feat(build): require parameter types

Fixes #2833

gulpfile.js

@@ -275,17 +275,19 @@ gulp.task('enforce-format', function() {
 });
 
 gulp.task('lint', ['build.tools'], function() {
+  // Built-in rules are at
   // https://github.com/palantir/tslint#supported-rules
   var tslintConfig = {
     "rules": {
       "semicolon": true,
-      "requireReturnType": true
+      "requireReturnType": true,
+      "requireParameterType": true
     }
   };
 
   return gulp.src(['modules/angular2/src/**/*.ts', '!modules/angular2/src/test_lib/**'])
       .pipe(tslint({configuration: tslintConfig, rulesDirectory: 'dist/tools/tslint'}))
-      .pipe(tslint.report('prose'));
+      .pipe(tslint.report('prose', {emitError: true}));
 });
 
 // ------------

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_util.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function _simpleChange(previousValue, currentValue): SimpleChange {
   return s;
 }
 
+/* tslint:disable:requireParameterType */
 export class ChangeDetectionUtil {
   static uninitialized(): Object { return uninitialized; }
 

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.ts

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import {List, Map, ListWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from "angular2/src/facade/coll
 import {Locals} from "./locals";
 
 export class AST {
-  eval(context, locals: Locals) { throw new BaseException("Not supported"); }
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any { throw new BaseException("Not supported"); }
 
   get isAssignable(): boolean { return false; }
 
-  assign(context, locals: Locals, value) { throw new BaseException("Not supported"); }
+  assign(context: any, locals: Locals, value: any) { throw new BaseException("Not supported"); }
 
   visit(visitor: AstVisitor): any { return null; }
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export class AST {
 }
 
 export class EmptyExpr extends AST {
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any { return null; }
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any { return null; }
 
   visit(visitor: AstVisitor) {
     // do nothing
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class EmptyExpr extends AST {
 }
 
 export class ImplicitReceiver extends AST {
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any { return context; }
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any { return context; }
 
   visit(visitor: AstVisitor): any { return visitor.visitImplicitReceiver(this); }
 }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class ImplicitReceiver extends AST {
 export class Chain extends AST {
   constructor(public expressions: List<any>) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     var result;
     for (var i = 0; i < this.expressions.length; i++) {
       var last = this.expressions[i].eval(context, locals);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class Chain extends AST {
 export class Conditional extends AST {
   constructor(public condition: AST, public trueExp: AST, public falseExp: AST) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     if (this.condition.eval(context, locals)) {
       return this.trueExp.eval(context, locals);
     } else {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class Conditional extends AST {
 export class If extends AST {
   constructor(public condition: AST, public trueExp: AST, public falseExp?: AST) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals) {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals) {
     if (this.condition.eval(context, locals)) {
       this.trueExp.eval(context, locals);
     } else if (isPresent(this.falseExp)) {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class AccessMember extends AST {
     super();
   }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     if (this.receiver instanceof ImplicitReceiver && isPresent(locals) &&
         locals.contains(this.name)) {
       return locals.get(this.name);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class AccessMember extends AST {
 
   get isAssignable(): boolean { return true; }
 
-  assign(context, locals: Locals, value): any {
+  assign(context: any, locals: Locals, value: any): any {
     var evaluatedContext = this.receiver.eval(context, locals);
 
     if (this.receiver instanceof ImplicitReceiver && isPresent(locals) &&
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class SafeAccessMember extends AST {
     super();
   }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     var evaluatedReceiver = this.receiver.eval(context, locals);
     return isBlank(evaluatedReceiver) ? null : this.getter(evaluatedReceiver);
   }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export class SafeAccessMember extends AST {
 export class KeyedAccess extends AST {
   constructor(public obj: AST, public key: AST) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     var obj: any = this.obj.eval(context, locals);
     var key: any = this.key.eval(context, locals);
     return obj[key];
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export class KeyedAccess extends AST {
 
   get isAssignable(): boolean { return true; }
 
-  assign(context, locals: Locals, value): any {
+  assign(context: any, locals: Locals, value: any): any {
     var obj: any = this.obj.eval(context, locals);
     var key: any = this.key.eval(context, locals);
     obj[key] = value;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class BindingPipe extends AST {
 export class LiteralPrimitive extends AST {
   constructor(public value) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any { return this.value; }
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any { return this.value; }
 
   visit(visitor: AstVisitor): any { return visitor.visitLiteralPrimitive(this); }
 }
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export class LiteralPrimitive extends AST {
 export class LiteralArray extends AST {
   constructor(public expressions: List<any>) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     return ListWrapper.map(this.expressions, (e) => e.eval(context, locals));
   }
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export class LiteralArray extends AST {
 export class LiteralMap extends AST {
   constructor(public keys: List<any>, public values: List<any>) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     var res = StringMapWrapper.create();
     for (var i = 0; i < this.keys.length; ++i) {
       StringMapWrapper.set(res, this.keys[i], this.values[i].eval(context, locals));
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export class LiteralMap extends AST {
 export class Interpolation extends AST {
   constructor(public strings: List<any>, public expressions: List<any>) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     throw new BaseException("evaluating an Interpolation is not supported");
   }
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class Interpolation extends AST {
 export class Binary extends AST {
   constructor(public operation: string, public left: AST, public right: AST) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     var left: any = this.left.eval(context, locals);
     switch (this.operation) {
       case '&&':
@@ -243,15 +243,15 @@ export class Binary extends AST {
 export class PrefixNot extends AST {
   constructor(public expression: AST) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any { return !this.expression.eval(context, locals); }
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any { return !this.expression.eval(context, locals); }
 
   visit(visitor: AstVisitor): any { return visitor.visitPrefixNot(this); }
 }
 
 export class Assignment extends AST {
-  constructor(public target: AST, public value: AST) { super(); }
+  constructor(public target: AST, public value: any) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     return this.target.assign(context, locals, this.value.eval(context, locals));
   }
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export class MethodCall extends AST {
     super();
   }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     var evaluatedArgs = evalList(context, locals, this.args);
     if (this.receiver instanceof ImplicitReceiver && isPresent(locals) &&
         locals.contains(this.name)) {
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export class SafeMethodCall extends AST {
     super();
   }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     var evaluatedReceiver = this.receiver.eval(context, locals);
     if (isBlank(evaluatedReceiver)) return null;
     var evaluatedArgs = evalList(context, locals, this.args);
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export class SafeMethodCall extends AST {
 export class FunctionCall extends AST {
   constructor(public target: AST, public args: List<any>) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any {
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any {
     var obj: any = this.target.eval(context, locals);
     if (!(obj instanceof Function)) {
       throw new BaseException(`${obj} is not a function`);
@@ -312,11 +312,13 @@ export class FunctionCall extends AST {
 export class ASTWithSource extends AST {
   constructor(public ast: AST, public source: string, public location: string) { super(); }
 
-  eval(context, locals: Locals): any { return this.ast.eval(context, locals); }
+  eval(context: any, locals: Locals): any { return this.ast.eval(context, locals); }
 
   get isAssignable(): boolean { return this.ast.isAssignable; }
 
-  assign(context, locals: Locals, value): any { return this.ast.assign(context, locals, value); }
+  assign(context: any, locals: Locals, value: any): any {
+    return this.ast.assign(context, locals, value);
+  }
 
   visit(visitor: AstVisitor): any { return this.ast.visit(visitor); }
 

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/locals.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class Locals {
     throw new BaseException(`Cannot find '${name}'`);
   }
 
-  set(name: string, value): void {
+  set(name: string, value: any): void {
     // TODO(rado): consider removing this check if we can guarantee this is not
     // exposed to the public API.
     // TODO: vsavkin maybe it should check only the local map

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.ts

@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class _ParseAST {
     return new LiteralMap(keys, values);
   }
 
-  parseAccessMemberOrMethodCall(receiver, isSafe: boolean = false): AST {
+  parseAccessMemberOrMethodCall(receiver: AST, isSafe: boolean = false): AST {
     let id = this.expectIdentifierOrKeyword();
 
     if (this.optionalCharacter($LPAREN)) {

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/date_pipe.ts

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class DatePipe extends BasePipe implements PipeFactory {
   };
 
 
-  transform(value, args: List<any>): string {
+  transform(value: any, args: List<any>): string {
     var pattern: string = isPresent(args) && args.length > 0 ? args[0] : 'mediumDate';
     if (isNumber(value)) {
       value = DateWrapper.fromMillis(value);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class DatePipe extends BasePipe implements PipeFactory {
     return DateFormatter.format(value, defaultLocale, pattern);
   }
 
-  supports(obj): boolean { return isDate(obj) || isNumber(obj); }
+  supports(obj: any): boolean { return isDate(obj) || isNumber(obj); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return this; }
 }

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/iterable_changes.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {ChangeDetectorRef} from '../change_detector_ref';
 
 @CONST()
 export class IterableChangesFactory implements PipeFactory {
-  supports(obj): boolean { return IterableChanges.supportsObj(obj); }
+  supports(obj: any): boolean { return IterableChanges.supportsObj(obj); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return new IterableChanges(); }
 }
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ export class IterableChanges extends BasePipe {
 
   constructor() { super(); }
 
-  static supportsObj(obj): boolean { return isListLikeIterable(obj); }
+  static supportsObj(obj: Object): boolean { return isListLikeIterable(obj); }
 
-  supports(obj): boolean { return IterableChanges.supportsObj(obj); }
+  supports(obj: Object): boolean { return IterableChanges.supportsObj(obj); }
 
   get collection() { return this._collection; }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class IterableChanges extends BasePipe {
     }
   }
 
-  transform(collection, args: List<any> = null): any {
+  transform(collection: any, args: List<any> = null): any {
     if (this.check(collection)) {
       return WrappedValue.wrap(this);
     } else {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export class IterableChanges extends BasePipe {
   }
 
   // todo(vicb): optim for UnmodifiableListView (frozen arrays)
-  check(collection): boolean {
+  check(collection: any): boolean {
     this._reset();
 
     var record: CollectionChangeRecord = this._itHead;
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class _DuplicateItemRecordList {
 
   // Returns a CollectionChangeRecord having CollectionChangeRecord.item == item and
   // CollectionChangeRecord.currentIndex >= afterIndex
-  get(item, afterIndex: int): CollectionChangeRecord {
+  get(item: any, afterIndex: int): CollectionChangeRecord {
     var record: CollectionChangeRecord;
     for (record = this._head; record !== null; record = record._nextDup) {
       if ((afterIndex === null || afterIndex < record.currentIndex) &&
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ class _DuplicateMap {
    * Use case: `[a, b, c, a, a]` if we are at index `3` which is the second `a` then asking if we
    * have any more `a`s needs to return the last `a` not the first or second.
    */
-  get(value, afterIndex = null): CollectionChangeRecord {
+  get(value: any, afterIndex: int = null): CollectionChangeRecord {
     var key = getMapKey(value);
 
     var recordList = this.map.get(key);

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/json_pipe.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {ChangeDetectorRef} from '../change_detector_ref';
  */
 @CONST()
 export class JsonPipe extends BasePipe implements PipeFactory {
-  transform(value, args: List<any> = null): string { return Json.stringify(value); }
+  transform(value: any, args: List<any> = null): string { return Json.stringify(value); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return this; }
 }

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/keyvalue_changes.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {WrappedValue, BasePipe, Pipe, PipeFactory} from './pipe';
 
 @CONST()
 export class KeyValueChangesFactory implements PipeFactory {
-  supports(obj): boolean { return KeyValueChanges.supportsObj(obj); }
+  supports(obj: any): boolean { return KeyValueChanges.supportsObj(obj); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return new KeyValueChanges(); }
 }
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ export class KeyValueChanges extends BasePipe {
   private _removalsHead: KVChangeRecord = null;
   private _removalsTail: KVChangeRecord = null;
 
-  static supportsObj(obj): boolean { return obj instanceof Map || isJsObject(obj); }
+  static supportsObj(obj: any): boolean { return obj instanceof Map || isJsObject(obj); }
 
-  supports(obj): boolean { return KeyValueChanges.supportsObj(obj); }
+  supports(obj: any): boolean { return KeyValueChanges.supportsObj(obj); }
 
-  transform(map, args: List<any> = null): any {
+  transform(map: Map<any, any>, args: List<any> = null): any {
     if (this.check(map)) {
       return WrappedValue.wrap(this);
     } else {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class KeyValueChanges extends BasePipe {
     }
   }
 
-  check(map): boolean {
+  check(map: Map<any, any>): boolean {
     this._reset();
     var records = this._records;
     var oldSeqRecord: KVChangeRecord = this._mapHead;

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/limit_to_pipe.ts

@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ import {ChangeDetectorRef} from '../change_detector_ref';
  *     {{ 'abcdefghij' | limitTo: -100 }}    // output is 'abcdefghij'
  */
 export class LimitToPipe implements Pipe {
-  static supportsObj(obj): boolean { return isString(obj) || isArray(obj); }
+  static supportsObj(obj: any): boolean { return isString(obj) || isArray(obj); }
 
-  supports(obj): boolean { return LimitToPipe.supportsObj(obj); }
+  supports(obj: any): boolean { return LimitToPipe.supportsObj(obj); }
 
-  transform(value, args: List<any> = null): any {
+  transform(value: any, args: List<any> = null): any {
     if (isBlank(args) || args.length == 0) {
       throw new BaseException('limitTo pipe requires one argument');
     }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class LimitToPipe implements Pipe {
 
 @CONST()
 export class LimitToPipeFactory implements PipeFactory {
-  supports(obj): boolean { return LimitToPipe.supportsObj(obj); }
+  supports(obj: any): boolean { return LimitToPipe.supportsObj(obj); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return new LimitToPipe(); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/lowercase_pipe.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {ChangeDetectorRef} from '../change_detector_ref';
 export class LowerCasePipe implements Pipe {
   _latestValue: string = null;
 
-  supports(str): boolean { return isString(str); }
+  supports(str: any): boolean { return isString(str); }
 
   onDestroy(): void { this._latestValue = null; }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class LowerCasePipe implements Pipe {
 
 @CONST()
 export class LowerCaseFactory implements PipeFactory {
-  supports(str): boolean { return isString(str); }
+  supports(str: any): boolean { return isString(str); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return new LowerCasePipe(); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/null_pipe.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {ChangeDetectorRef} from '../change_detector_ref';
 
 @CONST()
 export class NullPipeFactory implements PipeFactory {
-  supports(obj): boolean { return NullPipe.supportsObj(obj); }
+  supports(obj: any): boolean { return NullPipe.supportsObj(obj); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return new NullPipe(); }
 }
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ export class NullPipeFactory implements PipeFactory {
 export class NullPipe extends BasePipe {
   called: boolean = false;
 
-  static supportsObj(obj): boolean { return isBlank(obj); }
+  static supportsObj(obj: any): boolean { return isBlank(obj); }
 
-  supports(obj): boolean { return NullPipe.supportsObj(obj); }
+  supports(obj: any): boolean { return NullPipe.supportsObj(obj); }
 
-  transform(value, args: List<any> = null): WrappedValue {
+  transform(value: any, args: List<any> = null): WrappedValue {
     if (!this.called) {
       this.called = true;
       return WrappedValue.wrap(null);

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/number_pipe.ts

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class NumberPipe extends BasePipe implements PipeFactory {
     });
   }
 
-  supports(obj): boolean { return isNumber(obj); }
+  supports(obj: any): boolean { return isNumber(obj); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return this; }
 }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class NumberPipe extends BasePipe implements PipeFactory {
  */
 @CONST()
 export class DecimalPipe extends NumberPipe {
-  transform(value, args: any[]): string {
+  transform(value: any, args: any[]): string {
     var digits: string = ListWrapper.first(args);
     return NumberPipe._format(value, NumberFormatStyle.DECIMAL, digits);
   }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class DecimalPipe extends NumberPipe {
  */
 @CONST()
 export class PercentPipe extends NumberPipe {
-  transform(value, args: any[]): string {
+  transform(value: any, args: any[]): string {
     var digits: string = ListWrapper.first(args);
     return NumberPipe._format(value, NumberFormatStyle.PERCENT, digits);
   }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class PercentPipe extends NumberPipe {
  */
 @CONST()
 export class CurrencyPipe extends NumberPipe {
-  transform(value, args: any[]): string {
+  transform(value: any, args: any[]): string {
     var currencyCode: string = isPresent(args) && args.length > 0 ? args[0] : 'USD';
     var symbolDisplay: boolean = isPresent(args) && args.length > 1 ? args[1] : false;
     var digits: string = isPresent(args) && args.length > 2 ? args[2] : null;

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/observable_pipe.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class ObservablePipe implements Pipe {
 
   constructor(public _ref: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
 
-  supports(obs): boolean { return ObservableWrapper.isObservable(obs); }
+  supports(obs: any): boolean { return ObservableWrapper.isObservable(obs); }
 
   onDestroy(): void {
     if (isPresent(this._subscription)) {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class ObservablePipe implements Pipe {
  */
 @CONST()
 export class ObservablePipeFactory implements PipeFactory {
-  supports(obs): boolean { return ObservableWrapper.isObservable(obs); }
+  supports(obs: any): boolean { return ObservableWrapper.isObservable(obs); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return new ObservablePipe(cdRef); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/pipe.ts

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export interface Pipe {
  */
 @CONST()
 export class BasePipe implements Pipe {
-  supports(obj): boolean { return true; }
+  supports(obj: any): boolean { return true; }
   onDestroy(): void {}
   transform(value: any, args: List<any>): any { return _abstract(); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/pipes.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class Pipes {
   config: StringMap<string, PipeFactory[]>;
   constructor(config: StringMap<string, PipeFactory[]>) { this.config = config; }
 
-  get(type: string, obj, cdRef?: ChangeDetectorRef, existingPipe?: Pipe): Pipe {
+  get(type: string, obj: any, cdRef?: ChangeDetectorRef, existingPipe?: Pipe): Pipe {
     if (isPresent(existingPipe) && existingPipe.supports(obj)) return existingPipe;
 
     if (isPresent(existingPipe)) existingPipe.onDestroy();
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class Pipes {
    * })
    * ```
    */
-  static extend(config): Binding {
+  static extend(config: StringMap<string, PipeFactory[]>): Binding {
     return new Binding(Pipes, {
       toFactory: (pipes: Pipes) => {
         if (isBlank(pipes)) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class Pipes {
     });
   }
 
-  static create(config, pipes: Pipes = null): Pipes {
+  static create(config: StringMap<string, PipeFactory[]>, pipes: Pipes = null): Pipes {
     if (isPresent(pipes)) {
       StringMapWrapper.forEach(pipes.config, (v: PipeFactory[], k: string) => {
         if (StringMapWrapper.contains(config, k)) {

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/promise_pipe.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class PromisePipe implements Pipe {
 
   constructor(public _ref: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
 
-  supports(promise): boolean { return isPromise(promise); }
+  supports(promise: any): boolean { return isPromise(promise); }
 
   onDestroy(): void {
     if (isPresent(this._sourcePromise)) {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class PromisePipe implements Pipe {
  */
 @CONST()
 export class PromisePipeFactory implements PipeFactory {
-  supports(promise): boolean { return isPromise(promise); }
+  supports(promise: any): boolean { return isPromise(promise); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return new PromisePipe(cdRef); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/uppercase_pipe.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {ChangeDetectorRef} from '../change_detector_ref';
 export class UpperCasePipe implements Pipe {
   _latestValue: string = null;
 
-  supports(str): boolean { return isString(str); }
+  supports(str: any): boolean { return isString(str); }
 
   onDestroy(): void { this._latestValue = null; }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class UpperCasePipe implements Pipe {
 
 @CONST()
 export class UpperCaseFactory implements PipeFactory {
-  supports(str): boolean { return isString(str); }
+  supports(str: any): boolean { return isString(str); }
 
   create(cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef): Pipe { return new UpperCasePipe(); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.ts

@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export class EventEmitterAccessor {
 
   subscribe(view: viewModule.AppView, boundElementIndex: number, directive: Object): Object {
     var eventEmitter = this.getter(directive);
-    return ObservableWrapper.subscribe(
+    return ObservableWrapper.subscribe<Event>(
         eventEmitter,
         eventObj => view.triggerEventHandlers(this.eventName, eventObj, boundElementIndex));
   }
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ export class HostActionAccessor {
 
   subscribe(view: viewModule.AppView, boundElementIndex: number, directive: Object): Object {
     var eventEmitter = this.getter(directive);
-    return ObservableWrapper.subscribe(
+    return ObservableWrapper.subscribe<List<any>>(
         eventEmitter,
         actionArgs => view.invokeElementMethod(boundElementIndex, this.methodName, actionArgs));
   }
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ export class ElementInjector extends TreeNode<ElementInjector> implements Depend
     return isPresent(index) ? this.getDirectiveAtIndex(<number>index) : this.getElementRef();
   }
 
-  get(token): any { return this._injector.get(token); }
+  get(token: any): any { return this._injector.get(token); }
 
   hasDirective(type: Type): boolean { return isPresent(this._injector.getOptional(type)); }
 

modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.ts

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export class AppView implements ChangeDispatcher, RenderEventDispatcher {
     this.viewContainers = viewContainers;
   }
 
-  setLocal(contextName: string, value): void {
+  setLocal(contextName: string, value: any): void {
     if (!this.hydrated()) throw new BaseException('Cannot set locals on dehydrated view.');
     if (!this.proto.variableBindings.has(contextName)) {
       return;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class AppView implements ChangeDispatcher, RenderEventDispatcher {
    * @param {*} eventObj
    * @param {int} boundElementIndex
    */
-  triggerEventHandlers(eventName: string, eventObj, boundElementIndex: int): void {
+  triggerEventHandlers(eventName: string, eventObj: Event, boundElementIndex: int): void {
     var locals = new Map();
     locals.set('$event', eventObj);
     this.dispatchEvent(boundElementIndex, eventName, locals);

modules/angular2/src/core/exception_handler.ts

@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/dom/dom_adapter';
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class ExceptionHandler {
-  call(error, stackTrace = null, reason = null) {
+  call(error: Object, stackTrace: string | List<string> = null, reason: string = null) {
     var longStackTrace =
-        isListLikeIterable(stackTrace) ? ListWrapper.join(stackTrace, "\n\n") : stackTrace;
+        isListLikeIterable(stackTrace) ? ListWrapper.join(<any>stackTrace, "\n\n") : stackTrace;
     var reasonStr = isPresent(reason) ? `\n${reason}` : '';
     DOM.logError(`${error}${reasonStr}\nSTACKTRACE:\n${longStackTrace}`);
   }

modules/angular2/src/core/testability/get_testability.ts

@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ class PublicTestability {
 
   whenStable(callback: Function) { this._testability.whenStable(callback); }
 
-  findBindings(using, binding: string, exactMatch: boolean): List<any> {
+  findBindings(using: any, binding: string, exactMatch: boolean): List<any> {
     return this._testability.findBindings(using, binding, exactMatch);
   }
 }
 
 export class GetTestability {
   static addToWindow(registry: TestabilityRegistry) {
-    global.getAngularTestability = function(elem): PublicTestability {
+    global.getAngularTestability = function(elem: Element): PublicTestability {
       var testability = registry.findTestabilityInTree(elem);
 
       if (testability == null) {

modules/angular2/src/core/testability/testability.ts

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class Testability {
 
   getPendingCount(): number { return this._pendingCount; }
 
-  findBindings(using, binding: string, exactMatch: boolean): List<any> {
+  findBindings(using: any, binding: string, exactMatch: boolean): List<any> {
     // TODO(juliemr): implement.
     return [];
   }
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ export class TestabilityRegistry {
     getTestabilityModule.GetTestability.addToWindow(this);
   }
 
-  registerApplication(token, testability: Testability) {
+  registerApplication(token: any, testability: Testability) {
     this._applications.set(token, testability);
   }
 
-  findTestabilityInTree(elem): Testability {
+  findTestabilityInTree(elem: Node): Testability {
     if (elem == null) {
       return null;
     }

modules/angular2/src/core/zone/ng_zone.ts

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export class NgZone {
    * });
    * ```
    */
-  run(fn): any {
+  run(fn: () => any): any {
     if (this._disabled) {
       return fn();
     } else {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class NgZone {
    * });
    * ```
    */
-  runOutsideAngular(fn): any {
+  runOutsideAngular(fn: () => any): any {
     if (this._disabled) {
       return fn();
     } else {

modules/angular2/src/debug/debug_element.ts

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class DebugElement {
     return this._getChildElements(shadowView, null);
   }
 
-  triggerEventHandler(eventName, eventObj): void {
+  triggerEventHandler(eventName: string, eventObj: Event): void {
     this._parentView.triggerEventHandlers(eventName, eventObj, this._boundElementIndex);
   }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class DebugElement {
    *
    * @return {DebugElement}
    */
-  query(predicate: Predicate<DebugElement>, scope = Scope.all): DebugElement {
+  query(predicate: Predicate<DebugElement>, scope: Function = Scope.all): DebugElement {
     var results = this.queryAll(predicate, scope);
     return results.length > 0 ? results[0] : null;
   }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class DebugElement {
    *
    * @return {List<DebugElement>}
    */
-  queryAll(predicate: Predicate<DebugElement>, scope = Scope.all): List<DebugElement> {
+  queryAll(predicate: Predicate<DebugElement>, scope: Function = Scope.all): List<DebugElement> {
     var elementsInScope = scope(this);
 
     return ListWrapper.filter(elementsInScope, predicate);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export function asNativeElements(arr: List<DebugElement>): List<any> {
 }
 
 export class Scope {
-  static all(debugElement): List<DebugElement> {
+  static all(debugElement: DebugElement): List<DebugElement> {
     var scope = [];
     scope.push(debugElement);
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export class Scope {
 
     return scope;
   }
-  static light(debugElement): List<DebugElement> {
+  static light(debugElement: DebugElement): List<DebugElement> {
     var scope = [];
     ListWrapper.forEach(debugElement.children, (child) => {
       scope.push(child);
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export class Scope {
     return scope;
   }
 
-  static view(debugElement): List<DebugElement> {
+  static view(debugElement: DebugElement): List<DebugElement> {
     var scope = [];
 
     ListWrapper.forEach(debugElement.componentViewChildren, (child) => {

modules/angular2/src/di/binding.ts

@@ -309,13 +309,13 @@ export class BindingBuilder {
    * expect(injector.get(String)).toEqual('Hello');
    * ```
    */
-  toValue(value): Binding { return new Binding(this.token, {toValue: value}); }
+  toValue(value: any): Binding { return new Binding(this.token, {toValue: value}); }
 
   /**
    * Binds a key to the alias for an existing key.
    *
    * An alias means that we will return the same instance as if the alias token was used. (This is
-   * in contrast to `toClass` where a separet instance of `toClass` will be returned.)
+   * in contrast to `toClass` where a separate instance of `toClass` will be returned.)
    *
    * ## Example
    *
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ export class BindingBuilder {
    * expect(injectorClass.get(Vehicle) instanceof Car).toBe(true);
    * ```
    */
-  toAlias(aliasToken): Binding {
+  toAlias(aliasToken: /*Type*/ any): Binding {
     if (isBlank(aliasToken)) {
       throw new BaseException(`Can not alias ${stringify(this.token)} to a blank value!`);
     }

modules/angular2/src/di/exceptions.ts

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class AbstractBindingError extends BaseException {
   }
 
   // TODO(tbosch): Can't do key:Key as this results in a circular dependency!
-  addKey(key): void {
+  addKey(key: any): void {
     this.keys.push(key);
     this.message = this.constructResolvingMessage(this.keys);
   }

modules/angular2/src/di/injector.ts

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ export class Injector {
    *binding).
    * @returns an instance represented by the token. Throws if not found.
    */
-  get(token): any {
+  get(token: any): any {
     return this._getByKey(Key.get(token), DEFAULT_VISIBILITY, false, PUBLIC_AND_PRIVATE);
   }
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ export class Injector {
    * @param `token`: usually a `Type`. (Same as the token used while setting up a binding).
    * @returns an instance represented by the token. Returns `null` if not found.
    */
-  getOptional(token): any {
+  getOptional(token: any): any {
     return this._getByKey(Key.get(token), DEFAULT_VISIBILITY, true, PUBLIC_AND_PRIVATE);
   }
 

modules/angular2/src/di/key.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class Key {
   /**
    * Retrieves a `Key` for a token.
    */
-  static get(token): Key { return _globalKeyRegistry.get(resolveForwardRef(token)); }
+  static get(token: Object): Key { return _globalKeyRegistry.get(resolveForwardRef(token)); }
 
   /**
    * @returns the number of keys registered in the system.

modules/angular2/src/dom/browser_adapter.ts

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ var _chromeNumKeyPadMap = {
   '\x90': 'NumLock'
 };
 
+/* tslint:disable:requireParameterType */
 export class BrowserDomAdapter extends GenericBrowserDomAdapter {
   static makeCurrent() { setRootDomAdapter(new BrowserDomAdapter()); }
   hasProperty(element, name: string): boolean { return name in element; }

modules/angular2/src/dom/dom_adapter.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function _abstract() {
   return new BaseException('This method is abstract');
 }
 
+/* tslint:disable:requireParameterType */
 /**
  * Provides DOM operations in an environment-agnostic way.
  */

modules/angular2/src/dom/generic_browser_adapter.ts

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import {DomAdapter} from './dom_adapter';
  * Provides DOM operations in any browser environment.
  */
 export class GenericBrowserDomAdapter extends DomAdapter {
-  getDistributedNodes(el): List<Node> { return el.getDistributedNodes(); }
+  getDistributedNodes(el: HTMLElement): List<Node> { return (<any>el).getDistributedNodes(); }
-  resolveAndSetHref(el, baseUrl: string, href: string) {
+  resolveAndSetHref(el: HTMLAnchorElement, baseUrl: string, href: string) {
     el.href = href == null ? baseUrl : baseUrl + '/../' + href;
   }
   cssToRules(css: string): List<any> {

modules/angular2/src/dom/parse5_adapter.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ function _notImplemented(methodName) {
   return new BaseException('This method is not implemented in Parse5DomAdapter: ' + methodName);
 }
 
+/* tslint:disable:requireParameterType */
 export class Parse5DomAdapter extends DomAdapter {
   static makeCurrent() { setRootDomAdapter(new Parse5DomAdapter()); }
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export class Parse5DomAdapter extends DomAdapter {
   onAndCancel(el, evt, listener): Function {
     this.on(el, evt, listener);
     return () => {
-      ListWrapper.remove(StringMapWrapper.get(el._eventListenersMap, evt), listener);
+      ListWrapper.remove(StringMapWrapper.get<List<any>>(el._eventListenersMap, evt), listener);
     };
   }
   dispatchEvent(el, evt) {

modules/angular2/src/facade/async.ts

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ export interface PromiseCompleter<R> {
 }
 
 export class PromiseWrapper {
-  static resolve(obj): Promise<any> { return Promise.resolve(obj); }
+  static resolve<T>(obj: T): Promise<T> { return Promise.resolve(obj); }
 
-  static reject(obj, _): Promise<any> { return Promise.reject(obj); }
+  static reject(obj: any, _): Promise<any> { return Promise.reject(obj); }
 
   // Note: We can't rename this method into `catch`, as this is not a valid
   // method name in Dart.
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ export class PromiseWrapper {
     return Promise.all(promises);
   }
 
-  static then<T>(promise: Promise<T>, success: (value: any) => T | Thenable<T>,
+  static then<T, U>(promise: Promise<T>, success: (value: T) => U | Thenable<U>,
-                 rejection?: (error: any, stack?: any) => T | Thenable<T>): Promise<T> {
+                    rejection?: (error: any, stack?: any) => U | Thenable<U>): Promise<U> {
     return promise.then(success, rejection);
   }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ export class TimerWrapper {
 }
 
 export class ObservableWrapper {
-  static subscribe(emitter: Observable, onNext, onThrow = null, onReturn = null): Object {
+  static subscribe<T>(emitter: Observable, onNext: (value: T) => void,
+                      onThrow: (exception: any) => void = null,
+                      onReturn: () => void = null): Object {
     return emitter.observer({next: onNext, throw: onThrow, return: onReturn});
   }
 
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ export class EventEmitter extends Observable {
     }
   }
 
-  observer(generator): Rx.IDisposable {
+  observer(generator: any): Rx.IDisposable {
     return this._subject.observeOn(this._immediateScheduler)
         .subscribe((value) => { setTimeout(() => generator.next(value)); },
                    (error) => generator.throw ? generator.throw(error) : null,
@@ -118,9 +120,9 @@ export class EventEmitter extends Observable {
 
   toRx(): Rx.Observable<any> { return this._subject; }
 
-  next(value) { this._subject.onNext(value); }
+  next(value: any) { this._subject.onNext(value); }
 
-  throw(error) { this._subject.onError(error); }
+  throw(error: any) { this._subject.onError(error); }
 
-  return (value?) { this._subject.onCompleted(); }
+  return (value?: any) { this._subject.onCompleted(); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/facade/collection.ts

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var _clearValues: {(m: Map<any, any>)} = (function() {
 
 export class MapWrapper {
   static clone<K, V>(m: Map<K, V>): Map<K, V> { return createMapFromMap(m); }
-  static createFromStringMap(stringMap): Map<string, any> {
+  static createFromStringMap<T>(stringMap: StringMap<string, T>): Map<string, T> {
     var result = new Map();
     for (var prop in stringMap) {
       result.set(prop, stringMap[prop]);
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ export interface Predicate<T> { (value: T, index?: number, array?: T[]): boolean
 export class ListWrapper {
   // JS has no way to express a staticly fixed size list, but dart does so we
   // keep both methods.
-  static createFixedSize(size): List<any> { return new List(size); }
+  static createFixedSize(size: number): List<any> { return new List(size); }
-  static createGrowableSize(size): List<any> { return new List(size); }
+  static createGrowableSize(size: number): List<any> { return new List(size); }
-  static get(m, k): any { return m[k]; }
+  static get<T>(m: List<T>, k: number): T { return m[k]; }
-  static set(m, k, v) { m[k] = v; }
+  static set<T>(m: List<T>, k: number, v: T) { m[k] = v; }
   static clone<T>(array: List<T>): T[] { return array.slice(0); }
-  static map(array, fn): any { return array.map(fn); }
+  static map<T, V>(array: List<T>, fn: (T) => V): List<V> { return array.map(fn); }
-  static forEach(array: List<any>, fn: Function) {
+  static forEach<T>(array: List<T>, fn: (T) => void) {
     for (var i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
       fn(array[i]);
     }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class ListWrapper {
     }
     return null;
   }
-  static indexOf(array: List<any>, value, startIndex = 0): number {
+  static indexOf<T>(array: List<T>, value: T, startIndex: number = 0): number {
     return array.indexOf(value, startIndex);
   }
   static reduce<T, E>(list: List<T>,
@@ -186,26 +186,26 @@ export class ListWrapper {
     }
     return false;
   }
-  static contains(list: List<any>, el): boolean { return list.indexOf(el) !== -1; }
+  static contains<T>(list: List<T>, el: T): boolean { return list.indexOf(el) !== -1; }
   static reversed<T>(array: List<T>): T[] {
     var a = ListWrapper.clone(array);
     return a.reverse();
   }
-  static concat(a, b): List<any> { return a.concat(b); }
+  static concat(a: List<any>, b: List<any>): List<any> { return a.concat(b); }
-  static insert(list, index: int, value) { list.splice(index, 0, value); }
+  static insert<T>(list: List<T>, index: number, value: T) { list.splice(index, 0, value); }
-  static removeAt<T>(list: List<T>, index: int): T {
+  static removeAt<T>(list: List<T>, index: number): T {
     var res = list[index];
     list.splice(index, 1);
     return res;
   }
-  static removeAll(list, items) {
+  static removeAll<T>(list: List<T>, items: List<T>) {
     for (var i = 0; i < items.length; ++i) {
       var index = list.indexOf(items[i]);
       list.splice(index, 1);
     }
   }
   static removeLast<T>(list: List<T>): T { return list.pop(); }
-  static remove(list, el): boolean {
+  static remove<T>(list: List<T>, el: T): boolean {
     var index = list.indexOf(el);
     if (index > -1) {
       list.splice(index, 1);
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ export class ListWrapper {
     }
     return false;
   }
-  static clear(list) { list.splice(0, list.length); }
+  static clear(list: List<any>) { list.splice(0, list.length); }
-  static join(list, s: string): string { return list.join(s); }
+  static join(list: List<any>, s: string): string { return list.join(s); }
-  static isEmpty(list): boolean { return list.length == 0; }
+  static isEmpty(list: List<any>): boolean { return list.length == 0; }
-  static fill(list: List<any>, value, start: int = 0, end: int = null) {
+  static fill(list: List<any>, value: any, start: number = 0, end: number = null) {
     list.fill(value, start, end === null ? undefined : end);
   }
   static equals(a: List<any>, b: List<any>): boolean {
@@ -226,10 +226,12 @@ export class ListWrapper {
     }
     return true;
   }
-  static slice<T>(l: List<T>, from: int = 0, to: int = null): List<T> {
+  static slice<T>(l: List<T>, from: number = 0, to: number = null): List<T> {
     return l.slice(from, to === null ? undefined : to);
   }
-  static splice<T>(l: List<T>, from: int, length: int): List<T> { return l.splice(from, length); }
+  static splice<T>(l: List<T>, from: number, length: number): List<T> {
+    return l.splice(from, length);
+  }
   static sort<T>(l: List<T>, compareFn?: (a: T, b: T) => number) {
     if (isPresent(compareFn)) {
       l.sort(compareFn);
@@ -241,14 +243,14 @@ export class ListWrapper {
   static toJSON<T>(l: List<T>): string { return JSON.stringify(l); }
 }
 
-export function isListLikeIterable(obj): boolean {
+export function isListLikeIterable(obj: any): boolean {
   if (!isJsObject(obj)) return false;
   return isArray(obj) ||
          (!(obj instanceof Map) &&  // JS Map are iterables but return entries as [k, v]
           Symbol.iterator in obj);  // JS Iterable have a Symbol.iterator prop
 }
 
-export function iterateListLike(obj, fn: Function) {
+export function iterateListLike(obj: any, fn: Function) {
   if (isArray(obj)) {
     for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
       fn(obj[i]);

modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts

@@ -65,35 +65,35 @@ export function IMPLEMENTS(_):<T>(target: T) => T {
   return (t) => t;
 }
 
-export function isPresent(obj): boolean {
+export function isPresent(obj: any): boolean {
   return obj !== undefined && obj !== null;
 }
 
-export function isBlank(obj): boolean {
+export function isBlank(obj: any): boolean {
   return obj === undefined || obj === null;
 }
 
-export function isString(obj): boolean {
+export function isString(obj: any): boolean {
   return typeof obj === "string";
 }
 
-export function isFunction(obj): boolean {
+export function isFunction(obj: any): boolean {
   return typeof obj === "function";
 }
 
-export function isType(obj): boolean {
+export function isType(obj: any): boolean {
   return isFunction(obj);
 }
 
-export function isStringMap(obj): boolean {
+export function isStringMap(obj: any): boolean {
   return typeof obj === 'object' && obj !== null;
 }
 
-export function isPromise(obj): boolean {
+export function isPromise(obj: any): boolean {
   return obj instanceof (<any>_global).Promise;
 }
 
-export function isArray(obj): boolean {
+export function isArray(obj: any): boolean {
   return Array.isArray(obj);
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class StringWrapper {
 
   static charCodeAt(s: string, index: int): number { return s.charCodeAt(index); }
 
-  static split(s: string, regExp): List<string> { return s.split(regExp); }
+  static split(s: string, regExp: RegExp): List<string> { return s.split(regExp); }
 
   static equals(s: string, s2: string): boolean { return s === s2; }
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export class NumberParseError extends BaseException {
 export class NumberWrapper {
   static toFixed(n: number, fractionDigits: int): string { return n.toFixed(fractionDigits); }
 
-  static equal(a, b): boolean { return a === b; }
+  static equal(a: number, b: number): boolean { return a === b; }
 
   static parseIntAutoRadix(text: string): int {
     var result: int = parseInt(text);
@@ -224,15 +224,15 @@ export class NumberWrapper {
 
   static get NaN(): number { return NaN; }
 
-  static isNaN(value): boolean { return isNaN(value); }
+  static isNaN(value: any): boolean { return isNaN(value); }
 
-  static isInteger(value): boolean { return Number.isInteger(value); }
+  static isInteger(value: any): boolean { return Number.isInteger(value); }
 }
 
 export var RegExp = _global.RegExp;
 
 export class RegExpWrapper {
-  static create(regExpStr, flags: string = ''): RegExp {
+  static create(regExpStr: string, flags: string = ''): RegExp {
     flags = flags.replace(/g/g, '');
     return new _global.RegExp(regExpStr, flags + 'g');
   }
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export class RegExpWrapper {
     return regExp.exec(input);
   }
   static test(regExp: RegExp, input: string): boolean { return regExp.test(input); }
-  static matcher(regExp, input): {
+  static matcher(regExp: RegExp, input: string): {
     re: RegExp;
     input: string
   }
@@ -256,11 +256,16 @@ export class RegExpWrapper {
 }
 
 export class RegExpMatcherWrapper {
-  static next(matcher): string { return matcher.re.exec(matcher.input); }
+  static next(matcher: {
+    re: RegExp;
+    input: string
+  }): string[] {
+    return matcher.re.exec(matcher.input);
+  }
 }
 
 export class FunctionWrapper {
-  static apply(fn: Function, posArgs): any { return fn.apply(null, posArgs); }
+  static apply(fn: Function, posArgs: any): any { return fn.apply(null, posArgs); }
 }
 
 // JS has NaN !== NaN
@@ -270,11 +275,11 @@ export function looseIdentical(a, b): boolean {
 
 // JS considers NaN is the same as NaN for map Key (while NaN !== NaN otherwise)
 // see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Map
-export function getMapKey(value): any {
+export function getMapKey<T>(value: T): T {
   return value;
 }
 
-export function normalizeBlank(obj): any {
+export function normalizeBlank(obj: Object): any {
   return isBlank(obj) ? null : obj;
 }
 
@@ -282,12 +287,12 @@ export function normalizeBool(obj: boolean): boolean {
   return isBlank(obj) ? false : obj;
 }
 
-export function isJsObject(o): boolean {
+export function isJsObject(o: any): boolean {
   return o !== null && (typeof o === "function" || typeof o === "object");
 }
 
-export function print(obj) {
+export function print(obj: Error | Object) {
-  if (obj instanceof Error) {
+  if (obj instanceof BaseException) {
     console.log(obj.stack);
   } else {
     console.log(obj);
@@ -297,7 +302,7 @@ export function print(obj) {
 // Can't be all uppercase as our transpiler would think it is a special directive...
 export class Json {
   static parse(s: string): Object { return _global.JSON.parse(s); }
-  static stringify(data): string {
+  static stringify(data: Object): string {
     // Dart doesn't take 3 arguments
     return _global.JSON.stringify(data, null, 2);
   }

modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/checkbox_value_accessor.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class CheckboxControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
     cd.valueAccessor = this;
   }
 
-  writeValue(value) { setProperty(this.renderer, this.elementRef, "checked", value); }
+  writeValue(value: any) { setProperty(this.renderer, this.elementRef, "checked", value); }
 
   get ngClassUntouched(): boolean {
     return isPresent(this.cd.control) ? this.cd.control.untouched : false;
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ export class CheckboxControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
     return isPresent(this.cd.control) ? !this.cd.control.valid : false;
   }
 
-  registerOnChange(fn): void { this.onChange = fn; }
+  registerOnChange(fn: (_) => {}): void { this.onChange = fn; }
-  registerOnTouched(fn): void { this.onTouched = fn; }
+  registerOnTouched(fn: () => {}): void { this.onTouched = fn; }
 }

modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class DefaultValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
     cd.valueAccessor = this;
   }
 
-  writeValue(value) {
+  writeValue(value: any) {
     // both this.value and setProperty are required at the moment
     // remove when a proper imperative API is provided
     var normalizedValue = isBlank(value) ? '' : value;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class DefaultValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
     return isPresent(this.cd.control) ? !this.cd.control.valid : false;
   }
 
-  registerOnChange(fn): void { this.onChange = fn; }
+  registerOnChange(fn: (_) => void): void { this.onChange = fn; }
 
-  registerOnTouched(fn): void { this.onTouched = fn; }
+  registerOnTouched(fn: () => void): void { this.onTouched = fn; }
 }

modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_form_control.ts

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class NgFormControl extends NgControl {
     this.ngValidators = ngValidators;
   }
 
-  onChange(c) {
+  onChange(c: StringMap<string, any>) {
     if (!this._added) {
       setUpControl(this.form, this);
       this.form.updateValidity();

modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class NgModel extends NgControl {
     this.ngValidators = ngValidators;
   }
 
-  onChange(c) {
+  onChange(c: StringMap<string, any>) {
     if (!this._added) {
       setUpControl(this._control, this);
       this._control.updateValidity();

modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class SelectControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
     this._updateValueWhenListOfOptionsChanges(query);
   }
 
-  writeValue(value) {
+  writeValue(value: any) {
     this.value = value;
     setProperty(this.renderer, this.elementRef, "value", value);
   }
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ export class SelectControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
     return isPresent(this.cd.control) ? !this.cd.control.valid : false;
   }
 
-  registerOnChange(fn): void { this.onChange = fn; }
+  registerOnChange(fn: () => any): void { this.onChange = fn; }
-  registerOnTouched(fn): void { this.onTouched = fn; }
+  registerOnTouched(fn: () => any): void { this.onTouched = fn; }
 
   private _updateValueWhenListOfOptionsChanges(query: QueryList<NgSelectOption>) {
     query.onChange(() => this.writeValue(this.value));

modules/angular2/src/forms/model.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function _find(c: AbstractControl, path: List<string | number>| string) {
   if (!(path instanceof List)) {
     path = StringWrapper.split(<string>path, new RegExp("/"));
   }
-  if (ListWrapper.isEmpty(path)) return null;
+  if (path instanceof List && ListWrapper.isEmpty(path)) return null;
 
   return ListWrapper.reduce(<List<string | number>>path, (v, name) => {
     if (v instanceof ControlGroup) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class AbstractControl {
     }
   }
 
-  setParent(parent) { this._parent = parent; }
+  setParent(parent: ControlGroup | ControlArray) { this._parent = parent; }
 
   updateValidity({onlySelf}: {onlySelf?: boolean} = {}): void {
     onlySelf = isPresent(onlySelf) ? onlySelf : false;

modules/angular2/src/http/backends/mock_backend.ts

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class MockConnection {
    * returned
    * from {@link Http}.
    */
-  mockError(err?) {
+  mockError(err?: Error) {
     // Matches XHR semantics
     this.readyState = ReadyStates.DONE;
     ObservableWrapper.callThrow(this.response, err);
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ export class MockBackend {
   constructor() {
     this.connectionsArray = [];
     this.connections = new EventEmitter();
-    ObservableWrapper.subscribe(this.connections,
+    ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(
-                                connection => this.connectionsArray.push(connection));
+        this.connections, connection => this.connectionsArray.push(connection));
     this.pendingConnections = new EventEmitter();
   }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ export class MockBackend {
    *
    * This method only exists in the mock implementation, not in real Backends.
    */
-  resolveAllConnections() { ObservableWrapper.subscribe(this.connections, c => c.readyState = 4); }
+  resolveAllConnections() {
+    ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(this.connections, c => c.readyState = 4);
+  }
 
   /**
    * Creates a new {@link MockConnection}. This is equivalent to calling `new

modules/angular2/src/http/headers.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class Headers {
     if (headers instanceof Headers) {
       this._headersMap = (<Headers>headers)._headersMap;
     } else if (headers instanceof StringMap) {
-      this._headersMap = MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(headers);
+      this._headersMap = MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<List<string>>(headers);
       MapWrapper.forEach(this._headersMap, (v, k) => {
         if (!isListLikeIterable(v)) {
           var list = [];

modules/angular2/src/http/url_search_params.ts

@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ export class URLSearchParams {
     return ListWrapper.join(paramsList, '&');
   }
 
-  delete (param): void { MapWrapper.delete(this.paramsMap, param); }
+  delete (param: string): void { MapWrapper.delete(this.paramsMap, param); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/mock/location_mock.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class SpyLocation extends SpyObject {
 
   simulateUrlPop(pathname: string) { ObservableWrapper.callNext(this._subject, {'url': pathname}); }
 
-  normalizeAbsolutely(url): string { return this._baseHref + url; }
+  normalizeAbsolutely(url: string): string { return this._baseHref + url; }
 
   go(url: string) {
     url = this.normalizeAbsolutely(url);
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ export class SpyLocation extends SpyObject {
     // TODO
   }
 
-  subscribe(onNext, onThrow = null, onReturn = null) {
+  subscribe(onNext: (value: any) => void, onThrow: (error: any) => void = null,
+            onReturn: () => void = null) {
     ObservableWrapper.subscribe(this._subject, onNext, onThrow, onReturn);
   }
 
-  noSuchMethod(m) { super.noSuchMethod(m); }
+  noSuchMethod(m: any) { super.noSuchMethod(m); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/mock/mock_location_strategy.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export class MockLocationStrategy extends LocationStrategy {
   _subject: EventEmitter = new EventEmitter();
   constructor() { super(); }
 
-  simulatePopState(url): void {
+  simulatePopState(url: string): void {
     this.internalPath = url;
     ObservableWrapper.callNext(this._subject, null);
   }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class MockLocationStrategy extends LocationStrategy {
     this.urlChanges.push(url);
   }
 
-  onPopState(fn): void { ObservableWrapper.subscribe(this._subject, fn); }
+  onPopState(fn: (value: any) => void): void { ObservableWrapper.subscribe(this._subject, fn); }
 
   getBaseHref(): string { return this.internalBaseHref; }
 }

modules/angular2/src/mock/ng_zone_mock.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {NgZone} from 'angular2/src/core/zone/ng_zone';
 export class MockNgZone extends NgZone {
   constructor() { super({enableLongStackTrace: false}); }
 
-  run(fn): any { return fn(); }
+  run(fn: Function): any { return fn(); }
 
-  runOutsideAngular(fn): any { return fn(); }
+  runOutsideAngular(fn: Function): any { return fn(); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts

@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities implements PlatformReflectionCapabilities {
     return result;
   }
 
-  parameters(typeOfFunc): List<List<any>> {
+  parameters(typeOfFunc: Type): List<List<any>> {
     // Prefer the direct API.
-    if (isPresent(typeOfFunc.parameters)) {
+    if (isPresent((<any>typeOfFunc).parameters)) {
-      return typeOfFunc.parameters;
+      return (<any>typeOfFunc).parameters;
     }
     if (isPresent(this._reflect) && isPresent(this._reflect.getMetadata)) {
       var paramAnnotations = this._reflect.getMetadata('parameters', typeOfFunc);
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities implements PlatformReflectionCapabilities {
         return this._zipTypesAndAnnotaions(paramTypes, paramAnnotations);
       }
     }
-    return ListWrapper.createFixedSize(typeOfFunc.length);
+    return ListWrapper.createFixedSize((<any>typeOfFunc).length);
   }
 
-  annotations(typeOfFunc): List<any> {
+  annotations(typeOfFunc: Type): List<any> {
     // Prefer the direct API.
-    if (isPresent(typeOfFunc.annotations)) {
+    if (isPresent((<any>typeOfFunc).annotations)) {
-      var annotations = typeOfFunc.annotations;
+      var annotations = (<any>typeOfFunc).annotations;
       if (isFunction(annotations) && annotations.annotations) {
         annotations = annotations.annotations;
       }
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities implements PlatformReflectionCapabilities {
     return [];
   }
 
-  interfaces(type): List<any> { throw new BaseException("JavaScript does not support interfaces"); }
+  interfaces(type: Type): List<any> {
+    throw new BaseException("JavaScript does not support interfaces");
+  }
 
   getter(name: string): GetterFn { return <GetterFn>new Function('o', 'return o.' + name + ';'); }
 

modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflector.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class Reflector {
     }
   }
 
-  parameters(typeOrFunc): List<any> {
+  parameters(typeOrFunc: /*Type*/ any): List<any> {
     if (this._injectableInfo.has(typeOrFunc)) {
       return this._getTypeInfoField(typeOrFunc, "parameters", []);
     } else {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class Reflector {
     }
   }
 
-  annotations(typeOrFunc): List<any> {
+  annotations(typeOrFunc: /*Type*/ any): List<any> {
     if (this._injectableInfo.has(typeOrFunc)) {
       return this._getTypeInfoField(typeOrFunc, "annotations", []);
     } else {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class Reflector {
     }
   }
 
-  interfaces(type): List<any> {
+  interfaces(type: Type): List<any> {
     if (this._injectableInfo.has(type)) {
       return this._getTypeInfoField(type, "interfaces", []);
     } else {

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compile_control.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class CompileControl {
   constructor(public _steps: List<CompileStep>) {}
 
   // only public so that it can be used by compile_pipeline
-  internalProcess(results: any[], startStepIndex, parent: CompileElement,
+  internalProcess(results: any[], startStepIndex: number, parent: CompileElement,
                   current: CompileElement): CompileElement[] {
     this._results = results;
     var previousStepIndex = this._currentStepIndex;

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compile_pipeline.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class CompilePipeline {
     this._control = new CompileControl(steps);
   }
 
-  process(rootElement, protoViewType: ViewType = null,
+  process(rootElement: HTMLElement, protoViewType: ViewType = null,
           compilationCtxtDescription: string = ''): List<CompileElement> {
     if (isBlank(protoViewType)) {
       protoViewType = ViewType.COMPONENT;

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compiler.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export class DomCompiler extends RenderCompiler {
     return PromiseWrapper.then(
         tplPromise, (el) => this._compileTemplate(view, el, ViewType.COMPONENT), (e) => {
           throw new BaseException(`Failed to load the template for "${view.componentId}" : ${e}`);
+          return null;
         });
   }
 

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/selector.ts

@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export class SelectorMatcher {
    * @param matchedCallback This callback will be called with the object handed into `addSelectable`
    * @return boolean true if a match was found
   */
-  match(cssSelector: CssSelector, matchedCallback /*: (CssSelector, any) => void*/): boolean {
+  match(cssSelector: CssSelector, matchedCallback: (CssSelector, any) => void): boolean {
     var result = false;
     var element = cssSelector.element;
     var classNames = cssSelector.classNames;
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ export class SelectorContext {
     this.notSelectors = selector.notSelectors;
   }
 
-  finalize(cssSelector: CssSelector, callback /*: (CssSelector, any) => void*/): boolean {
+  finalize(cssSelector: CssSelector, callback: (CssSelector, any) => void): boolean {
     var result = true;
     if (this.notSelectors.length > 0 &&
         (isBlank(this.listContext) || !this.listContext.alreadyMatched)) {

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/text_interpolation_parser.ts

@@ -22,14 +22,15 @@ export class TextInterpolationParser implements CompileStep {
     for (var i = 0; i < childNodes.length; i++) {
       var node = childNodes[i];
       if (DOM.isTextNode(node)) {
-        var text = DOM.nodeValue(node);
+        var textNode = <Text>node;
+        var text = DOM.nodeValue(textNode);
         var expr = this._parser.parseInterpolation(text, current.elementDescription);
         if (isPresent(expr)) {
-          DOM.setText(node, ' ');
+          DOM.setText(textNode, ' ');
           if (current.element === current.inheritedProtoView.rootElement) {
-            current.inheritedProtoView.bindRootText(node, expr);
+            current.inheritedProtoView.bindRootText(textNode, expr);
           } else {
-            current.bindElement().bindText(node, expr);
+            current.bindElement().bindText(textNode, expr);
           }
         }
       }

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/events/event_manager.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export class EventManager {
     }
   }
 
-  addEventListener(element, eventName: string, handler: Function) {
+  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function) {
     var withoutBubbleSymbol = this._removeBubbleSymbol(eventName);
     var plugin = this._findPluginFor(withoutBubbleSymbol);
     plugin.addEventListener(element, withoutBubbleSymbol, handler,
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ export class EventManagerPlugin {
   // addEventListener methods.
   supports(eventName: string): boolean { return false; }
 
-  addEventListener(element, eventName: string, handler: Function, shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
+  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function,
+                   shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
     throw "not implemented";
   }
 
-  addGlobalEventListener(element, eventName: string, handler: Function,
+  addGlobalEventListener(element: string, eventName: string, handler: Function,
                          shouldSupportBubble: boolean): Function {
     throw "not implemented";
   }
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ export class DomEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
   // events.
   supports(eventName: string): boolean { return true; }
 
-  addEventListener(element, eventName: string, handler: Function, shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
+  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function,
+                   shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
     var outsideHandler =
         this._getOutsideHandler(shouldSupportBubble, element, handler, this.manager._zone);
     this.manager._zone.runOutsideAngular(() => { DOM.on(element, eventName, outsideHandler); });
@@ -85,12 +87,14 @@ export class DomEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
         () => { return DOM.onAndCancel(element, eventName, outsideHandler); });
   }
 
-  _getOutsideHandler(shouldSupportBubble: boolean, element, handler: Function, zone: NgZone) {
+  _getOutsideHandler(shouldSupportBubble: boolean, element: HTMLElement, handler: Function,
+                     zone: NgZone) {
     return shouldSupportBubble ? DomEventsPlugin.bubbleCallback(element, handler, zone) :
                                  DomEventsPlugin.sameElementCallback(element, handler, zone);
   }
 
-  static sameElementCallback(element, handler, zone): (event: Event) => void {
+  static sameElementCallback(element: HTMLElement, handler: Function, zone: NgZone):
+      (event: Event) => void {
     return (event) => {
       if (event.target === element) {
         zone.run(() => handler(event));
@@ -98,7 +102,8 @@ export class DomEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
     };
   }
 
-  static bubbleCallback(element, handler, zone): (event: Event) => void {
+  static bubbleCallback(element: HTMLElement, handler: Function, zone: NgZone):
+      (event: Event) => void {
     return (event) => zone.run(() => handler(event));
   }
 }

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/events/hammer_gestures.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export class HammerGesturesPlugin extends HammerGesturesPluginCommon {
     return true;
   }
 
-  addEventListener(element, eventName: string, handler: Function, shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
+  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function,
+                   shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
     if (shouldSupportBubble)
       throw new BaseException('Hammer.js plugin does not support bubbling gestures.');
     var zone = this.manager.getZone();

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/events/key_events.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {StringMapWrapper, ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {EventManagerPlugin} from './event_manager';
+import {NgZone} from 'angular2/src/core/zone/ng_zone';
 
 var modifierKeys = ['alt', 'control', 'meta', 'shift'];
 var modifierKeyGetters: StringMap<string, Function> = {
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ export class KeyEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
     return isPresent(KeyEventsPlugin.parseEventName(eventName));
   }
 
-  addEventListener(element, eventName: string, handler: Function, shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
+  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: (Event: any) => any,
+                   shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
     var parsedEvent = KeyEventsPlugin.parseEventName(eventName);
 
     var outsideHandler = KeyEventsPlugin.eventCallback(element, shouldSupportBubble,
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ export class KeyEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
     return result;
   }
 
-  static getEventFullKey(event): string {
+  static getEventFullKey(event: Event): string {
     var fullKey = '';
     var key = DOM.getEventKey(event);
     key = key.toLowerCase();
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@ export class KeyEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
     return fullKey;
   }
 
-  static eventCallback(element, shouldSupportBubble, fullKey, handler, zone):
+  static eventCallback(element: HTMLElement, shouldSupportBubble: boolean, fullKey: any,
-      (event: Event) => void {
+                       handler: (Event) => any, zone: NgZone): (event: Event) => void {
     return (event) => {
       var correctElement = shouldSupportBubble || event.target === element;
       if (correctElement && StringWrapper.equals(KeyEventsPlugin.getEventFullKey(event), fullKey)) {

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/shadow_dom/emulated_scoped_shadow_dom_strategy.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
 export class EmulatedScopedShadowDomStrategy extends EmulatedUnscopedShadowDomStrategy {
   constructor(styleHost) { super(styleHost); }
 
-  processStyleElement(hostComponentId: string, templateUrl: string, styleEl): void {
+  processStyleElement(hostComponentId: string, templateUrl: string, styleEl: Element): void {
     let cssText = DOM.getText(styleEl);
     cssText = shimCssForComponent(cssText, hostComponentId);
     DOM.setText(styleEl, cssText);
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class EmulatedScopedShadowDomStrategy extends EmulatedUnscopedShadowDomSt
     insertStyleElement(this.styleHost, styleEl);
   }
 
-  processElement(hostComponentId: string, elementComponentId: string, element): void {
+  processElement(hostComponentId: string, elementComponentId: string, element: Element): void {
     // Shim the element as a child of the compiled component
     if (isPresent(hostComponentId)) {
       var contentAttribute = getContentAttribute(getComponentId(hostComponentId));

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/shadow_dom/emulated_unscoped_shadow_dom_strategy.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class EmulatedUnscopedShadowDomStrategy extends ShadowDomStrategy {
 
   hasNativeContentElement(): boolean { return false; }
 
-  processStyleElement(hostComponentId: string, templateUrl: string, styleEl): void {
+  processStyleElement(hostComponentId: string, templateUrl: string, styleEl: Element): void {
     var cssText = DOM.getText(styleEl);
     insertSharedStyleText(cssText, this.styleHost, styleEl);
   }

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/shadow_dom/shadow_css.ts

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class ShadowCss {
   * Shim a style element with the given selector. Returns cssText that can
   * be included in the document via WebComponents.ShadowCSS.addCssToDocument(css).
   */
-  shimStyle(style, selector: string, hostSelector: string = ''): string {
+  shimStyle(style: string, selector: string, hostSelector: string = ''): string {
     var cssText = DOM.getText(style);
     return this.shimCssText(cssText, selector, hostSelector);
   }

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/shadow_dom/shadow_dom_strategy.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ export class ShadowDomStrategy {
   hasNativeContentElement(): boolean { return true; }
 
   // An optional step that can modify the template style elements.
-  processStyleElement(hostComponentId: string, templateUrl: string, styleElement): void {}
+  processStyleElement(hostComponentId: string, templateUrl: string, styleElement: HTMLStyleElement):
+      void {}
 
   // An optional step that can modify the template elements (style elements exlcuded).
-  processElement(hostComponentId: string, elementComponentId: string, element): void {}
+  processElement(hostComponentId: string, elementComponentId: string, element: HTMLElement): void {}
 }

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/proto_view_builder.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class ProtoViewBuilder {
   constructor(public rootElement, public type: api.ViewType,
               public useNativeShadowDom: boolean = false) {}
 
-  bindElement(element, description = null): ElementBinderBuilder {
+  bindElement(element: HTMLElement, description: string = null): ElementBinderBuilder {
     var builder = new ElementBinderBuilder(this.elements.length, element, description);
     this.elements.push(builder);
     DOM.addClass(element, NG_BINDING_CLASS);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class ProtoViewBuilder {
     return builder;
   }
 
-  bindVariable(name, value) {
+  bindVariable(name: string, value: string) {
     // Store the variable map from value to variable, reflecting how it will be used later by
     // DomView. When a local is set to the view, a lookup for the variable name will take place
     // keyed
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ export class ProtoViewBuilder {
 
   // Note: We don't store the node index until the compilation is complete,
   // as the compiler might change the order of elements.
-  bindRootText(textNode, expression) { this.rootTextBindings.set(textNode, expression); }
+  bindRootText(textNode: Text, expression: ASTWithSource) {
+    this.rootTextBindings.set(textNode, expression);
+  }
 
   build(): api.ProtoViewDto {
     var domElementBinders = [];
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder {
 
   constructor(public index: number, public element, description: string) {}
 
-  setParent(parent: ElementBinderBuilder, distanceToParent): ElementBinderBuilder {
+  setParent(parent: ElementBinderBuilder, distanceToParent: number): ElementBinderBuilder {
     this.parent = parent;
     if (isPresent(parent)) {
       this.distanceToParent = distanceToParent;
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder {
     return directive;
   }
 
-  bindNestedProtoView(rootElement): ProtoViewBuilder {
+  bindNestedProtoView(rootElement: HTMLElement): ProtoViewBuilder {
     if (isPresent(this.nestedProtoView)) {
       throw new BaseException('Only one nested view per element is allowed');
     }
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder {
     this.propertyBindingsToDirectives.add(name);
   }
 
-  bindVariable(name, value) {
+  bindVariable(name: string, value: string) {
     // When current is a view root, the variable bindings are set to the *nested* proto view.
     // The root view conceptually signifies a new "block scope" (the nested view), to which
     // the variables are bound.
@@ -196,13 +198,15 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder {
     }
   }
 
-  bindEvent(name, expression, target = null) {
+  bindEvent(name: string, expression: ASTWithSource, target: string = null) {
     this.eventBindings.push(this.eventBuilder.add(name, expression, target));
   }
 
   // Note: We don't store the node index until the compilation is complete,
   // as the compiler might change the order of elements.
-  bindText(textNode, expression) { this.textBindings.set(textNode, expression); }
+  bindText(textNode: Text, expression: ASTWithSource) {
+    this.textBindings.set(textNode, expression);
+  }
 
   setComponentId(componentId: string) { this.componentId = componentId; }
 }
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ export class DirectiveBuilder {
     this.hostPropertyBindings.set(name, expression);
   }
 
-  bindEvent(name, expression, target = null) {
+  bindEvent(name: string, expression: ASTWithSource, target: string = null) {
     this.eventBindings.push(this.eventBuilder.add(name, expression, target));
   }
 }

modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/view.ts

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class DomView {
 
   setText(textIndex: number, value: string) { DOM.setText(this.boundTextNodes[textIndex], value); }
 
-  dispatchEvent(elementIndex, eventName, event): boolean {
+  dispatchEvent(elementIndex: number, eventName: string, event: Event): boolean {
     var allowDefaultBehavior = true;
     if (isPresent(this.eventDispatcher)) {
       var evalLocals = new Map();

modules/angular2/src/router/location.ts

@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ export class Location {
 
   back(): void { this._platformStrategy.back(); }
 
-  subscribe(onNext, onThrow = null, onReturn = null): void {
+  subscribe(onNext: (value: any) => void, onThrow: (exception: any) => void = null,
+            onReturn: () => void = null): void {
     ObservableWrapper.subscribe(this._subject, onNext, onThrow, onReturn);
   }
 }

modules/angular2/src/router/location_strategy.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ export class LocationStrategy {
   pushState(ctx: any, title: string, url: string): void { throw _abstract(); }
   forward(): void { throw _abstract(); }
   back(): void { throw _abstract(); }
-  onPopState(fn): void { throw _abstract(); }
+  onPopState(fn: (_) => any): void { throw _abstract(); }
   getBaseHref(): string { throw _abstract(); }
 }

modules/angular2/src/router/route_registry.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class RouteRegistry {
   /**
    * Given a component and a configuration object, add the route to this registry
    */
-  config(parentComponent, config: RouteDefinition): void {
+  config(parentComponent: any, config: RouteDefinition): void {
     config = normalizeRouteConfig(config);
 
     var recognizer: RouteRecognizer = this._rules.get(parentComponent);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class RouteRegistry {
   /**
    * Reads the annotations of a component and configures the registry based on them
    */
-  configFromComponent(component): void {
+  configFromComponent(component: any): void {
     if (!isType(component)) {
       return;
     }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class RouteRegistry {
    * Given a URL and a parent component, return the most specific instruction for navigating
    * the application into the state specified by the url
    */
-  recognize(url: string, parentComponent): Promise<Instruction> {
+  recognize(url: string, parentComponent: any): Promise<Instruction> {
     var componentRecognizer = this._rules.get(parentComponent);
     if (isBlank(componentRecognizer)) {
       return PromiseWrapper.resolve(null);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class RouteRegistry {
    * Given a normalized list with component names and params like: `['user', {id: 3 }]`
    * generates a url with a leading slash relative to the provided `parentComponent`.
    */
-  generate(linkParams: List<any>, parentComponent): string {
+  generate(linkParams: List<any>, parentComponent: any): string {
     let url = '';
     let componentCursor = parentComponent;
     for (let i = 0; i < linkParams.length; i += 1) {

modules/angular2/src/router/router.ts

@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ export class Router {
   /**
    * Subscribe to URL updates from the router
    */
-  subscribe(onNext): void { ObservableWrapper.subscribe(this._subject, onNext); }
+  subscribe(onNext: (value: any) => void): void {
+    ObservableWrapper.subscribe(this._subject, onNext);
+  }
 
 
   /**
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ export class RootRouter extends Router {
     this.navigate(location.path());
   }
 
-  commit(instruction): Promise<any> {
+  commit(instruction: Instruction): Promise<any> {
     return super.commit(instruction)
         .then((_) => { this._location.go(instruction.accumulatedUrl); });
   }

modules/angular2/src/test_lib/utils.ts

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ export function dispatchEvent(element, eventType) {
   DOM.dispatchEvent(element, DOM.createEvent(eventType));
 }
 
-export function el(html: string) {
+export function el(html: string): HTMLElement {
-  return DOM.firstChild(DOM.content(DOM.createTemplate(html)));
+  return <HTMLElement>DOM.firstChild(DOM.content(DOM.createTemplate(html)));
 }
 
 var _RE_SPECIAL_CHARS =

modules/angular2/src/web-workers/shared/serializer.ts

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class Serializer {
   }
 
   // TODO: template this to return the type that is passed if possible
-  static deserialize(map, type: Type, data?): any {
+  static deserialize(map: List<any>, type: Type, data?: any): any {
     if (!isPresent(map)) {
       return null;
     }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class Serializer {
     }
   }
 
-  static mapToObject(map, type?: Type): Object {
+  static mapToObject(map: Map<any, any>, type?: Type): Object {
     var object = {};
     var serialize = isPresent(type);
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class Serializer {
    * If the values need to be deserialized pass in their type
    * and they will be deserialized before being placed in the map
    */
-  static objectToMap(obj, type?: Type, data?): Map<string, any> {
+  static objectToMap(obj: Object, type?: Type, data?: any): Map<string, any> {
     if (isPresent(type)) {
       var map: Map<string, any> = new Map();
       StringMapWrapper.forEach(
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class ViewDefinitionSerializer {
       'styles': view.styles
     };
   }
-  static deserialize(obj): ViewDefinition {
+  static deserialize(obj: any): ViewDefinition {
     return new ViewDefinition({
       componentId: obj.componentId,
       templateAbsUrl: obj.templateAbsUrl, template: obj.template,
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class DirectiveBinderSerializer {
     };
   }
 
-  static deserialize(obj): DirectiveBinder {
+  static deserialize(obj: any): DirectiveBinder {
     return new DirectiveBinder({
       directiveIndex: obj.directiveIndex,
       propertyBindings: Serializer.objectToMap(obj.propertyBindings, ASTWithSource, "binding"),
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class ElementBinderSerializer {
     };
   }
 
-  static deserialize(obj): ElementBinder {
+  static deserialize(obj: any): ElementBinder {
     return new ElementBinder({
       index: obj.index,
       parentIndex: obj.parentIndex,
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class ProtoViewDtoSerializer {
     };
   }
 
-  static deserialize(obj): ProtoViewDto {
+  static deserialize(obj: any): ProtoViewDto {
     return new ProtoViewDto({
       render: null,  // TODO: fix render refs and write a serializer for them
       elementBinders: Serializer.deserialize(obj.elementBinders, ElementBinder),
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class DirectiveMetadataSerializer {
     };
     return obj;
   }
-  static deserialize(obj): DirectiveMetadata {
+  static deserialize(obj: any): DirectiveMetadata {
     return new DirectiveMetadata({
       id: obj.id,
       selector: obj.selector,

modules/angular2/test/change_detection/pipes/iterable_changes_spec.ts

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export function main() {
         let l = [NumberWrapper.NaN, NumberWrapper.NaN];
         changes.check(l);
 
-        ListWrapper.insert(l, 0, 'foo');
+        ListWrapper.insert<any>(l, 0, 'foo');
         changes.check(l);
         expect(changes.toString())
             .toEqual(iterableChangesAsString({

modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/proto_view_factory_spec.ts

@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ export function main() {
     describe("createDirectiveVariableBindings", () => {
       it("should calculate directive variable bindings", () => {
         var dvbs = createDirectiveVariableBindings(
-            new renderApi.ElementBinder(
+            new renderApi.ElementBinder({
-                {variableBindings: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({"exportName": "templateName"})}),
+              variableBindings:
+                  MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({"exportName": "templateName"})
+            }),
             [
               directiveBinding(
                   {metadata: renderApi.DirectiveMetadata.create({exportAs: 'exportName'})}),
@@ -85,13 +87,15 @@ export function main() {
                   {metadata: renderApi.DirectiveMetadata.create({exportAs: 'otherName'})})
             ]);
 
-        expect(dvbs).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({"templateName": 0}));
+        expect(dvbs).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<number>({"templateName": 0}));
       });
 
       it("should set exportAs to $implicit for component with exportAs = null", () => {
         var dvbs = createDirectiveVariableBindings(
-            new renderApi.ElementBinder(
+            new renderApi.ElementBinder({
-                {variableBindings: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({"$implicit": "templateName"})}),
+              variableBindings:
+                  MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({"$implicit": "templateName"})
+            }),
             [
               directiveBinding({
                 metadata: renderApi.DirectiveMetadata.create(
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ export function main() {
               })
             ]);
 
-        expect(dvbs).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({"templateName": 0}));
+        expect(dvbs).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<number>({"templateName": 0}));
       });
 
       it("should throw we no directive exported with this name", () => {
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ export function main() {
           createDirectiveVariableBindings(
               new renderApi.ElementBinder({
                 variableBindings:
-                    MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({"someInvalidName": "templateName"})
+                    MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({"someInvalidName": "templateName"})
               }),
               [
                 directiveBinding(
@@ -120,7 +124,8 @@ export function main() {
         expect(() => {
           createDirectiveVariableBindings(
               new renderApi.ElementBinder({
-                variableBindings: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({"exportName": "templateName"})
+                variableBindings:
+                    MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({"exportName": "templateName"})
               }),
               [
                 directiveBinding(
@@ -148,11 +153,11 @@ export function main() {
       it('should merge the names in the template for all ElementBinders', () => {
         expect(createVariableLocations([
           new renderApi.ElementBinder(
-              {variableBindings: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({"x": "a"})}),
+              {variableBindings: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({"x": "a"})}),
           new renderApi.ElementBinder(
-              {variableBindings: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({"y": "b"})})
+              {variableBindings: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({"y": "b"})})
 
-        ])).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({'a': 0, 'b': 1}));
+        ])).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<number>({'a': 0, 'b': 1}));
       });
     });
   });

modules/angular2/test/di/injector_spec.ts

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export function main() {
         var injector = createInjector([
           bind('originalEngine')
               .toClass(forwardRef(() => Engine)),
-          bind('aliasedEngine').toAlias(forwardRef(() => 'originalEngine'))
+          bind('aliasedEngine').toAlias(<any>forwardRef(() => 'originalEngine'))
         ]);
         expect(injector.get('aliasedEngine')).toBeAnInstanceOf(Engine);
       });

modules/angular2/test/http/backends/jsonp_backend_spec.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {bind, Injector} from 'angular2/di';
 import {isPresent, StringWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {TimerWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/async';
 import {Request} from 'angular2/src/http/static_request';
+import {Response} from 'angular2/src/http/static_response';
 import {Map} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {RequestOptions, BaseRequestOptions} from 'angular2/src/http/base_request_options';
 import {BaseResponseOptions, ResponseOptions} from 'angular2/src/http/base_response_options';
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import {ResponseTypes, ReadyStates, RequestMethods} from 'angular2/src/http/enum
 
 var addEventListenerSpy;
 var existingScripts = [];
+var unused: Response;
 
 class MockBrowserJsonp extends BrowserJsonp {
   src: string;
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ export function main() {
          inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
            let connection = new JSONPConnection(sampleRequest, new MockBrowserJsonp(),
                                                 new ResponseOptions({type: ResponseTypes.Error}));
-           ObservableWrapper.subscribe(connection.response, res => {
+           ObservableWrapper.subscribe<Response>(connection.response, res => {
              expect(res.type).toBe(ResponseTypes.Error);
              async.done();
            });
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ export function main() {
       it('should respond with data passed to callback', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
            let connection = new JSONPConnection(sampleRequest, new MockBrowserJsonp());
 
-           ObservableWrapper.subscribe(connection.response, res => {
+           ObservableWrapper.subscribe<Response>(connection.response, res => {
              expect(res.json()).toEqual(({fake_payload: true, blob_id: 12345}));
              async.done();
            });

modules/angular2/test/http/backends/xhr_backend_spec.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {BrowserXhr} from 'angular2/src/http/backends/browser_xhr';
 import {XHRConnection, XHRBackend} from 'angular2/src/http/backends/xhr_backend';
 import {bind, Injector} from 'angular2/di';
 import {Request} from 'angular2/src/http/static_request';
+import {Response} from 'angular2/src/http/static_response';
 import {Headers} from 'angular2/src/http/headers';
 import {Map} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {RequestOptions, BaseRequestOptions} from 'angular2/src/http/base_request_options';
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ var openSpy;
 var setRequestHeaderSpy;
 var addEventListenerSpy;
 var existingXHRs = [];
+var unused: Response;
 
 class MockBrowserXHR extends BrowserXhr {
   abort: any;
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ export function main() {
          inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
            var connection = new XHRConnection(sampleRequest, new MockBrowserXHR(),
                                               new ResponseOptions({type: ResponseTypes.Error}));
-           ObservableWrapper.subscribe(connection.response, res => {
+           ObservableWrapper.subscribe<Response>(connection.response, res => {
              expect(res.type).toBe(ResponseTypes.Error);
              async.done();
            });

modules/angular2/test/http/http_spec.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from 'angular2/test_lib';
 import {Http} from 'angular2/src/http/http';
 import {Injector, bind} from 'angular2/di';
-import {MockBackend} from 'angular2/src/http/backends/mock_backend';
+import {MockBackend, MockConnection} from 'angular2/src/http/backends/mock_backend';
 import {Response} from 'angular2/src/http/static_response';
 import {RequestMethods} from 'angular2/src/http/enums';
 import {BaseRequestOptions, RequestOptions} from 'angular2/src/http/base_request_options';
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function main() {
 
         it('should accept a fully-qualified request as its only parameter',
            inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => {
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections, c => {
                expect(c.request.url).toBe('https://google.com');
                c.mockRespond(new Response(new ResponseOptions({body: 'Thank you'})));
                async.done();
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ export function main() {
 
         it('should perform a get request for given url if only passed a string',
            inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => c.mockRespond(baseResponse));
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections,
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(http.request('http://basic.connection'), res => {
+                                                         c => c.mockRespond(baseResponse));
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<Response>(http.request('http://basic.connection'), res => {
                expect(res.text()).toBe('base response');
                async.done();
              });
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       describe('.get()', () => {
         it('should perform a get request for given url', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => {
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections, c => {
                expect(c.request.method).toBe(RequestMethods.GET);
                backend.resolveAllConnections();
                async.done();
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       describe('.post()', () => {
         it('should perform a post request for given url', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => {
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections, c => {
                expect(c.request.method).toBe(RequestMethods.POST);
                backend.resolveAllConnections();
                async.done();
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ export function main() {
 
         it('should attach the provided body to the request', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
              var body = 'this is my post body';
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => {
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections, c => {
                expect(c.request.text()).toBe(body);
                backend.resolveAllConnections();
                async.done();
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       describe('.put()', () => {
         it('should perform a put request for given url', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => {
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections, c => {
                expect(c.request.method).toBe(RequestMethods.PUT);
                backend.resolveAllConnections();
                async.done();
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ export function main() {
 
         it('should attach the provided body to the request', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
              var body = 'this is my put body';
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => {
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections, c => {
                expect(c.request.text()).toBe(body);
                backend.resolveAllConnections();
                async.done();
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       describe('.delete()', () => {
         it('should perform a delete request for given url', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => {
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections, c => {
                expect(c.request.method).toBe(RequestMethods.DELETE);
                backend.resolveAllConnections();
                async.done();
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       describe('.patch()', () => {
         it('should perform a patch request for given url', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => {
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections, c => {
                expect(c.request.method).toBe(RequestMethods.PATCH);
                backend.resolveAllConnections();
                async.done();
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ export function main() {
 
         it('should attach the provided body to the request', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
              var body = 'this is my patch body';
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => {
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections, c => {
                expect(c.request.text()).toBe(body);
                backend.resolveAllConnections();
                async.done();
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       describe('.head()', () => {
         it('should perform a head request for given url', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], async => {
-             ObservableWrapper.subscribe(backend.connections, c => {
+             ObservableWrapper.subscribe<MockConnection>(backend.connections, c => {
                expect(c.request.method).toBe(RequestMethods.HEAD);
                backend.resolveAllConnections();
                async.done();

modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser_spec.ts

@@ -232,25 +232,27 @@ var someDirectiveWithProps = DirectiveMetadata.create({
 
 var someDirectiveWithHostProperties = DirectiveMetadata.create({
   selector: '[some-decor-with-host-props]',
-  host: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({'[hostProp]': 'dirProp'})
+  host: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({'[hostProp]': 'dirProp'})
 });
 
 var someDirectiveWithInvalidHostProperties = DirectiveMetadata.create({
   selector: '[some-decor-with-invalid-host-props]',
-  host: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({'[hostProp]': 'dirProp + dirProp2'})
+  host: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({'[hostProp]': 'dirProp + dirProp2'})
 });
 
 var someDirectiveWithHostAttributes = DirectiveMetadata.create({
   selector: '[some-decor-with-host-attrs]',
-  host: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({'attr_name': 'attr_val', 'class': 'foo bar'})
+  host: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({'attr_name': 'attr_val', 'class': 'foo bar'})
 });
 
-var someDirectiveWithEvents = DirectiveMetadata.create(
+var someDirectiveWithEvents = DirectiveMetadata.create({
-    {selector: '[some-decor-events]', host: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({'(click)': 'doIt()'})});
+  selector: '[some-decor-events]',
+  host: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({'(click)': 'doIt()'})
+});
 
 var someDirectiveWithGlobalEvents = DirectiveMetadata.create({
   selector: '[some-decor-globalevents]',
-  host: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({'(window:resize)': 'doItGlobal()'})
+  host: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap<string>({'(window:resize)': 'doItGlobal()'})
 });
 
 var componentWithNonElementSelector = DirectiveMetadata.create({

modules/angular2/test/router/outlet_spec.ts

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export function main() {
          compile()
              .then((_) => rtr.config([new Route({path: '/...', component: LifecycleCmp})]))
              .then((_) => {
-               ObservableWrapper.subscribe(eventBus, (ev) => {
+               ObservableWrapper.subscribe<string>(eventBus, (ev) => {
                  if (ev.startsWith('parent activate')) {
                    completer.resolve(true);
                  }
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export function main() {
              .then((_) => rtr.config([new Route({path: '/...', component: LifecycleCmp})]))
              .then((_) => rtr.navigate('/parent-deactivate/child-deactivate'))
              .then((_) => {
-               ObservableWrapper.subscribe(eventBus, (ev) => {
+               ObservableWrapper.subscribe<string>(eventBus, (ev) => {
                  if (ev.startsWith('deactivate')) {
                    completer.resolve(true);
                    rootTC.detectChanges();
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ export function main() {
          compile()
              .then((_) => rtr.config([new Route({path: '/...', component: LifecycleCmp})]))
              .then((_) => {
-               ObservableWrapper.subscribe(eventBus, (ev) => {
+               ObservableWrapper.subscribe<string>(eventBus, (ev) => {
                  if (ev.startsWith('canActivate')) {
                    completer.resolve(true);
                  }
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ export function main() {
          compile()
              .then((_) => rtr.config([new Route({path: '/...', component: LifecycleCmp})]))
              .then((_) => {
-               ObservableWrapper.subscribe(eventBus, (ev) => {
+               ObservableWrapper.subscribe<string>(eventBus, (ev) => {
                  if (ev.startsWith('canActivate')) {
                    completer.resolve(false);
                  }
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export function main() {
                expect(rootTC.nativeElement).toHaveText('canDeactivate {A}');
                expect(log).toEqual('');
 
-               ObservableWrapper.subscribe(eventBus, (ev) => {
+               ObservableWrapper.subscribe<string>(eventBus, (ev) => {
                  if (ev.startsWith('canDeactivate')) {
                    completer.resolve(true);
                  }
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ export function main() {
                expect(rootTC.nativeElement).toHaveText('canDeactivate {A}');
                expect(log).toEqual('');
 
-               ObservableWrapper.subscribe(eventBus, (ev) => {
+               ObservableWrapper.subscribe<string>(eventBus, (ev) => {
                  if (ev.startsWith('canDeactivate')) {
                    completer.resolve(false);
                  }
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ export function main() {
                expect(log).toEqual('canActivate: null -> /reuse-hooks/1;' +
                                    'onActivate: null -> /reuse-hooks/1;');
 
-               ObservableWrapper.subscribe(eventBus, (ev) => {
+               ObservableWrapper.subscribe<string>(eventBus, (ev) => {
                  if (ev.startsWith('canReuse')) {
                    completer.resolve(true);
                  }
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ export function main() {
                expect(log).toEqual('canActivate: null -> /reuse-hooks/1;' +
                                    'onActivate: null -> /reuse-hooks/1;');
 
-               ObservableWrapper.subscribe(eventBus, (ev) => {
+               ObservableWrapper.subscribe<string>(eventBus, (ev) => {
                  if (ev.startsWith('canReuse')) {
                    completer.resolve(false);
                  }

modules/benchpress/test/runner_spec.ts

@@ -153,5 +153,5 @@ class MockMetric extends Metric {
 
 class MockSampler extends Sampler {
   constructor() { super(); }
-  sample(): Promise<SampleState> { return PromiseWrapper.resolve(23); }
+  sample(): Promise<SampleState> { return PromiseWrapper.resolve(new SampleState([], [])); }
 }

tools/tslint/requireParameterTypeRule.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/// <reference path="../../node_modules/typescript/bin/typescriptServices.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../../node_modules/gulp-tslint/node_modules/tslint/lib/tslint.d.ts" />
+
+export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
+  public static FAILURE_STRING = "missing type declaration";
+
+  public apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
+    const typedefWalker = new TypedefWalker(sourceFile, this.getOptions());
+    return this.applyWithWalker(typedefWalker);
+  }
+}
+
+class TypedefWalker extends Lint.RuleWalker {
+  public visitMethodDeclaration(node: ts.MethodDeclaration) {
+    if (node.name.getText().charAt(0) !== '_') {
+      node.parameters.forEach((p: ts.ParameterDeclaration) => {
+        // a parameter's "type" could be a specific string value, for example `fn(option:
+        // "someOption", anotherOption: number)`
+        if (p.type == null || p.type.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.StringLiteral) {
+          this.checkTypeAnnotation(p.getEnd(), <ts.TypeNode>p.type, p.name);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    super.visitMethodDeclaration(node);
+  }
+
+  private checkTypeAnnotation(location: number, typeAnnotation: ts.TypeNode, name?: ts.Node) {
+    if (typeAnnotation == null) {
+      let ns = "<name missing>";
+      if (name != null && name.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
+        ns = (<ts.Identifier>name).text;
+      }
+      if (ns.charAt(0) === '_') return;
+      let failure = this.createFailure(location, 1, "expected parameter " + ns + " to have a type");
+      this.addFailure(failure);
+    }
+  }
+}

tools/tslint/requireReturnTypeRule.ts

@@ -40,21 +40,20 @@ class TypedefWalker extends Lint.RuleWalker {
   }
 
   private handleCallSignature(node: ts.SignatureDeclaration) {
-    const location = (node.parameters != null) ? node.parameters.end : null;
     // set accessors can't have a return type.
     if (node.kind !== ts.SyntaxKind.SetAccessor) {
-      this.checkTypeAnnotation(location, node.type, node.name);
+      this.checkTypeAnnotation(node.type, node.name);
     }
   }
 
-  private checkTypeAnnotation(location: number, typeAnnotation: ts.TypeNode, name?: ts.Node) {
+  private checkTypeAnnotation(typeAnnotation: ts.TypeNode, name?: ts.Node) {
     if (typeAnnotation == null) {
       let ns = "<name missing>";
       if (name != null && name.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
         ns = (<ts.Identifier>name).text;
       }
       if (ns.charAt(0) === '_') return;
-      let failure = this.createFailure(location, 1, "expected " + ns + " to have a return type");
+      let failure = this.createFailure(null, 1, "expected " + ns + " to have a return type");
       this.addFailure(failure);
     }
   }