@quenty/chatproviderservice 9.25.0 → 9.25.2-canary.547.11ae689.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,29 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [9.25.2-canary.547.11ae689.0](https://github.com/Quenty/NevermoreEngine/compare/@quenty/chatproviderservice@9.25.0...@quenty/chatproviderservice@9.25.2-canary.547.11ae689.0) (2025-04-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add types to packages ([2374fb2](https://github.com/Quenty/NevermoreEngine/commit/2374fb2b043cfbe0e9b507b3316eec46a4e353a0))
+* Bump package versions for republishing ([ba47c62](https://github.com/Quenty/NevermoreEngine/commit/ba47c62e32170bf74377b0c658c60b84306dc294))
+
+
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+
+## [9.25.1](https://github.com/Quenty/NevermoreEngine/compare/@quenty/chatproviderservice@9.25.0...@quenty/chatproviderservice@9.25.1) (2025-04-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Add types to packages ([2374fb2](https://github.com/Quenty/NevermoreEngine/commit/2374fb2b043cfbe0e9b507b3316eec46a4e353a0))
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+
 # [9.25.0](https://github.com/Quenty/NevermoreEngine/compare/@quenty/chatproviderservice@9.24.5...@quenty/chatproviderservice@9.25.0) (2025-04-02)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @quenty/chatproviderservice

package/LICENSE.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2014-2024 James Onnen (Quenty)
+Copyright (c) 2014-2025 James Onnen (Quenty)
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@quenty/chatproviderservice",
-  "version": "9.25.0",
+  "version": "9.25.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
   "description": "Provide wrapper around chat system to allow tags to be set",
   "keywords": [
     "Roblox",
@@ -25,35 +25,35 @@
     "Quenty"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@quenty/attributeutils": "^14.17.0",
-    "@quenty/baseobject": "^10.8.0",
-    "@quenty/binder": "^14.19.0",
-    "@quenty/brio": "^14.17.0",
-    "@quenty/clienttranslator": "^14.19.0",
-    "@quenty/cmdrservice": "^13.22.0",
-    "@quenty/color3utils": "^11.18.0",
-    "@quenty/datastore": "^13.20.0",
-    "@quenty/instanceutils": "^13.17.0",
-    "@quenty/loader": "^10.8.0",
-    "@quenty/localizedtextutils": "^12.17.0",
-    "@quenty/maid": "^3.4.0",
-    "@quenty/permissionprovider": "^14.19.0",
-    "@quenty/playerbinder": "^14.19.0",
-    "@quenty/playerutils": "^8.17.0",
-    "@quenty/preferredparentutils": "^4.3.0",
-    "@quenty/promise": "^10.10.1",
-    "@quenty/remoting": "^12.18.0",
-    "@quenty/richtext": "^1.3.0",
-    "@quenty/rx": "^13.17.0",
-    "@quenty/rxbinderutils": "^14.19.0",
-    "@quenty/servicebag": "^11.11.1",
-    "@quenty/signal": "^7.10.0",
-    "@quenty/string": "^3.3.1",
-    "@quenty/table": "^3.7.1",
-    "@quenty/valueobject": "^13.17.0"
+    "@quenty/attributeutils": "14.17.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/baseobject": "10.8.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/binder": "14.19.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/brio": "14.17.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/clienttranslator": "14.19.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/cmdrservice": "13.22.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/color3utils": "11.18.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/datastore": "13.20.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/instanceutils": "13.17.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/loader": "10.8.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/localizedtextutils": "12.17.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/maid": "3.4.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/permissionprovider": "14.19.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/playerbinder": "14.19.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/playerutils": "8.17.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/preferredparentutils": "4.3.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/promise": "10.10.3-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/remoting": "12.18.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/richtext": "1.3.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/rx": "13.17.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/rxbinderutils": "14.19.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/servicebag": "11.11.3-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/signal": "7.10.2-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/string": "3.3.3-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/table": "3.7.3-canary.547.11ae689.0",
+    "@quenty/valueobject": "13.17.2-canary.547.11ae689.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
-  "gitHead": "e8ea56930e65322fcffc05a1556d5df988068f0b"
+  "gitHead": "11ae6894c9c40c596e521dc1d2a71977af63752f"
 }

package/src/Client/Binders/ChatTagClient.lua

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ local ChatTagClient = setmetatable({}, ChatTagBase)
 ChatTagClient.ClassName = "ChatTagClient"
 ChatTagClient.__index = ChatTagClient
 
-function ChatTagClient.new(folder, serviceBag)
+function ChatTagClient.new(folder: Folder, serviceBag)
 	local self = setmetatable(ChatTagBase.new(folder), ChatTagClient)
 
 	self._serviceBag = assert(serviceBag, "No serviceBag")

package/src/Client/Binders/HasChatTagsClient.lua

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ local HasChatTagsClient = setmetatable({}, HasChatTagsBase)
 HasChatTagsClient.ClassName = "HasChatTagsClient"
 HasChatTagsClient.__index = HasChatTagsClient
 
-function HasChatTagsClient.new(player, serviceBag)
+function HasChatTagsClient.new(player: Player, serviceBag)
 	local self = setmetatable(HasChatTagsBase.new(player), HasChatTagsClient)
 
 	self._serviceBag = assert(serviceBag, "No serviceBag")
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ function HasChatTagsClient:GetChatTagBinder()
 	return self._chatTagBinder
 end
 
-function HasChatTagsClient:GetAsRichText()
+function HasChatTagsClient:GetAsRichText(): string?
 	local lastChatTags = self._lastChatTags.Value
 	if not (lastChatTags and #lastChatTags > 0) then
 		return nil
 	end
 
-	local output = "<b>"
-	for index, tagData in pairs(lastChatTags) do
+	local output: string = "<b>"
+	for index, tagData in lastChatTags do
 		output = output .. string.format("<font color='%s'>", Color3Utils.toWebHexString(tagData.TagColor))
 
 		local translatedText

package/src/Client/ChatProviderServiceClient.lua

@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ local Maid = require("Maid")
 local Signal = require("Signal")
 local String = require("String")
 local TextChannelUtils = require("TextChannelUtils")
+local _ServiceBag = require("ServiceBag")
 
 local ChatProviderServiceClient = {}
 ChatProviderServiceClient.ServiceName = "ChatProviderServiceClient"
 
-function ChatProviderServiceClient:Init(serviceBag)
+function ChatProviderServiceClient:Init(serviceBag: _ServiceBag.ServiceBag)
 	assert(not self._serviceBag, "Already initialized")
 	self._serviceBag = assert(serviceBag, "No serviceBag")
 	self._maid = Maid.new()
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ function ChatProviderServiceClient:Start()
 
 			return properties
 		end
+
+		return
 	end
 end
 

package/src/Client/Commands/ChatProviderCommandServiceClient.lua

@@ -10,17 +10,18 @@ local ChatTagCmdrUtils = require("ChatTagCmdrUtils")
 local Set = require("Set")
 local Maid = require("Maid")
 local String = require("String")
+local _ServiceBag = require("ServiceBag")
 
 local ChatProviderCommandServiceClient = {}
 ChatProviderCommandServiceClient.ServiceName = "ChatProviderCommandServiceClient"
 
-function ChatProviderCommandServiceClient:Init(serviceBag)
+function ChatProviderCommandServiceClient:Init(serviceBag: _ServiceBag.ServiceBag)
 	assert(not self._serviceBag, "Already initialized")
 	self._serviceBag = assert(serviceBag, "No serviceBag")
 	self._maid = Maid.new()
 
 	self._cmdrService = self._serviceBag:GetService(require("CmdrServiceClient"))
-	self._chatProviderServiceClient = self._serviceBag:GetService(require("ChatProviderServiceClient"))
+	self._chatProviderServiceClient = self._serviceBag:GetService((require :: any)("ChatProviderServiceClient"))
 	self._chatTagBinder = self._serviceBag:GetService(require("ChatTagClient"))
 end
 

package/src/Server/Binders/ChatTag.lua

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ local ChatTag = setmetatable({}, ChatTagBase)
 ChatTag.ClassName = "ChatTag"
 ChatTag.__index = ChatTag
 
-function ChatTag.new(folder, serviceBag)
+function ChatTag.new(folder: Folder, serviceBag)
 	local self = setmetatable(ChatTagBase.new(folder), ChatTag)
 
 	self._serviceBag = assert(serviceBag, "No serviceBag")
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function ChatTag.new(folder, serviceBag)
 	return self
 end
 
-function ChatTag:_getPlayer()
+function ChatTag:_getPlayer(): Player
 	return self._obj:FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA("Player")
 end
 

package/src/Server/Binders/HasChatTags.lua

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 local require = require(script.Parent.loader).load(script)
 
-local ChatProviderService = require("ChatProviderService")
-local ChatTag = require("ChatTag")
 local ChatTagConstants = require("ChatTagConstants")
 local ChatTagDataUtils = require("ChatTagDataUtils")
 local HasChatTagsBase = require("HasChatTagsBase")
@@ -19,12 +17,12 @@ local HasChatTags = setmetatable({}, HasChatTagsBase)
 HasChatTags.ClassName = "HasChatTags"
 HasChatTags.__index = HasChatTags
 
-function HasChatTags.new(player, serviceBag)
+function HasChatTags.new(player: Player, serviceBag)
 	local self = setmetatable(HasChatTagsBase.new(player), HasChatTags)
 
 	self._serviceBag = assert(serviceBag, "No serviceBag")
-	self._chatProviderService = self._serviceBag:GetService(ChatProviderService)
-	self._chatTagBinder = self._serviceBag:GetService(ChatTag)
+	self._chatProviderService = self._serviceBag:GetService((require :: any)("ChatProviderService"))
+	self._chatTagBinder = self._serviceBag:GetService(require("ChatTag"))
 
 	self._chatTagsContainer = Instance.new("Folder")
 	self._chatTagsContainer.Name = HasChatTagsConstants.TAG_CONTAINER_NAME
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ end
 
 	@param chatTagData ChatTagData
 ]=]
-function HasChatTags:AddChatTag(chatTagData)
+function HasChatTags:AddChatTag(chatTagData: ChatTagDataUtils.ChatTagData)
 	assert(ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagData(chatTagData), "Bad chatTagData")
 
 	local tag = self._chatTagBinder:Create("Folder")
@@ -60,7 +58,10 @@ function HasChatTags:AddChatTag(chatTagData)
 	tag:SetAttribute(ChatTagConstants.TAG_PRIORITY_ATTRIBUTE, chatTagData.TagPriority)
 
 	if chatTagData.TagLocalizedText then
-		tag:SetAttribute(ChatTagConstants.TAG_LOCALIZED_TEXT_ATTRIBUTE, LocalizedTextUtils.toJSON(chatTagData.TagLocalizedText))
+		tag:SetAttribute(
+			ChatTagConstants.TAG_LOCALIZED_TEXT_ATTRIBUTE,
+			LocalizedTextUtils.toJSON(chatTagData.TagLocalizedText)
+		)
 	end
 
 	tag.Parent = self._chatTagsContainer
@@ -68,10 +69,10 @@ function HasChatTags:AddChatTag(chatTagData)
 	return tag
 end
 
-function HasChatTags:GetChatTagByKey(chatTagKey)
+function HasChatTags:GetChatTagByKey(chatTagKey: string): ChatTagDataUtils.ChatTagData?
 	assert(type(chatTagKey) == "string", "Bad chatTagKey")
 
-	for _, item in pairs(BinderUtils.getChildren(self._chatTagBinder, self._chatTagsContainer)) do
+	for _, item in BinderUtils.getChildren(self._chatTagBinder, self._chatTagsContainer) do
 		if item.ChatTagKey.Value == chatTagKey then
 			return item
 		end
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ end
 	Removes all chat tags from the player
 ]=]
 function HasChatTags:ClearTags()
-	for _, item in pairs(self._chatTagsContainer:GetChildren()) do
+	for _, item in self._chatTagsContainer:GetChildren() do
 		if self._chatTagBinder:Get(item) then
 			item:Destroy()
 		end

package/src/Server/ChatProviderService.lua

@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ local Promise = require("Promise")
 local Rx = require("Rx")
 local RxBrioUtils = require("RxBrioUtils")
 local Signal = require("Signal")
+local _Observable = require("Observable")
+local _Brio = require("Brio")
+local _ServiceBag = require("ServiceBag")
 
 local ChatProviderService = {}
 ChatProviderService.ServiceName = "ChatProviderService"
 
-function ChatProviderService:Init(serviceBag)
+function ChatProviderService:Init(serviceBag: _ServiceBag.ServiceBag)
 	self._serviceBag = assert(serviceBag, "No serviceBag")
 	self._maid = Maid.new()
 
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ function ChatProviderService:Init(serviceBag)
 	self._serviceBag:GetService(require("PlayerDataStoreService"))
 
 	-- Internal
-	self._serviceBag:GetService(require("ChatProviderCommandService"))
+	self._serviceBag:GetService((require :: any)("ChatProviderCommandService"))
 	self._serviceBag:GetService(require("ChatProviderTranslator"))
 
 	-- Binders
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ function ChatProviderService:Init(serviceBag)
 	}))
 end
 
-function ChatProviderService:AddChatCommand(textChatCommand)
+function ChatProviderService:AddChatCommand(textChatCommand: TextChatCommand)
 	assert(typeof(textChatCommand) == "Instance", "Bad textChatCommand")
 
 	textChatCommand.Parent = PreferredParentUtils.getPreferredParent(TextChatService, "ChatProviderCommands")
@@ -66,10 +69,10 @@ end
 --[=[
 	Sets the developer chat tag
 
-	@param chatTagData ChatTagData | nil
+	@param chatTagData ChatTagData?
 	@return Maid
 ]=]
-function ChatProviderService:SetDeveloperTag(chatTagData)
+function ChatProviderService:SetDeveloperTag(chatTagData: ChatTagDataUtils.ChatTagData)
 	assert(ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagData(chatTagData) or chatTagData == nil, "Bad chatTagData")
 
 	if chatTagData then
@@ -85,16 +88,16 @@ end
 --[=[
 	Sets the admin tag to the game
 
-	@param chatTagData ChatTagData | nil
+	@param chatTagData ChatTagData?
 	@return Maid
 ]=]
-function ChatProviderService:SetAdminTag(chatTagData)
+function ChatProviderService:SetAdminTag(chatTagData: ChatTagDataUtils.ChatTagData?)
 	assert(ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagData(chatTagData) or chatTagData == nil, "Bad chatTagData")
 
 	if chatTagData then
 		local permissionService = self._serviceBag:GetService(require("PermissionService"))
 		local observeBrio = permissionService:ObservePermissionedPlayersBrio(PermissionLevel.ADMIN):Pipe({
-			RxBrioUtils.flatMapBrio(function(player)
+			RxBrioUtils.flatMapBrio(function(player: Player)
 				return Rx.fromPromise(permissionService:PromiseIsPermissionLevel(player, PermissionLevel.CREATOR))
 					:Pipe({
 						Rx.switchMap(function(isAlsoCreator)
@@ -114,7 +117,10 @@ function ChatProviderService:SetAdminTag(chatTagData)
 	end
 end
 
-function ChatProviderService:_addObservablePlayerTag(observePlayersBrio, chatTagData)
+function ChatProviderService:_addObservablePlayerTag(
+	observePlayersBrio: _Observable.Observable<_Brio.Brio<Player>>,
+	chatTagData: ChatTagDataUtils.ChatTagData
+)
 	assert(ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagData(chatTagData), "Bad chatTagData")
 
 	local topMaid = Maid.new()
@@ -146,7 +152,10 @@ end
 	@param chatTagData ChatTagData
 	@return Promise<Instance>
 ]=]
-function ChatProviderService:PromiseAddChatTag(player, chatTagData)
+function ChatProviderService:PromiseAddChatTag(
+	player: Player,
+	chatTagData: ChatTagDataUtils.ChatTagData
+): Promise.Promise<Instance>
 	assert(typeof(player) == "Instance" and player:IsA("Player"), "Bad player")
 	assert(ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagData(chatTagData), "Bad chatTagData")
 
@@ -178,14 +187,18 @@ end
 
 	@param speakerName string
 	@param chatTagDataList { ChatTagData }
+	@return Promise
 ]=]
-function ChatProviderService:PromiseSetSpeakerTags(speakerName, chatTagDataList)
+function ChatProviderService:PromiseSetSpeakerTags(
+	speakerName: string,
+	chatTagDataList: { ChatTagDataUtils.ChatTagData }
+): Promise.Promise<()>
 	assert(type(speakerName) == "string", "Bad speakerName")
 	assert(ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagDataList(chatTagDataList))
 
 	return self:_promiseSpeaker(speakerName):Then(function(speaker)
 		if not speaker then
-			return nil
+			return
 		end
 
 		speaker:SetExtraData("Tags", chatTagDataList)
@@ -211,7 +224,7 @@ function ChatProviderService:_getChatServiceAsync()
 	return self._chatService
 end
 
-function ChatProviderService:_promiseChatService()
+function ChatProviderService:_promiseChatService(): Promise.Promise<any>
 	if self._chatService then
 		return Promise.resolved(self._chatService)
 	end
@@ -227,7 +240,7 @@ function ChatProviderService:_promiseChatService()
 	return Promise.resolved(self._chatServicePromise)
 end
 
-function ChatProviderService:_promiseSpeaker(speakerName)
+function ChatProviderService:_promiseSpeaker(speakerName: string)
 	assert(type(speakerName) == "string", "Bad speakerName")
 
 	return self:_promiseChatService():Then(function(chatService)

package/src/Server/Commands/ChatProviderCommandService.lua

@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ local ChatTagDataUtils = require("ChatTagDataUtils")
 local PlayerUtils = require("PlayerUtils")
 local Set = require("Set")
 local Maid = require("Maid")
+local _ServiceBag = require("ServiceBag")
 
 local ChatProviderCommandService = {}
 ChatProviderCommandService.ServiceName = "ChatProviderCommandService"
 
-function ChatProviderCommandService:Init(serviceBag)
+function ChatProviderCommandService:Init(serviceBag: _ServiceBag.ServiceBag)
 	assert(not self._serviceBag, "Already initialized")
 	self._serviceBag = assert(serviceBag, "No serviceBag")
 	self._maid = Maid.new()
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ function ChatProviderCommandService:Init(serviceBag)
 	self._permissionService = self._serviceBag:GetService(require("PermissionService"))
 
 	-- Internal
-	self._chatProviderService = self._serviceBag:GetService(require("ChatProviderService"))
+	self._chatProviderService = self._serviceBag:GetService((require :: any)("ChatProviderService"))
 	self._chatTagBinder = self._serviceBag:GetService(require("ChatTag"))
 	self._hasChatTagsBinder = self._serviceBag:GetService(require("HasChatTags"))
 end

package/src/Shared/Binders/ChatTagBase.lua

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ local ChatTagBase = setmetatable({}, BaseObject)
 ChatTagBase.ClassName = "ChatTagBase"
 ChatTagBase.__index = ChatTagBase
 
-function ChatTagBase.new(obj)
+function ChatTagBase.new(obj: Folder)
 	local self = setmetatable(BaseObject.new(obj), ChatTagBase)
 
 	self._chatTagText = AttributeValue.new(self._obj, ChatTagConstants.TAG_TEXT_ATTRIBUTE, "")
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function ChatTagBase:ObserveChatTagData()
 					return LocalizedTextUtils.fromJSON(text)
 				else
 					return nil
-				end;
+				end
 			end);
 		});
 		TagColor = self._chatTagColor:Observe();

package/src/Shared/Binders/HasChatTagsBase.lua

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ local HasChatTagsBase = setmetatable({}, BaseObject)
 HasChatTagsBase.ClassName = "HasChatTagsBase"
 HasChatTagsBase.__index = HasChatTagsBase
 
-function HasChatTagsBase.new(player)
+function HasChatTagsBase.new(player: Player)
 	local self = setmetatable(BaseObject.new(player), HasChatTagsBase)
 
 	self._lastChatTags = self._maid:Add(ValueObject.new(nil))
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function HasChatTagsBase:_observeTagDataListBrio()
 
 	return RxInstanceUtils.observeLastNamedChildBrio(self._obj, "Folder", HasChatTagsConstants.TAG_CONTAINER_NAME):Pipe({
 		RxBrioUtils.switchMapBrio(function(child)
-			return RxBinderUtils.observeChildrenBrio(chatTagBinder, child);
+			return RxBinderUtils.observeChildrenBrio(chatTagBinder, child)
 		end);
 		RxBrioUtils.flatMapBrio(function(chatTag)
 			return chatTag:ObserveChatTagData():Pipe({

package/src/Shared/Data/ChatTagDataUtils.lua

@@ -8,13 +8,20 @@ local LocalizedTextUtils = require("LocalizedTextUtils")
 
 local ChatTagDataUtils = {}
 
+export type ChatTagData = {
+	TagText: string,
+	TagPriority: number,
+	TagLocalizedText: LocalizedTextUtils.LocalizedTextData?,
+	TagColor: Color3,
+}
+
 --[=[
 	Creates new chat tag data
 
 	@param data ChatTagData
 	@return ChatTagData
 ]=]
-function ChatTagDataUtils.createChatTagData(data)
+function ChatTagDataUtils.createChatTagData(data: ChatTagData): ChatTagData
 	assert(ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagData(data), "Bad data")
 
 	return data
@@ -27,18 +34,18 @@ end
 	@return boolean
 	@return string -- reason why
 ]=]
-function ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagDataList(data)
+function ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagDataList(data: any): (boolean, string?)
 	if type(data) ~= "table" then
 		return false, "not a table"
 	end
 
-	for _, item in pairs(data) do
+	for _, item in data do
 		if not ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagData(item) then
 			return false, "Bad tag data"
 		end
 	end
 
-	return true
+	return true, nil
 end
 
 --[=[
@@ -47,7 +54,7 @@ end
 	@param data any
 	@return boolean
 ]=]
-function ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagData(data)
+function ChatTagDataUtils.isChatTagData(data: any): boolean
 	return type(data) == "table"
 		and type(data.TagText) == "string"
 		and type(data.TagPriority) == "number"

package/src/Shared/TextChannelUtils.lua

@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
+--!strict
 --[=[
 	Utility functions for querying text channels.
 	@class TextChannelUtils
 ]=]
 
-local require = require(script.Parent.loader).load(script)
-
 local TextChatService = game:GetService("TextChatService")
 
 local TextChannelUtils = {}
 
-function TextChannelUtils.getDefaultTextChannel()
+function TextChannelUtils.getDefaultTextChannel(): TextChannel?
 	return TextChannelUtils.getTextChannel("RBXGeneral")
 end
 
-function TextChannelUtils.getTextChannel(channelName: string)
+function TextChannelUtils.getTextChannel(channelName: string): TextChannel?
 	local channels = TextChannelUtils.getTextChannels()
-	if not channels then
-		return
+	if channels == nil then
+		return nil
+	end
+
+	local found = channels:FindFirstChild(channelName)
+	if found == nil or not found:IsA("TextChannel") then
+		return nil
 	end
 
-	return channels:FindFirstChild(channelName)
+	return found
 end
 
-function TextChannelUtils.getTextChannels()
+function TextChannelUtils.getTextChannels(): Instance?
 	return TextChatService:FindFirstChild("TextChannels")
 end