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WebdriverIO Version

9.24.0

Node.js Version

22.21.1

Mode

Standalone Mode

Which capabilities are you using?

What happened?

The type returned by element.getValue function is described as string but the type defined in getValue.d.ts file is unknown:

 * @alias element.getValue
 * @return {String}  requested element(s) value
 * @uses protocol/elements, protocol/elementIdProperty
 *
 */
export declare function getValue(this: WebdriverIO.Element): Promise<unknown>;

This forces me to always use casting:

const range = await someElement.getValue() as string;
const startDate = range.substring(0, 10);

instead of:

const range = await someElement.getValue();
const startDate = range.substring(0, 10);

it was properly defined like this:

export declare function getValue(this: WebdriverIO.Element): Promise<string>;

in 9.20.1.

What is your expected behavior?

No response

How to reproduce the bug.

install the latest webdriverio and use getValue function

Relevant log output

eslint detects it as:

error  Unsafe call of a type that could not be resolved  @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call

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