typescript migration

templates/utils/genJsonPayload.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-const genJsonPayload = payload => {
+const genJsonPayload = (payload: any) => {
   let value = {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {

templates/utils/isBlankString.ts

@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-const isBlankString = (event, value, field) => {
+const isBlankString = (event: Event|null, value: string|number, field: string) => {
+  value = value.toString();
   if (!value.replace(/\s/g, '').length) {
-    event.preventDefault();
+    if (event) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
     alert(`${field} can't be empty`);
   }
 };