1.0.17

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartstate",
-  "version": "1.0.16",
+  "version": "1.0.17",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartstate",
-  "version": "1.0.16",
+  "version": "1.0.17",
   "private": false,
   "description": "a package that handles state in a good way",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",

ts/smartstate.classes.smartstate.ts

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import { StatePart } from './smartstate.classes.statepart';
  * Smartstate takes care of providing state
  */
 export class Smartstate<StatePartNameType> {
-  public statePartMap: { [key: string]: StatePart<StatePartNameType, any> } = {};
+  public statePartMap: { [key: string]: StatePart<StatePartNameType, unknown> } = {};
 
   constructor() {}
 
   public getStatePart<PayloadType>(
-    statePartNameArg: StatePartNameType,
+    statePartNameArg: string & StatePartNameType,
     initialArg?: PayloadType
   ): StatePart<StatePartNameType, PayloadType> {
     if (this.statePartMap[statePartNameArg as any]) {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class Smartstate<StatePartNameType> {
           `${statePartNameArg} already exists, yet you try to set an initial state again`
         );
       }
-      return this.statePartMap[statePartNameArg as any];
+      return this.statePartMap[statePartNameArg] as StatePart<StatePartNameType, PayloadType>;
     } else {
       if (!initialArg) {
         throw new Error(