Add JSDoc's @inheritDoc Support for Static Class Members for TypeScript

src/services/jsDoc.ts

@@ -93,19 +93,23 @@ namespace ts.JsDoc {
         const parts: SymbolDisplayPart[][] = [];
         forEachUnique(declarations, declaration => {
             for (const jsdoc of getCommentHavingNodes(declaration)) {
+                const inheritDoc = isJSDoc(jsdoc) && jsdoc.tags && find(jsdoc.tags, t => t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocTag && (t.tagName.escapedText === "inheritDoc" || t.tagName.escapedText === "inheritdoc"));
                 // skip comments containing @typedefs since they're not associated with particular declarations
                 // Exceptions:
                 // - @typedefs are themselves declarations with associated comments
                 // - @param or @return indicate that the author thinks of it as a 'local' @typedef that's part of the function documentation
-                if (jsdoc.comment === undefined
+                if (jsdoc.comment === undefined && !inheritDoc
                     || isJSDoc(jsdoc)
                        && declaration.kind !== SyntaxKind.JSDocTypedefTag && declaration.kind !== SyntaxKind.JSDocCallbackTag
                        && jsdoc.tags
                        && jsdoc.tags.some(t => t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocTypedefTag || t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocCallbackTag)
                        && !jsdoc.tags.some(t => t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocParameterTag || t.kind === SyntaxKind.JSDocReturnTag)) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                const newparts = getDisplayPartsFromComment(jsdoc.comment, checker);
+                let newparts = jsdoc.comment ? getDisplayPartsFromComment(jsdoc.comment, checker) : [];
+                if (inheritDoc && inheritDoc.comment) {
+                    newparts = newparts.concat(getDisplayPartsFromComment(inheritDoc.comment, checker));
+                }
                 if (!contains(parts, newparts, isIdenticalListOfDisplayParts)) {
                     parts.push(newparts);
                 }

src/services/services.ts

@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ namespace ts {
      * @returns `true` if `node` has a JSDoc "inheritDoc" tag on it, otherwise `false`.
      */
     function hasJSDocInheritDocTag(node: Node) {
-        return getJSDocTags(node).some(tag => tag.tagName.text === "inheritDoc");
+        return getJSDocTags(node).some(tag => tag.tagName.text === "inheritDoc" || tag.tagName.text === "inheritdoc");
     }
 
     function getJsDocTagsOfDeclarations(declarations: Declaration[] | undefined, checker: TypeChecker | undefined): JSDocTagInfo[] {
@@ -643,13 +643,15 @@ namespace ts {
     }
 
     function findBaseOfDeclaration<T>(checker: TypeChecker, declaration: Declaration, cb: (symbol: Symbol) => T[] | undefined): T[] | undefined {
-        if (hasStaticModifier(declaration)) return;
-
         const classOrInterfaceDeclaration = declaration.parent?.kind === SyntaxKind.Constructor ? declaration.parent.parent : declaration.parent;
         if (!classOrInterfaceDeclaration) return;
 
+        const isStaticMember = hasStaticModifier(declaration);
         return firstDefined(getAllSuperTypeNodes(classOrInterfaceDeclaration), superTypeNode => {
-            const symbol = checker.getPropertyOfType(checker.getTypeAtLocation(superTypeNode), declaration.symbol.name);
+            const baseType = checker.getTypeAtLocation(superTypeNode);
+            const symbol = isStaticMember
+                ? find(checker.getExportsOfModule(baseType.symbol), s => s.escapedName === declaration.symbol.name)
+                : checker.getPropertyOfType(baseType, declaration.symbol.name);
             return symbol ? cb(symbol) : undefined;
         });
     }