Types: Time scales with string values aren't recognized

[StephanTLavavej]

Expected behavior

I expected TypeScript to accept options: { scales: { x: { type: "time", min: "2021-01-01", max: "2021-12-01" } } }.

Current behavior

Compiler errors:
Type '"time"' is not assignable to type '"timeseries" | undefined'.
Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'number | undefined'.

Reproducible sample

https://www.typescriptlang.org/play?#code/JYWwDg9gTgLgBAbzgYQBYENZwL5wGZQQhwDkAxhrAHQBWAziQNwCwAUKJFuZTPQLToAJujAwAplD7DxfPADsGLVmwA2Y+GRgAPOAF44giGQCuIMXJhUA5uoCiasxYBCATwCSggBQAiEC7SYMN4AlHDodHAAEgAqALIAMsjocgBu4fZijjBKavB+AVj6cmIA7ig8nppaADSIbHBwMC5gYgBccN4qwMXe1fUG6DDo7Qj9DdLh6nTtANpjDXWsC8twKugARmIq7d4ACsBivfPLE7PHK0haOwBMAAzXAIx8t08vvXAu7QDMOH1LK8tLjd7q9rs8Hu9PnAHr9zoC4FcOndHs8vuDIe0ACyw-4AhpApEg56Y9G1KEw7B-PELAneZGvACspI+7QZOOp+IRwJRtwAbMyoQBOdkc2n054AdgF7WuIupYqJtwAHNK4Ly5XiFTzBaq2ZS4TSuYSUQ9bqqfvrcZqjXSiQ9XhCyayNQCtU8HmC3k64EqcAaALpUvHraCCCTICAqaA7ADEt3jCaOVuW63QZAA1lZCMY5III1GoLH4wAxYvx7znbDzf39S0NCCiYAQBQjeZ0MjoNTTRYAxGjZMLJotHYwUCHIMAkDdbkO0kGkDoRG2k2eiGVicLKH96lDtodLrFTBJ6lTuTtW4b5YLxGmyvzKv-B-YYJKIA

Optional extra steps/info to reproduce

Here's a codepen demonstrating that this works at runtime: https://codepen.io/StephanTLavavej/pen/RwjooGY

The Time Cartesian Axis > Date Formats documentation explains how string values are adapted:

When providing data for the time scale, Chart.js uses timestamps defined as milliseconds since the epoch (midnight January 1, 1970, UTC) internally. However, Chart.js also supports all of the formats that your chosen date adapter accepts.

And then it lists min and max as number | string.

Possible solution

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Context

I'm converting the microsoft/STL Status Chart, powered by Chart.js, to use TypeScript. 😸

chart.js version

v3.7.0

Browser name and version

Chrome 98.0.4758.81

Link to your project

No response

[etimberg]

Thanks! This one is interesting since we thought we typed it correctly. https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/blob/master/types/index.esm.d.ts#L3179-L3180. it appears the types aren't merging well with the min/max options on CartesianScaleOptions. Should be a simple fix 😄