[http-errors] don't return never from HttpError constructor

Author: user

types/http-errors/http-errors-tests.ts

@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ err = create(404, 'LOL', {id: 1});
 // create(status, msg, { expose: false })
 err = create(404, 'LOL', {expose: false});
 
-// new create.HttpError() should throw: cannot construct abstract class
-// $ExpectType never
-new create.HttpError();
-
 err = new create.NotFound();
 err = new create.InternalServerError();
 err = new create[404]();
@@ -91,9 +87,16 @@ err = new create[404]('This might be a problem');
 err = new create.MisdirectedRequest();
 err = new create.MisdirectedRequest('Where should this go?');
 
+// $ExpectType HttpError
+new create.HttpError();
+
 // $ExpectType boolean
 new Error() instanceof create.HttpError;
 
+if (err instanceof create.HttpError) {
+    err.statusCode;
+}
+
 // should support err instanceof Error
 create(404) instanceof Error;
 (new create['404']()) instanceof Error;

types/http-errors/index.d.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Definitions by: Tanguy Krotoff <https://github.com/tkrotoff>
 //                 BendingBender <https://github.com/BendingBender>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
-// TypeScript Version: 2.3
+// TypeScript Version: 2.2
 
 export = createHttpError;
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ declare namespace createHttpError {
 
     type NamedConstructors = {
         [code: string]: HttpErrorConstructor;
-        HttpError: new (msg?: string) => never;
+        HttpError: HttpErrorConstructor;
     } & Record<'BadRequest' |
         'Unauthorized' |
         'PaymentRequired' |