({name: "clipboard-write"}); method, the compiler throws an error saying that Type "clipboard-write" is not assignable to type "PermissionName".

Reproduction code

window.navigator.permissions.query({name: "clipboard-write"});

Typescript version

4.5.4

Additional context

It looks like the clipboard-write and clipboard-read permissions are not listed in the lib.dom.d.ts file for the PermissionName type, although they are part of the standard Clipboard API.

[saschanaz]

Clipboard permissions are at risk:

1. clipboard-read is officially removed from the spec: Remove clipboard-read permission w3c/clipboard-apis#132
2. clipboard-write has no multiple implementer interest and thus will probably be removed too: Should clipboard-write permission be removed too? w3c/clipboard-apis#163

And thus I think this won't be solved, at least not anytime soon.

[jordihm9]

Hi!
So "officially" has been removed both clipboard-write and clipboard-read but in MDN Permissions API documentation they are already there? (even compatibility is not the best)

Also, I guess I can use navigator.clipboard.writeText() without requesting the user the permission?

Thank you.

EDIT:
Sorry, clipboard-write is not officially removed but is not detected as a Permission Name when using Typescript...

[fresonn]

Still relevant. Any updates?
Way to solve this problem:

navigator.permissions.query({ name: "clipboard-write" as PermissionName }).then(result => {});

[saschanaz]

clipboard-write is still a Blink-only thing as of today.

[fresonn]

@saschanaz. Oh, I got it. An open issue misled me, I thought it was an error ...
Thanks

[comanescuadrian95]

Came here because of this microsoft/TypeScript#33923.

[saschanaz]

Given TypeScript itself started to use the map approach for ArrayBufferLike, perhaps this generator should switch to the same approach to make enums extendable and let people just add whatever permission name they want.