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TS7030: Not all code paths return a value

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Problem

Confirm this is a Node library issue and not an underlying OpenAI API issue - [X] This is an issue with the Node library Describe the bug When building using `tsc` with `openai` as a dependency, I get the following error: node_modules/openai/src/lib/AbstractChatCompletionRunner.ts(224,28): error TS7030: Not all code paths return a value. I also had to disable the `noImplicitAny` rule since `openai` is not built, and then my app build inherits your source code basically. To Reproduce `const OpenAI = require('openai');` and build with `tsc` (Ideally, I would like this to be an automated test for this library, so build errors do not repeat.) Code snippets _No response_ OS macOS, ubuntu Node version Node 18 Library version 4.15.1

Error Output

error:
node_modules/openai/src/lib/AbstractChatCompletionRunner.ts(224,28): error TS7030: Not all code paths return a value.

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Solution: TS7030: Not all code paths return a value

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Thanks for reporting. Can you share your tsconfig, and the version of typescript you're using? BTW, be sure you're importing `'openai'`, not `'openai/src'`, in all cases.

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    Thanks for reporting. Can you share your tsconfig, and the version of typescript

    Thanks for reporting. Can you share your tsconfig, and the version of typescript you're using?

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    BTW, be sure you're importing `'openai'`, not `'openai/src'`, in all cases.

    BTW, be sure you're importing `'openai'`, not `'openai/src'`, in all cases.

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Resolved in openai/openai-node GitHub issue #422. Community reactions: 0 upvotes.

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