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TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library with static type inference
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import { expect, expectTypeOf, test } from "vitest";
import * as z from "zod/v4";
test("_values", () => {
expect(z.string()._zod.values).toEqual(undefined);
expect(z.enum(["a", "b"])._zod.values).toEqual(new Set(["a", "b"]));
expect(z.nativeEnum({ a: "A", b: "B" })._zod.values).toEqual(new Set(["A", "B"]));
expect(z.literal("test")._zod.values).toEqual(new Set(["test"]));
expect(z.literal(123)._zod.values).toEqual(new Set([123]));
expect(z.literal(true)._zod.values).toEqual(new Set([true]));
expect(z.literal(BigInt(123))._zod.values).toEqual(new Set([BigInt(123)]));
expect(z.undefined()._zod.values).toEqual(new Set([undefined]));
expect(z.null()._zod.values).toEqual(new Set([null]));
const t = z.literal("test");
expect(t.optional()._zod.values).toEqual(new Set(["test", undefined]));
expect(t.nullable()._zod.values).toEqual(new Set(["test", null]));
expect(t.default("test")._zod.values).toEqual(new Set(["test"]));
expect(t.catch("test")._zod.values).toEqual(new Set(["test"]));
const pre = z.preprocess((val) => String(val), z.string()).pipe(z.literal("test"));
expect(pre._zod.values).toEqual(undefined);
const post = z.literal("test").transform((_) => Math.random());
expect(post._zod.values).toEqual(new Set(["test"]));
// Test that readonly literals pass through their values property
expect(z.literal("test").readonly()._zod.values).toEqual(new Set(["test"]));
});
test("valid parse - object", () => {
expect(
z
.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: z.literal("a"), a: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("b"), b: z.string() }),
])
.parse({ type: "a", a: "abc" })
).toEqual({ type: "a", a: "abc" });
});
test("valid - include discriminator key (deprecated)", () => {
expect(
z
.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: z.literal("a"), a: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("b"), b: z.string() }),
])
.parse({ type: "a", a: "abc" })
).toEqual({ type: "a", a: "abc" });
});
test("valid - optional discriminator (object)", () => {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: z.literal("a").optional(), a: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("b"), b: z.string() }),
]);
expect(schema.parse({ type: "a", a: "abc" })).toEqual({ type: "a", a: "abc" });
expect(schema.parse({ a: "abc" })).toEqual({ a: "abc" });
});
test("valid - discriminator value of various primitive types", () => {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: z.literal("1"), val: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal(1), val: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal(BigInt(1)), val: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("true"), val: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal(true), val: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("null"), val: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.null(), val: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("undefined"), val: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.undefined(), val: z.string() }),
]);
expect(schema.parse({ type: "1", val: "val" })).toEqual({ type: "1", val: "val" });
expect(schema.parse({ type: 1, val: "val" })).toEqual({ type: 1, val: "val" });
expect(schema.parse({ type: BigInt(1), val: "val" })).toEqual({
type: BigInt(1),
val: "val",
});
expect(schema.parse({ type: "true", val: "val" })).toEqual({
type: "true",
val: "val",
});
expect(schema.parse({ type: true, val: "val" })).toEqual({
type: true,
val: "val",
});
expect(schema.parse({ type: "null", val: "val" })).toEqual({
type: "null",
val: "val",
});
expect(schema.parse({ type: null, val: "val" })).toEqual({
type: null,
val: "val",
});
expect(schema.parse({ type: "undefined", val: "val" })).toEqual({
type: "undefined",
val: "val",
});
expect(schema.parse({ type: undefined, val: "val" })).toEqual({
type: undefined,
val: "val",
});
const fail = schema.safeParse({
type: "not_a_key",
val: "val",
});
expect(fail.error).toBeInstanceOf(z.ZodError);
});
test("invalid - null", () => {
try {
z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: z.literal("a"), a: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("b"), b: z.string() }),
]).parse(null);
throw new Error();
} catch (e: any) {
// [
// {
// code: z.ZodIssueCode.invalid_type,
// expected: z.ZodParsedType.object,
// input: null,
// message: "Expected object, received null",
// received: z.ZodParsedType.null,
// path: [],
// },
// ];
expect(e.issues).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
[
{
"code": "invalid_type",
"expected": "object",
"message": "Invalid input: expected object, received null",
"path": [],
},
]
`);
}
});
test("invalid discriminator value", () => {
const result = z
.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: z.literal("a"), a: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("b"), b: z.string() }),
])
.safeParse({ type: "x", a: "abc" });
expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"error": [ZodError: [
{
"code": "invalid_union",
"errors": [],
"note": "No matching discriminator",
"discriminator": "type",
"options": [
"a",
"b"
],
"path": [
"type"
],
"message": "Invalid discriminator value. Expected 'a' | 'b'"
}
]],
"success": false,
}
`);
});
test("invalid discriminator value - unionFallback", () => {
const result = z
.discriminatedUnion(
"type",
[z.object({ type: z.literal("a"), a: z.string() }), z.object({ type: z.literal("b"), b: z.string() })],
{ unionFallback: true }
)
.safeParse({ type: "x", a: "abc" });
expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"error": [ZodError: [
{
"code": "invalid_union",
"errors": [
[
{
"code": "invalid_value",
"values": [
"a"
],
"path": [
"type"
],
"message": "Invalid input: expected \\"a\\""
}
],
[
{
"code": "invalid_value",
"values": [
"b"
],
"path": [
"type"
],
"message": "Invalid input: expected \\"b\\""
},
{
"expected": "string",
"code": "invalid_type",
"path": [
"b"
],
"message": "Invalid input: expected string, received undefined"
}
]
],
"path": [],
"message": "Invalid input"
}
]],
"success": false,
}
`);
});
test("valid discriminator value, invalid data", () => {
const result = z
.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: z.literal("a"), a: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("b"), b: z.string() }),
])
.safeParse({ type: "a", b: "abc" });
// [
// {
// code: z.ZodIssueCode.invalid_type,
// expected: z.ZodParsedType.string,
// message: "Required",
// path: ["a"],
// received: z.ZodParsedType.undefined,
// },
// ];
expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"error": [ZodError: [
{
"expected": "string",
"code": "invalid_type",
"path": [
"a"
],
"message": "Invalid input: expected string, received undefined"
}
]],
"success": false,
}
`);
});
test("wrong schema - missing discriminator", () => {
// An option whose properties can be listed is checked when the union is constructed.
expect(() => z.discriminatedUnion("type", [z.object({ value: z.string() })])).toThrow(
/Invalid discriminated union option at index "0"/
);
expect(() =>
z.discriminatedUnion("type", [z.object({ type: z.literal("a"), a: z.string() }), z.object({ b: z.string() })])
).toThrow(/Invalid discriminated union option at index "1"/);
// An option whose shape cannot be listed without resolving it — a pipe here — is left to the lookup map, and fails on the first object parsed.
const viaPipe = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ value: z.literal("x") }).pipe(z.object({ value: z.literal("x") })),
]);
expect(() => viaPipe.safeParse({ value: "x" })).toThrow(/Invalid discriminated union option at index "0"/);
});
test("the construction check follows shape through both of its phases", () => {
// `shape` answers from the object the caller passed until the first read, then from a frozen copy. A key list derived at either moment would disagree with it at the other and reject an option that does carry the discriminator.
const mutatedBeforeRead: Record<string, z.ZodType> = { value: z.string() };
const A = z.object(mutatedBeforeRead);
mutatedBeforeRead.type = z.literal("a");
expect(
z.discriminatedUnion("type", [A, z.object({ type: z.literal("b") })]).parse({ type: "a", value: "x" })
).toEqual({ type: "a", value: "x" });
const mutatedAfterRead: Record<string, z.ZodType> = { type: z.literal("a"), value: z.string() };
const B = z.object(mutatedAfterRead);
B.parse({ type: "a", value: "x" });
delete mutatedAfterRead.type;
expect(() => z.discriminatedUnion("type", [B])).not.toThrow();
});
test("deriving a schema neither clobbers nor is inherited by the source", () => {
// `.describe()` and friends reuse the def by identity, so the source keeps its own check.
const A = z.object({ value: z.literal("x") });
A.describe("just documenting this");
expect(() => z.discriminatedUnion("type", [A])).toThrow(/Invalid discriminated union option/);
expect(() => z.discriminatedUnion("type", [A.describe("d")])).toThrow(/Invalid discriminated union option/);
// A def rebuilt by a builder is a different object, so it inherits nothing and is left to the lookup map.
const Base = z.object({ status: z.literal("failed"), message: z.string() });
expect(() => z.discriminatedUnion("code", [Base.extend({ code: z.literal(400) })])).not.toThrow();
});
test("mutually-recursive getter options are checked without resolving them", () => {
// `Object.keys` lists a shape's keys without invoking them, so the check sees `child` without running the getter that references the union being constructed.
const variantA = z.object({
kind: z.literal("a"),
get child() {
return tree.optional();
},
});
const variantB = z.object({
kind: z.literal("b"),
get sibling() {
return tree.optional();
},
});
const tree = z.discriminatedUnion("kind", [variantA, variantB]);
expect(tree.parse({ kind: "a", child: { kind: "b" } })).toEqual({ kind: "a", child: { kind: "b" } });
});
// removed to account for unions of unions
// test("wrong schema - duplicate discriminator values", () => {
// try {
// z.discriminatedUnion("type",[
// z.object({ type: z.literal("a"), a: z.string() }),
// z.object({ type: z.literal("a"), b: z.string() }),
// ]);
// throw new Error();
// } catch (e: any) {
// expect(e.message.includes("Duplicate discriminator value")).toEqual(true);
// }
// });
test("async - valid", async () => {
const schema = await z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({
type: z.literal("a"),
a: z
.string()
.refine(async () => true)
.transform(async (val) => Number(val)),
}),
z.object({
type: z.literal("b"),
b: z.string(),
}),
]);
const data = { type: "a", a: "1" };
const result = await schema.safeParseAsync(data);
expect(result.data).toEqual({ type: "a", a: 1 });
});
test("async - invalid", async () => {
// try {
const a = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({
type: z.literal("a"),
a: z
.string()
.refine(async () => true)
.transform(async (val) => val),
}),
z.object({
type: z.literal("b"),
b: z.string(),
}),
]);
const result = await a.safeParseAsync({ type: "a", a: 1 });
// expect(JSON.parse(e.message)).toEqual([
// {
// code: "invalid_type",
// expected: "string",
// input: 1,
// received: "number",
// path: ["a"],
// message: "Expected string, received number",
// },
// ]);
expect(result.error).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
[ZodError: [
{
"expected": "string",
"code": "invalid_type",
"path": [
"a"
],
"message": "Invalid input: expected string, received number"
}
]]
`);
});
test("valid - literals with .default or .pipe", () => {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({
type: z.literal("foo").default("foo"),
a: z.string(),
}),
z.object({
type: z.literal("custom"),
method: z.string(),
}),
z.object({
type: z.literal("bar").transform((val) => val),
c: z.string(),
}),
]);
expect(schema.parse({ type: "foo", a: "foo" })).toEqual({
type: "foo",
a: "foo",
});
});
test("enum and nativeEnum", () => {
enum MyEnum {
d = 0,
e = "e",
}
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("key", [
z.object({
key: z.literal("a"),
// Add other properties specific to this option
}),
z.object({
key: z.enum(["b", "c"]),
// Add other properties specific to this option
}),
z.object({
key: z.nativeEnum(MyEnum),
// Add other properties specific to this option
}),
]);
type schema = z.infer<typeof schema>;
expectTypeOf<schema>().toEqualTypeOf<{ key: "a" } | { key: "b" | "c" } | { key: MyEnum.d | MyEnum.e }>();
schema.parse({ key: "a" });
schema.parse({ key: "b" });
schema.parse({ key: "c" });
schema.parse({ key: MyEnum.d });
schema.parse({ key: MyEnum.e });
schema.parse({ key: "e" });
});
test("branded", () => {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("key", [
z.object({
key: z.literal("a"),
// Add other properties specific to this option
}),
z.object({
key: z.literal("b").brand<"asdfasdf">(),
// Add other properties specific to this option
}),
]);
type schema = z.infer<typeof schema>;
expectTypeOf<schema>().toEqualTypeOf<{ key: "a" } | { key: "b" & z.core.$brand<"asdfasdf"> }>();
schema.parse({ key: "a" });
schema.parse({ key: "b" });
expect(() => {
schema.parse({ key: "c" });
}).toThrow();
});
test("optional and nullable", () => {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("key", [
z.object({
key: z.literal("a").optional(),
a: z.literal(true),
}),
z.object({
key: z.literal("b").nullable(),
b: z.literal(true),
// Add other properties specific to this option
}),
]);
type schema = z.infer<typeof schema>;
expectTypeOf<schema>().toEqualTypeOf<{ key?: "a" | undefined; a: true } | { key: "b" | null; b: true }>();
schema.parse({ key: "a", a: true });
schema.parse({ key: undefined, a: true });
schema.parse({ key: "b", b: true });
schema.parse({ key: null, b: true });
expect(() => {
schema.parse({ key: null, a: true });
}).toThrow();
expect(() => {
schema.parse({ key: "b", a: true });
}).toThrow();
const value = schema.parse({ key: null, b: true });
if (!("key" in value)) value.a;
if (value.key === undefined) value.a;
if (value.key === "a") value.a;
if (value.key === "b") value.b;
if (value.key === null) value.b;
});
test("multiple discriminators", () => {
const FreeConfig = z.object({
type: z.literal("free"),
min_cents: z.null(),
});
// console.log(FreeConfig.shape.type);
const PricedConfig = z.object({
type: z.literal("fiat-price"),
// min_cents: z.int().nullable(),
min_cents: z.null(),
});
const Config = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [FreeConfig, PricedConfig]);
Config.parse({
min_cents: null,
type: "fiat-price",
name: "Standard",
});
expect(() => {
Config.parse({
min_cents: null,
type: "not real",
name: "Standard",
});
}).toThrow();
});
test("single element union", () => {
const schema = z.object({
a: z.literal("discKey"),
b: z.enum(["apple", "banana"]),
c: z.object({ id: z.string() }),
});
const input = {
a: "discKey",
b: "apple",
c: {}, // Invalid, as schema requires `id` property
};
// Validation must fail here, but it doesn't
const u = z.discriminatedUnion("a", [schema]);
const result = u.safeParse(input);
expect(result).toMatchObject({ success: false });
expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"error": [ZodError: [
{
"expected": "string",
"code": "invalid_type",
"path": [
"c",
"id"
],
"message": "Invalid input: expected string, received undefined"
}
]],
"success": false,
}
`);
expect(u.options.length).toEqual(1);
});
test("nested discriminated unions", () => {
const BaseError = z.object({ status: z.literal("failed"), message: z.string() });
const MyErrors = z.discriminatedUnion("code", [
BaseError.extend({ code: z.literal(400) }),
BaseError.extend({ code: z.literal(401) }),
BaseError.extend({ code: z.literal(500) }),
]);
const MyResult = z.discriminatedUnion("status", [
z.object({ status: z.literal("success"), data: z.string() }),
MyErrors,
]);
expect(MyErrors._zod.propValues).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"code": Set {
400,
401,
500,
},
"status": Set {
"failed",
},
}
`);
expect(MyResult._zod.propValues).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"code": Set {
400,
401,
500,
},
"status": Set {
"success",
"failed",
},
}
`);
const result = MyResult.parse({ status: "success", data: "hello" });
expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"data": "hello",
"status": "success",
}
`);
const result2 = MyResult.parse({ status: "failed", code: 400, message: "bad request" });
expect(result2).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"code": 400,
"message": "bad request",
"status": "failed",
}
`);
const result3 = MyResult.parse({ status: "failed", code: 401, message: "unauthorized" });
expect(result3).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"code": 401,
"message": "unauthorized",
"status": "failed",
}
`);
const result4 = MyResult.parse({ status: "failed", code: 500, message: "internal server error" });
expect(result4).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"code": 500,
"message": "internal server error",
"status": "failed",
}
`);
});
test("readonly literal discriminator", () => {
const discUnion = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: z.literal("a").readonly(), a: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("b"), b: z.number() }),
]);
// Test that both discriminator values are correctly included in propValues
const propValues = discUnion._zod.propValues;
expect(propValues?.type?.has("a")).toBe(true);
expect(propValues?.type?.has("b")).toBe(true);
// Test that the discriminated union works correctly
const result1 = discUnion.parse({ type: "a", a: "hello" });
expect(result1).toEqual({ type: "a", a: "hello" });
const result2 = discUnion.parse({ type: "b", b: 42 });
expect(result2).toEqual({ type: "b", b: 42 });
// Test that invalid discriminator values are rejected
expect(() => {
discUnion.parse({ type: "c", a: "hello" });
}).toThrow();
});
test("pipes", () => {
const schema = z
.object({
type: z.literal("foo"),
})
.transform((s) => ({ ...s, v: 2 }));
expect(schema._zod.propValues).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
{
"type": Set {
"foo",
},
}
`);
const schema2 = z.object({
type: z.literal("bar"),
});
const combinedSchema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [schema, schema2], {
unionFallback: false,
});
combinedSchema.parse({
type: "foo",
v: 2,
});
});
test("def", () => {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion(
"type",
[z.object({ type: z.literal("play") }), z.object({ type: z.literal("pause") })],
{ unionFallback: true }
);
expect(schema.def).toBeDefined();
expect(schema.def.discriminator).toEqual("type");
expect(schema.def.unionFallback).toEqual(true);
});
test("encode with codec discriminator", () => {
const codec1 = z.codec(z.literal(1), z.literal("one"), {
decode: () => "one" as const,
encode: () => 1 as const,
});
const codec2 = z.codec(z.literal(2), z.literal("two"), {
decode: () => "two" as const,
encode: () => 2 as const,
});
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: codec1, value: z.string() }),
z.object({ type: codec2, value: z.number() }),
]);
// decode (forward) should work
const decoded = schema.decode({ type: 1, value: "hello" });
expect(decoded).toEqual({ type: "one", value: "hello" });
// encode (backward) should also work — the discriminator values differ between forward (1, 2) and backward ("one", "two") directions
const encoded = z.encode(schema, { type: "one", value: "hello" });
expect(encoded).toEqual({ type: 1, value: "hello" });
});
test("nested encoding does not select a sibling from forward discriminator values", async () => {
const tag = (value: "a" | "b") =>
z.codec(z.literal(value).default(value), z.undefined(), {
decode: () => undefined,
encode: () => value,
});
const inner = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: tag("a"), value: z.literal("a") }),
z.object({ type: tag("b"), value: z.literal("b") }),
]);
const outer = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [inner, z.object({ type: z.undefined(), value: z.string() })]);
for (const value of ["a", "b"] as const) {
const input = { type: undefined, value };
const expected = { type: value, value };
expect(z.encode(inner, input)).toEqual(expected);
expect(z.encode(outer, input)).toEqual(expected);
expect(await z.encodeAsync(outer, input)).toEqual(expected);
}
});
test("getDiscriminatedOption", () => {
const fruit = z.object({ type: z.literal("fruit"), seeds: z.boolean() });
const veg = z.object({ type: z.literal("vegetable"), leafy: z.boolean() });
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [fruit, veg]);
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(schema, "fruit")).toBe(fruit);
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(schema, "vegetable")).toBe(veg);
// The result is narrowed to the one member, not the union of all of them.
expectTypeOf(z.getDiscriminatedOption(schema, "fruit")).toEqualTypeOf<typeof fruit>();
expectTypeOf(z.getDiscriminatedOption(schema, "vegetable")).toEqualTypeOf<typeof veg>();
// @ts-expect-error — "unknown" is not a declared discriminator value
z.getDiscriminatedOption(schema, "unknown");
});
test("getDiscriminatedOption — multi-value members and non-string discriminators", () => {
const a = z.object({ type: z.literal(["x", "y"]), payload: z.string() });
const b = z.object({ type: z.literal("z"), payload: z.number() });
const multi = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [a, b]);
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(multi, "x")).toBe(a);
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(multi, "y")).toBe(a);
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(multi, "z")).toBe(b);
const num = z.object({ type: z.literal(1) });
const bool = z.object({ type: z.literal(true) });
const nul = z.object({ type: z.null() });
const mixed = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [num, bool, nul]);
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(mixed, 1)).toBe(num);
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(mixed, true)).toBe(bool);
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(mixed, null)).toBe(nul);
// An omittable discriminator claims undefined, so it resolves like any other value.
const opt = z.object({ type: z.literal("a").optional(), a: z.string() });
const req = z.object({ type: z.literal("b"), b: z.string() });
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(z.discriminatedUnion("type", [opt, req]), undefined)).toBe(opt);
});
test("getDiscriminatedOption caches in the bag and costs nothing until called", () => {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [z.object({ type: z.literal("a") }), z.object({ type: z.literal("b") })]);
expect(schema._zod.bag.optionsMap).toBeUndefined();
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(schema, "a")).toBe(schema.options[0]);
const map = schema._zod.bag.optionsMap;
expect(map).toBeInstanceOf(Map);
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(schema, "b")).toBe(schema.options[1]);
expect(schema._zod.bag.optionsMap).toBe(map);
// A clone recomputes rather than inheriting the cache.
expect(schema.clone()._zod.bag.optionsMap).toBeUndefined();
});
test.each(["__proto__", "constructor", "toString", "hasOwnProperty", "valueOf"])(
"Object.prototype discriminator name: %s",
(key) => {
const first = z.object({ [key]: z.literal("a"), value: z.string() });
const second = z.object({ [key]: z.literal("b"), value: z.number() });
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion(key, [first, second]);
expect(schema._zod.propValues?.[key]).toEqual(new Set(["a", "b"]));
const input = Object.fromEntries([
[key, "a"],
["value", "ok"],
]);
const parsed: any = schema.parse(input);
expect(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(parsed, key)).toBe(key !== "__proto__");
if (key !== "__proto__") expect(parsed[key]).toBe("a");
expect(parsed.value).toBe("ok");
}
);
test("an omittable discriminator claims undefined", () => {
const omittable = [
z.exactOptional(z.literal("a")),
z.optional(z.literal("a")),
z.literal("a").default("a"),
z.literal("a").prefault("a"),
z.literal("a").catch("a"),
];
for (const k of omittable) {
expect(z.object({ k })._zod.propValues.k).toEqual(new Set(["a", undefined]));
}
// one option omits the key: it claims undefined, so an absent key routes there and the union agrees
const options = [
z.object({ k: z.exactOptional(z.literal("a")), x: z.string() }),
z.object({ k: z.literal("b"), y: z.number() }),
] as const;
expect(z.discriminatedUnion("k", options).safeParse({ x: "s" }).success).toEqual(true);
expect(z.union(options).safeParse({ x: "s" }).success).toEqual(true);
expect(z.discriminatedUnion("k", options).safeParse({ k: "b", y: 1 }).success).toEqual(true);
// ambiguous absence does not prevent explicit tags from routing
for (const k of omittable) {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("k", [z.object({ k }), z.object({ k: z.exactOptional(z.literal("c")) })]);
expect(schema.parse({ k: "a" })).toEqual({ k: "a" });
expect(schema.parse({ k: "c" })).toEqual({ k: "c" });
expect(schema.safeParse({}).success).toBe(false);
}
});
test("defaulted discriminators preserve tagged parsing without guessing a member", async () => {
const a = z.object({ type: z.literal("a").default("a"), x: z.number().positive() });
const b = z.object({ type: z.literal("b").default("b"), y: z.string() });
const c = z.object({ type: z.literal("c").default("c"), z: z.boolean() });
for (const options of [
[a, b, c],
[c, b, a],
] as const) {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", options);
for (const input of [a.parse({ x: 1 }), b.parse({ y: "s" }), c.parse({ z: true })]) {
expect(schema.parse(input)).toEqual(input);
expect((await schema.safeParseAsync(input)).success).toBe(true);
}
for (const input of [{ x: 1, y: "s", z: true }, { type: undefined }, { type: "other" }, { type: "a", x: -1 }]) {
expect(schema.safeParse(input).success).toBe(false);
expect((await schema.safeParseAsync(input)).success).toBe(false);
}
const result = schema.safeParse({});
expect(result.error?.issues[0]).toMatchObject({
code: "invalid_union",
path: ["type"],
options: options.map((o) => o.shape.type.unwrap().value),
});
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(schema, "a")).toBe(a);
}
const unique = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [a, b.safeExtend({ type: b.shape.type.unwrap() })]);
expect(unique.parse({ x: 1 })).toEqual({ type: "a", x: 1 });
});
test("undefined collisions are value-based and discriminator lookup rejects ambiguity", () => {
const a = z.object({ type: z.literal("a").optional() });
const absent = z.object({ type: z.undefined() });
for (const options of [
[a, absent],
[absent, a],
[absent, absent, a],
] as const) {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", options);
expect(schema.parse({ type: "a" })).toEqual({ type: "a" });
expect(schema.safeParse({}).success).toBe(false);
expect(() => z.getDiscriminatedOption(schema, undefined)).toThrow('Ambiguous discriminator value "undefined"');
}
const unique = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [absent, z.object({ type: z.literal("a") })]);
expect(unique.parse({ type: undefined })).toEqual({ type: undefined });
expect(z.getDiscriminatedOption(unique, undefined)).toBe(absent);
});
test("non-undefined discriminator collisions remain schema errors", () => {
for (const tag of [z.literal("a").default("a"), z.literal(["a", "b"]), z.literal("a").nullable()]) {
const schema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [z.object({ type: tag }), z.object({ type: tag })]);
expect(() => schema.safeParse({ type: "a" })).toThrow(/Duplicate discriminator value/);
expect(() => z.encode(schema, { type: "a" })).toThrow(/Duplicate discriminator value/);
expect(() => z.getDiscriminatedOption(schema, "a")).toThrow(/Duplicate discriminator value/);
}
const nullable = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
z.object({ type: z.literal("a").nullable() }),
z.object({ type: z.literal("b").nullable() }),
]);
expect(() => nullable.safeParse({ type: "a" })).toThrow('Duplicate discriminator value "null"');
});
test("nested defaulted unions only advertise routable discriminator values", () => {
const a = z.object({ type: z.literal("a").default("a"), group: z.literal("inner") });
const b = z.object({ type: z.literal("b").default("b"), group: z.literal("inner") });
const inner = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [a, b]);
const c = z.object({ type: z.literal("c").default("c"), group: z.literal("outer") });
expect(inner._zod.propValues.type).toEqual(new Set(["a", "b"]));
for (const schema of [
z.discriminatedUnion("type", [z.lazy(() => inner), c]),
z.discriminatedUnion("group", [inner, c]),
]) {
expect(schema.parse({ type: "a", group: "inner" })).toEqual({ type: "a", group: "inner" });
expect(schema.parse({ group: "outer" })).toEqual({ type: "c", group: "outer" });
expect(schema.safeParse({ group: "inner" }).success).toBe(false);
}
const fallback = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [a, b], { unionFallback: true });
expect(fallback._zod.propValues.type.has(undefined)).toBe(true);
expect(fallback.parse({ group: "inner" })).toEqual({ type: "a", group: "inner" });
});