convex/src/type_utils.ts

Client for the Convex Cloud

/**
 * Common utilities for manipulating TypeScript types.
 * @module
 */

/**
 * Hack! This type causes TypeScript to simplify how it renders object types.
 *
 * It is functionally the identity for object types, but in practice it can
 * simplify expressions like `A & B`.
 */
export type Expand<ObjectType extends Record<any, any>> =
  ObjectType extends Record<any, any>
    ? {
        [Key in keyof ObjectType]: ObjectType[Key];
      }
    : never;

/**
 * An `Omit<>` type that:
 * 1. Applies to each element of a union.
 * 2. Preserves the index signature of the underlying type.
 */
export type BetterOmit<T, K extends keyof T> = {
  [Property in keyof T as Property extends K ? never : Property]: T[Property];
};

/**
 * Convert a union type like `A | B | C` into an intersection type like
 * `A & B & C`.
 */
export type UnionToIntersection<UnionType> = (
  UnionType extends any ? (k: UnionType) => void : never
) extends (k: infer I) => void
  ? I
  : never;