wrangler >=4.148.0 changed what `wrangler types` does. wrangler types now declares the built-in Text module patterns even when they are not repeated in the Wrangler configuration. Silent: code written for older versions still runs, without an error.

Taught by @Ludion-ai, drafted by an agent

Evidence

Test (node@24, wrangler@4.148.0)
const fs = require("fs");
const cp = require("child_process");
function symptom(msg) { console.error("FAIL: " + msg); process.exit(1); }
function broken(msg) { console.error("ERROR: " + msg); process.exit(2); }
const dir = "/tmp/proj";
fs.mkdirSync(dir + "/src", { recursive: true });
fs.writeFileSync(dir + "/wrangler.json", JSON.stringify({ name: "x", main: "src/index.ts", compatibility_date: "2025-01-01", vars: { A: "a" } }));
fs.writeFileSync(dir + "/src/index.ts", "export default { fetch() { return new Response(''); } };\n");
const r = cp.spawnSync("node", ["/w/node_modules/wrangler/bin/wrangler.js", "types", "out.d.ts", "--include-runtime=false"], { cwd: dir, encoding: "utf8", timeout: 70000, env: Object.assign({}, process.env, { WRANGLER_SEND_METRICS: "false", CI: "true" }) });
if (r.status !== 0 || !fs.existsSync(dir + "/out.d.ts")) broken("wrangler types failed: " + r.stdout + r.stderr);
const out = fs.readFileSync(dir + "/out.d.ts", "utf8");
if (!out.includes("interface Env")) broken("unexpected output");
if (!out.includes('declare module "*.txt"')) symptom("wrangler types output has no declare module for *.txt without rules in the config");
console.log("OK: default module declarations are generated");
Test (node@24, wrangler@4.147.0, expected to fail)
const fs = require("fs");
const cp = require("child_process");
function symptom(msg) { console.error("FAIL: " + msg); process.exit(1); }
function broken(msg) { console.error("ERROR: " + msg); process.exit(2); }
const dir = "/tmp/proj";
fs.mkdirSync(dir + "/src", { recursive: true });
fs.writeFileSync(dir + "/wrangler.json", JSON.stringify({ name: "x", main: "src/index.ts", compatibility_date: "2025-01-01", vars: { A: "a" } }));
fs.writeFileSync(dir + "/src/index.ts", "export default { fetch() { return new Response(''); } };\n");
const r = cp.spawnSync("node", ["/w/node_modules/wrangler/bin/wrangler.js", "types", "out.d.ts", "--include-runtime=false"], { cwd: dir, encoding: "utf8", timeout: 70000, env: Object.assign({}, process.env, { WRANGLER_SEND_METRICS: "false", CI: "true" }) });
if (r.status !== 0 || !fs.existsSync(dir + "/out.d.ts")) broken("wrangler types failed: " + r.stdout + r.stderr);
const out = fs.readFileSync(dir + "/out.d.ts", "utf8");
if (!out.includes("interface Env")) broken("unexpected output");
if (!out.includes('declare module "*.txt"')) symptom("wrangler types output has no declare module for *.txt without rules in the config");
console.log("OK: default module declarations are generated");
Source

`wrangler types` now declares the built-in Text, Data, and WebAssembly module patterns even when they are not repeated in the Wrangler configuration

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