fix(typedoc-0.14): Improve typedoc 0.14.0 compatibility to account for api change

This accounts for an API change in DeclarationReflection constructor which is used when creating a parent.child typedoc module

Author: christopherthielen

package.json

@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@
   },
   "author": "Chris Thielen",
   "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "semver": "^7.1.1"
+  },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "typedoc": ">=0.7.0 <0.15.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/handlebars": "^4.0.37",
+    "@types/semver": "^6.2.0",
     "@uirouter/publish-scripts": "^2.3.24",
     "husky": "^2.2.0",
     "prettier": "^1.13.7",

plugin.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import { ContainerReflection } from 'typedoc/dist/lib/models/reflections/contain
 import { DeclarationReflection } from 'typedoc/dist/lib/models/reflections/declaration';
 import { getRawComment } from './getRawComment';
 
+import { satisfies } from 'semver';
+const version = require('typedoc/package.json').version;
+const useOldDeclarationReflectionConstructor = satisfies(version, '< 0.14.0');
+
 /**
  * This plugin allows an ES6 module to specify its TypeDoc name.
  * It also allows multiple ES6 modules to be merged together into a single TypeDoc module.
@@ -109,7 +113,12 @@ export class ExternalModuleNamePlugin extends ConverterComponent {
       for (let i = 0; i < nameParts.length - 1; ++i) {
         let child: DeclarationReflection = parent.children.filter(ref => ref.name === nameParts[i])[0];
         if (!child) {
-          child = new DeclarationReflection(parent, nameParts[i], ReflectionKind.ExternalModule);
+          if (useOldDeclarationReflectionConstructor) {
+            // for typedoc < 0.15.0
+            child = new (DeclarationReflection as any)(parent, nameParts[i], ReflectionKind.ExternalModule);
+          } else {
+            child = new DeclarationReflection(nameParts[i], ReflectionKind.ExternalModule, parent);
+          }
           child.parent = parent;
           child.children = [];
           context.project.reflections[child.id] = child;

yarn.lock

@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/normalize-package-data/-/normalize-package-data-2.4.0.tgz#e486d0d97396d79beedd0a6e33f4534ff6b4973e"
   integrity sha512-f5j5b/Gf71L+dbqxIpQ4Z2WlmI/mPJ0fOkGGmFgtb6sAu97EPczzbS3/tJKxmcYDj55OX6ssqwDAWOHIYDRDGA==
 
+"@types/semver@^6.2.0":
+  version "6.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/semver/-/semver-6.2.0.tgz#d688d574400d96c5b0114968705366f431831e1a"
+  integrity sha512-1OzrNb4RuAzIT7wHSsgZRlMBlNsJl+do6UblR7JMW4oB7bbR+uBEYtUh7gEc/jM84GGilh68lSOokyM/zNUlBA==
+
 "@types/shelljs@^0.8.0":
   version "0.8.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.1.tgz#133e874b5fb816a2e1c8647839c82d76760b1191"
@@ -1716,6 +1721,11 @@ semver-compare@^1.0.0:
   version "5.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.5.0.tgz#dc4bbc7a6ca9d916dee5d43516f0092b58f7b8ab"
 
+semver@^7.1.1:
+  version "7.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.1.1.tgz#29104598a197d6cbe4733eeecbe968f7b43a9667"
+  integrity sha512-WfuG+fl6eh3eZ2qAf6goB7nhiCd7NPXhmyFxigB/TOkQyeLP8w8GsVehvtGNtnNmyboz4TgeK40B1Kbql/8c5A==
+
 set-blocking@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/set-blocking/-/set-blocking-2.0.0.tgz#045f9782d011ae9a6803ddd382b24392b3d890f7"