ts-essentials
All essential TypeScript types in one place π€
## this project is fork from :https://github.com/krzkaczor/ts-essentials ## Install for Denoimport type {Primitive} from 'https://deno.land/x/ts_essentials/mod.ts'
Install
npm install --save-dev ts-essentials
π We require typescript>=4.1
. If youβre looking for support for older TS versions, please have a look at the
TypeScript dependency table
π As we really want types to be stricter, we require enabled strictNullChecks in your project
If you use any functions you should add
ts-essentials
to your dependencies
(npm install --save ts-essentials
) to avoid runtime errors in production.
Whatβs inside?
ts-essentials
is a set of high-quality, useful TypeScript types that make writing type-safe code easier.
- this project is fork from :https://github.com/krzkaczor/ts-essentials
- Install for Deno
- Install
- Whatβs inside?
- Basic
- Dictionaries
- Type checkers
- Deep* wrapper types
- Writable
- Buildable
- Omit
- StrictOmit
- StrictExtract
- DeepOmit
- DeepPick
- OmitProperties
- PickProperties
- NonNever
- NonEmptyObject
- Merge
- MergeN
- MarkRequired
- MarkOptional
- ReadonlyKeys
- WritableKeys
- OptionalKeys
- RequiredKeys
- PickKeys
- UnionToIntersection
- Opaque types
- Tuple constraint
- Exhaustive switch cases
- ValueOf type
- ElementOf type
- ArrayOrSingle
- AsyncOrSync type
- Awaited type
- Newable
- Assertions
- Exact
- isExact
- XOR
- Functional type essentials
- TypeScript dependency table
- Contributors
Basic
Primitive
type matching all primitive values.noop
function that takes any arguments and returns nothing, as a placeholder for e.g. callbacks.
Dictionaries
keywords: map
const stringDict: Dictionary<string> = {
a: "A",
b: "B",
};
// Specify second type argument to change dictionary keys type
const dictOfNumbers: Dictionary<string, number> = {
420: "four twenty",
1337: "HAX",
};
// You may specify union types as key to cover all possible cases. It acts the same as Record from TS's standard library
export type DummyOptions = "open" | "closed" | "unknown";
const dictFromUnionType: Dictionary<number, DummyOptions> = {
closed: 1,
open: 2,
unknown: 3,
};
// and get dictionary values
type stringDictValues = DictionaryValues<typeof stringDict>;
// Result: string
// When building a map using JS objects consider using SafeDictionary
const safeDict: SafeDictionary<number> = {};
const value: number | undefined = safeDict["foo"];
// With SafeDictionary you don't need to use all of the sub-types of a finite type.
// If you care about the key exhaustiveness, use a regular Dictionary.
type ConfigKeys = "LOGLEVEL" | "PORT" | "DEBUG";
const configSafeDict: SafeDictionary<number, ConfigKeys> = {
LOGLEVEL: 2,
};
const maybePort: number | undefined = configSafeDict["PORT"];
const configDict: Dictionary<number, ConfigKeys> = {
LOGLEVEL: 2,
PORT: 8080,
DEBUG: 1,
};
const port: number = configDict["PORT"];
Type checkers
IsUnknown
checks whether we getunknown
or not. If so, we gettrue
. Otherwise,false
// β
true
type Test1 = IsUnknown<unknown>;
// β false
type Test2 = IsUnknown<{ name: "Alexey" }>;
IsNever
checks whether we getnever
or not. If so, we gettrue
. Otherwise,false
// β
true
type Test1 = IsNever<never>;
// β false
type Test2 = IsNever<{ name: "Alexey" }>;
IsAny
checks whether we getany
or not. If so, we gettrue
. Otherwise,false
// β
true
type Test1 = IsAny<any>;
// β false
type Test2 = IsAny<{ name: "Alexey" }>;
Deep* wrapper types
- DeepPartial
- DeepRequired
- DeepReadonly
- DeepNonNullable
- DeepNullable
- DeepUndefinable
keywords: recursive, nested, optional
type ComplexObject = {
simple: number;
nested: {
a: string;
array: [{ bar: number }];
};
};
type ComplexObjectPartial = DeepPartial<ComplexObject>;
const samplePartial: ComplexObjectPartial = {
nested: {
array: [{}],
},
};
type ComplexObjectAgain = DeepRequired<ComplexObjectPartial>;
const sampleRequired: ComplexObjectAgain = {
simple: 5,
nested: {
a: "test",
array: [{ bar: 1 }],
},
};
type ComplexObjectReadonly = DeepReadonly<ComplexObject>;
type ComplexNullableObject = {
simple: number | null | undefined;
nested: {
a: string | null | undefined;
array: [{ bar: number | null | undefined }] | null | undefined;
};
};
type ComplexObjectNonNullable = DeepNonNullable<ComplexNullableObject>;
const sampleNonNullable: ComplexObjectNonNullable = {
simple: 5,
nested: {
a: "test",
array: [{ bar: null }], // Error: Type 'null' is not assignable to type 'number'
},
};
type ComplexObjectNullable = DeepNullable<ComplexObject>;
const sampleDeepNullable1: ComplexObjectNullable = {
simple: null,
nested: {
a: null,
array: [{ bar: null }],
},
};
const sampleDeepNullable2: ComplexObjectNullable = {
simple: 1,
nested: {
array: [null], // OK
// error -- property `a` missing, should be `number | null`
},
};
// DeepUndefinable will come in handy if:
// - you want to explicitly assign values to all of the properties
// AND
// - the expression used for the assignment can return an `undefined` value
// In most situations DeepPartial will suffice.
declare function tryGet(name: string): string | undefined;
type ComplexObjectUndefinable = DeepUndefinable<ComplexObject>;
const sampleDeepUndefinable1: ComplexObjectUndefinable = {
simple: undefined,
nested: {
a: tryGet("a-value"),
array: [{ bar: tryGet("bar-value") }],
},
};
const sampleDeepUndefinable2: ComplexObjectUndefinable = {
// error -- property `simple` missing, should be `number | undefined`
nested: {
array: [[{ bar: undefined }]],
// error -- property `a` missing, should be `string | undefined`
},
};
DeepRequired
and DeepNonNullable
Difference between DeepRequired
is closer to Required
but DeepNonNullable
on the other hand is closer to NonNullable
It means that DeepRequired
doesnβt remove null
and undefined
but only makes fields required. On the other hand,
DeepNonNullable
will only remove null
and undefined
but doesnβt prohibit the field to be optional.
Letβs have a look at the optional nullable field:
type Person = {
name?: string | null | undefined;
};
type NonNullablePerson = DeepNonNullable<Person>;
// { name?: string | undefined; }
type RequiredPerson = DeepRequired<Person>;
// { name: string | null; }
Letβs have a look at the required nullable field:
type FullName = {
first: string | null | undefined;
};
type NonNullableFullName = DeepNonNullable<FullName>;
// { first: string; }
type RequiredFullName = DeepRequired<FullName>;
// { first: string | null | undefined; }
And thereβs no difference between DeepNonNullable
and DeepRequired
if the property is non nullable and required
Writable
Make all attributes of object writable.
type Foo = {
readonly a: number;
readonly b: string;
};
const foo: Foo = { a: 1, b: "b" };
(foo as Writable<typeof foo>).a = 42;
type Foo = {
readonly foo: string;
bar: {
readonly x: number;
};
}[];
const test: DeepWritable<Foo> = [
{
foo: "a",
bar: {
x: 5,
},
},
];
// we can freely write to this object
test[0].foo = "b";
test[0].bar.x = 2;
Buildable
keywords: builder
A combination of both DeepWritable
and DeepPartial
. This type allows building an object step-by-step by assigning
values to its attributes in multiple statements.
interface ReadonlyObject
extends Readonly<{
simple: number;
nested: Readonly<{
a: string;
array: ReadonlyArray<Readonly<{ bar: number }>>;
}>;
}> {}
const buildable: Buildable<ReadonlyObject> = {};
buildable.simple = 7;
buildable.nested = {};
buildable.nested.a = "test";
buildable.nested.array = [];
buildable.nested.array.push({ bar: 1 });
const finished = buildable as ReadonlyObject;
Omit
Our version of Omit
is renamed to StrictOmit
in v3
, since the builtin Omit
has become part of TypeScript 3.5
StrictOmit
Usage is similar to the builtin version, but checks the filter type more strictly.
type ComplexObject = {
simple: number;
nested: {
a: string;
array: [{ bar: number }];
};
};
type SimplifiedComplexObject = StrictOmit<ComplexObject, "nested">;
// Result:
// {
// simple: number
// }
// if you want to Omit multiple properties just use union type:
type SimplifiedComplexObject = StrictOmit<ComplexObject, "nested" | "simple">;
// Result:
// { } (empty type)
Omit
and StrictOmit
Comparison between Following the code above, we can compare the behavior of Omit
and StrictOmit
.
type SimplifiedComplexObjectWithStrictOmit = StrictOmit<ComplexObject, "nested" | "simple" | "nonexistent">;
// Result: error
// Type '"simple" | "nested" | "nonexistent"' does not satisfy the constraint '"simple" | "nested"'.
// Type '"nonexistent"' is not assignable to type '"simple" | "nested"'.
type SimplifiedComplexObjectWithOmit = Omit<ComplexObject, "nested" | "simple" | "nonexistent">;
// Result: no error
As is shown in the example, StrictOmit
ensures that no extra key is specified in the filter.
StrictExtract
Usage is similar to the builtin version, but checks the filter type more strictly.
interface Dog {
type: "dog";
woof(): void;
}
interface Cat {
type: "cat";
meow(): void;
}
interface Mouse {
type: "mouse";
squeak(): void;
}
type Animal = Dog | Cat | Mouse;
type DogAnimal = StrictExtract<Animal, { type: "dog" }>;
// Result:
// Dog
// if you want to Extract multiple properties just use union type:
type HouseAnimal = StrictExtract<Animal, { type: "dog" | "cat" }>;
// Result:
// Cat | Dog
Extract
and StrictExtract
Comparison between Following the code above, we can compare the behavior of Extract
and StrictExtract
.
type HouseAnimalWithStrictExtract = StrictExtract<Animal, { type: "dog" | "cat" | "horse" }>;
// Result: error
// Type '"dog" | "cat" | "horse"' is not assignable to type '"mouse" | undefined'
// Type '"dog"' is not assignable to type '"mouse" | undefined'.
type HouseAnimalWithExtract = Extract<Animal, { type: "dog" | "cat" | "horse" }>;
// Result: no error
DeepOmit
Recursively omit deep properties according to key names.
Here is the Teacher
interface.
interface Teacher {
name: string;
gender: string;
students: { name: string; score: number }[];
}
Now suppose you want to omit gender
property of Teacher
, and score
property of students
. You can achieve this
with a simple type filter.
In the filter, the properties to be omitted completely should be defined as either never
or true
. For the properties
you want to partially omit, you should recursively define the sub-properties to be omitted.
type TeacherSimple = DeepOmit<
Teacher,
{
gender: never;
students: {
score: never;
};
}
>;
// The result will be:
// {
// name: string,
// students: {name: string}[]
// }
NOTE
DeepOmit
works fine withArray
s andSet
s. When applied to aMap
, the filter is only applied to its value.- If there exists any property in the filter which is not in the original type, an error will occur.
DeepPick
Recursively pick deep properties according to key names.
This type works as complementary type to DeepOmit, in the similar way like Exclude and Extract types complement each other.
The filter syntax is the same as for the DeepPick, so one filter can be used to obtain both DeepPick and DeepOmit types from it.
The properties to be picked completely should be defined as never
. For the properties you want to partially pick, you
should recursively define the sub-properties to be picked.
interface Teacher {
name: string;
gender: string;
students: { name: string; score: number }[];
}
type TeacherSimple = DeepPick<
Teacher,
{
gender: never;
students: {
score: never;
};
}
>;
// The result will be:
// {
// gender: string;
// students: { score: number }[]
// }
OmitProperties
keywords: filter, props
Removes all properties extending type P
in type T
. NOTE: it works opposite to filtering.
interface Example {
log(): void;
version: string;
}
type ExampleWithoutMethods = OmitProperties<Example, Function>;
// Result:
// {
// version: string;
// }
// if you want to Omit multiple properties just use union type like
type ExampleWithoutMethods = OmitProperties<Example, Function | string>;
// Result:
// { } (empty type)
PickProperties
Pick only properties extending type P
in type T
.
interface Example {
log(): void;
version: string;
versionNumber: number;
}
type ExampleOnlyMethods = PickProperties<Example, Function>;
// Result:
// {
// log(): void;
// }
// if you want to pick multiple properties just use union type like
type ExampleOnlyMethodsAndString = PickProperties<Example, Function | string>;
// Result:
// {
// log(): void;
// version: string;
// }
NonNever
Useful for purifying object types. It improves intellisense but also allows for extracting keys satisfying a conditional type.
type GetDefined<TypesMap extends { [key: string]: any }> = keyof NonNever<{
[T in keyof TypesMap]: TypesMap[T] extends undefined ? never : TypesMap[T];
}>;
NonEmptyObject
Useful for accepting only objects with keys, great after a filter like OmitProperties or PickProperties.
/* return never if the object doesn't have any number value*/
type NumberDictionary<T> = NonEmptyObject<PickProperties<T, number>>;
// return { a: number }
type SomeObject = NumberDictionary<{ a: number; b: string }>;
// return never
type EmptyObject = NumberDictionary<{}>;
Merge
keywords: override
type Foo = {
a: number;
b: string;
};
type Bar = {
b: number;
};
const xyz: Merge<Foo, Bar> = { a: 4, b: 2 };
// Result:
// {
// a: number,
// b: number,
// }
MergeN
keywords: override
type Tuple = [
{
a: number;
b: string;
},
{
b: number;
},
];
const xyz: MergeN<Tuple> = { a: 4, b: 2 };
// Result:
// {
// a: number,
// b: number,
// }
MarkRequired
Useful when youβre sure some optional properties will be set. A real life example: when selecting an object with its related entities from an ORM.
class User {
id: number;
posts?: Post[];
photos?: Photo[];
}
type UserWithPosts = MarkRequired<User, "posts">;
// example usage with a TypeORM repository -- `posts` are now required, `photos` are still optional
async function getUserWithPosts(id: number): Promise<UserWithPosts> {
return userRepo.findOneOrFail({ id }, { relations: ["posts"] }) as Promise<UserWithPosts>;
}
MarkOptional
Useful when you want to make some properties optional without creating a separate type.
interface User {
id: number;
name: string;
email: string;
password: string;
}
type UserWithoutPassword = MarkOptional<User, "password">;
// Result:
// {
// id: number;
// name: string;
// email: string;
// password?: string;
// }
ReadonlyKeys
Gets keys of an object which are readonly.
type T = {
readonly a: number;
b: string;
};
type Result = ReadonlyKeys<T>;
// Result:
// "a"
WritableKeys
Gets keys of an object which are writable.
type T = {
readonly a: number;
b: string;
};
type Result = WritableKeys<T>;
// Result:
// "b"
OptionalKeys
Gets keys of an object which are optional.
type T = {
a: number;
b?: string;
c: string | undefined;
d?: string;
};
type Result = OptionalKeys<T>;
// Result:
// "b" | "d"
RequiredKeys
Gets keys of an object which are required.
type T = {
a: number;
b?: string;
c: string | undefined;
d?: string;
};
type Result = RequiredKeys<T>;
// Result:
// "a" | "c"
PickKeys
Gets keys of properties of given type in object type.
type T = {
a: number;
b?: string;
c: string | undefined;
d: string;
};
type Result1 = PickKeys<T, string>;
// Result1:
// "d"
type Result2 = PickKeys<T, string | undefined>;
// Result2:
// "b" | "c" | "d"
UnionToIntersection
Useful for converting mapped types with function values to intersection type (so in this case - overloaded function).
type Foo = {
bar: string;
xyz: number;
};
type Fn = UnionToIntersection<{ [K in keyof Foo]: (type: K, arg: Foo[K]) => any }[keyof Foo]>;
Opaque types
Opaque types allow you to create unique type that canβt be assigned to base type by accident. Good examples of opaque types include:
- JWTs or other tokens - these are special kinds of string used for authorization purposes. If your app uses multiple types of tokens each should be a separate opaque type to avoid confusion.
- specific currencies - amount of different currencies shouldnβt be mixed
- bitcoin address - special kind of string
Itβs critical to understand that each token (second argument to Opaque
) has to be unique across your codebase.
We encourage you to leverage a pattern where you have single function to validate base type and create opaque type.
type PositiveNumber = Opaque<number, "PositiveNumber">;
function makePositiveNumber(n: number): PositiveNumber {
if (n <= 0) {
throw new Error(`Value ${n} is not positive !`);
}
return n as PositiveNumber; // you can cast it directly without unknown and any
}
type NegativeNumber = Opaque<number, "NegativeNumber">;
function makeNegativeNumber(n: number): NegativeNumber {
if (n >= 0) {
throw new Error(`Value ${n} is not negative !`);
}
return n as NegativeNumber; // you can cast it directly without unknown and any
}
let a = makePositiveNumber(5); // runtime check
let b = makeNegativeNumber(-10); // runtime check
a = b; // error at compile time
Tuple constraint
function foo<T extends Tuple>(tuple: T): T {
return tuple;
}
const ret = foo(["s", 1]);
// return type of [string, number]
You can also parametrize Tuple
type with a type argument to constraint it to certain types, i.e.
Tuple<string | number>
.
Exhaustive switch cases
function actOnDummyOptions(options: DummyOptions): string {
switch (options) {
case "open":
return "it's open!";
case "closed":
return "it's closed";
case "unknown":
return "i have no idea";
default:
// if you would add another option to DummyOptions, you'll get error here!
throw new UnreachableCaseError(options);
}
}
ValueOf type
const obj = {
id: "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000",
name: "Test object",
timestamp: 1548768231486,
};
type objKeys = ValueOf<typeof obj>;
// Result: string | number
ElementOf type
const array = [1, 2, true, false];
type arrayElement = ElementOf<typeof array>;
// Result: number | boolean
ArrayOrSingle
Useful for the functions where data can be passed as a value or an array
const castArray = <T extends any>(value: ArrayOrSingle<T>): T[] => {
if (Array.isArray(value)) {
return value;
}
return [value];
};
// number[]
const numbers = castArray(1);
// string[]
const strings = castArray(["a", "b", "c"]);
AsyncOrSync type
Useful as a return type in interfaces or abstract classes with missing implementation
interface CiProvider {
getSHA(): AsyncOrSync<string>;
// same as
getSHA(): Promise<string> | string;
}
class Circle implements CiProvider {
// implementation can use sync version
getSHA() {
return "abc";
}
}
class Travis implements CiProvider {
// implementation can use async version when needed
async getSHA() {
// do async call
return "def";
}
}
// to get original type use AsyncOrSyncType
AsyncOrSyncType<AsyncOrSync<number>> // return 'number'
Awaited type
Unwrap promised type:
Awaited<Promise<number>> // number
Newable
keywords: constructor, class
Type useful when working with classes (not their instances).
class TestCls {
constructor(arg1: string) {}
}
const t1: Newable<any> = TestCls;
Assertions
keywords: invariant
Simple runtime assertion that narrows involved types using assertion functions.
Note: This function is not purely type level and leaves minimal runtime trace in generated code.
const something: string | undefined = "abc" as any;
assert(something, "Something has to be defined!");
// from now on `something` is string, if this wouldn't be a case, assert would throw
const anything = "abc" as any;
assert(anything instanceof String, "anything has to be a string!");
// from now on `anything` is string
Exact
keywords: same, equals, equality
Exact<TYPE, SHAPE>
Checks if TYPE
is exactly the same as SHAPE
, if yes than TYPE
is returned otherwise never
.
type ABC = { a: number; b: number; c: number }
type BC = { b: number; c: number }
type C = { c: number }
Exact<ABC, C> // returns NEVER
Exact<C, C> // returns C
isExact
isExact<SHAPE>()(value)
is a runtime function that returns (on the type level) value if value is exactly of type
SHAPE
or never
otherwise.
type ABC = { a: number; b: number; c: number };
type BC = { b: number; c: number };
type C = { c: number };
let abc: ABC = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 };
let bc: BC = { b: 2, c: 3 };
// due to TS limitations, isExact has to be a curried function
const isBC = isExact<BC>();
isBC(abc); // returns NEVER -- abc has different structure from BC (excessive property a)
isBC(bc); // works fine
// note: that isExact can be used inline too
isExact<BC>()(abc); // returns NEVER
XOR
Gets the XOR (Exclusive-OR) type which could make 2 types exclude each other.
type A = { a: string };
type B = { a: number; b: boolean };
type C = { c: number };
let A_XOR_B: XOR<A, B>;
let A_XOR_C: XOR<A, C>;
// fail
A_XOR_B = { a: 0 };
A_XOR_B = { b: true };
A_XOR_B = { a: "", b: true };
A_XOR_C = { a: "", c: 0 }; // would be allowed with `A | C` type
// ok
A_XOR_B = { a: 0, b: true };
A_XOR_B = { a: "" };
A_XOR_C = { c: 0 };
Functional type essentials
Head
& Tail
: useful for functional programming, or as building blocks for more complex functional types.
function tail<T extends any[]>(array: T): Tail<T> {
return array.slice(1) as Tail<T>;
}
type FirstParameter<FnT extends (...args: any) => any> = FnT extends (...args: infer ArgsT) => any
? Head<ArgsT>
: never;
TypeScript dependency table
ts-essentials |
typescript / type of dependency |
---|---|
^8.0.0 |
^4.1.0 / peer |
^5.0.0 |
^3.7.0 / peer |
^3.0.1 |
^3.5.0 / peer |
^1.0.1 |
^3.2.2 / dev |
^1.0.0 |
^3.0.3 / dev |
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