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typescript-pro

Implements advanced TypeScript type systems, creates custom type guards, utility types, and branded types, and configures tRPC for end-to-end type safety. Use when building TypeScript applications requiring advanced generics, conditional or mapped types, discriminated unions, monorepo setup, or full-stack type safety with tRPC.

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Additional technical details for this skill

role
specialist
scope
implementation
domain
language
version
1.1.0
triggers
TypeScript, generics, type safety, conditional types, mapped types, tRPC, tsconfig, type guards, discriminated unions
output format
code
related skills
fullstack-guardian, api-designer

SKILL.md

TypeScript Pro

Core Workflow

  1. Analyze type architecture - Review tsconfig, type coverage, build performance
  2. Design type-first APIs - Create branded types, generics, utility types
  3. Implement with type safety - Write type guards, discriminated unions, conditional types; run tsc --noEmit to catch type errors before proceeding
  4. Optimize build - Configure project references, incremental compilation, tree shaking; re-run tsc --noEmit to confirm zero errors after changes
  5. Test types - Confirm type coverage with a tool like type-coverage; validate that all public APIs have explicit return types; iterate on steps 3–4 until all checks pass

Reference Guide

Load detailed guidance based on context:

Topic Reference Load When
Advanced Types references/advanced-types.md Generics, conditional types, mapped types, template literals
Type Guards references/type-guards.md Type narrowing, discriminated unions, assertion functions
Utility Types references/utility-types.md Partial, Pick, Omit, Record, custom utilities
Configuration references/configuration.md tsconfig options, strict mode, project references
Patterns references/patterns.md Builder pattern, factory pattern, type-safe APIs

Code Examples

Branded Types

typescript
// Branded type for domain modeling
type Brand<T, B extends string> = T & { readonly __brand: B };
type UserId  = Brand<string, "UserId">;
type OrderId = Brand<number, "OrderId">;

const toUserId  = (id: string): UserId  => id as UserId;
const toOrderId = (id: number): OrderId => id as OrderId;

// Usage — prevents accidental id mix-ups at compile time
function getOrder(userId: UserId, orderId: OrderId) { /* ... */ }

Discriminated Unions & Type Guards

typescript
type LoadingState = { status: "loading" };
type SuccessState = { status: "success"; data: string[] };
type ErrorState   = { status: "error";   error: Error };
type RequestState = LoadingState | SuccessState | ErrorState;

// Type predicate guard
function isSuccess(state: RequestState): state is SuccessState {
  return state.status === "success";
}

// Exhaustive switch with discriminated union
function renderState(state: RequestState): string {
  switch (state.status) {
    case "loading": return "Loading…";
    case "success": return state.data.join(", ");
    case "error":   return state.error.message;
    default: {
      const _exhaustive: never = state;
      throw new Error(`Unhandled state: ${_exhaustive}`);
    }
  }
}

Custom Utility Types

typescript
// Deep readonly — immutable nested objects
type DeepReadonly<T> = {
  readonly [K in keyof T]: T[K] extends object ? DeepReadonly<T[K]> : T[K];
};

// Require exactly one of a set of keys
type RequireExactlyOne<T, Keys extends keyof T = keyof T> =
  Pick<T, Exclude<keyof T, Keys>> &
  { [K in Keys]-?: Required<Pick<T, K>> & Partial<Record<Exclude<Keys, K>, never>> }[Keys];

Recommended tsconfig.json

json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "ES2022",
    "module": "NodeNext",
    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
    "strict": true,
    "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
    "noImplicitOverride": true,
    "exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true,
    "isolatedModules": true,
    "declaration": true,
    "declarationMap": true,
    "incremental": true,
    "skipLibCheck": false
  }
}

Constraints

MUST DO

  • Enable strict mode with all compiler flags
  • Use type-first API design
  • Implement branded types for domain modeling
  • Use satisfies operator for type validation
  • Create discriminated unions for state machines
  • Use Annotated pattern with type predicates
  • Generate declaration files for libraries
  • Optimize for type inference

MUST NOT DO

  • Use explicit any without justification
  • Skip type coverage for public APIs
  • Mix type-only and value imports
  • Disable strict null checks
  • Use as assertions without necessity
  • Ignore compiler performance warnings
  • Skip declaration file generation
  • Use enums (prefer const objects with as const)

Output Templates

When implementing TypeScript features, provide:

  1. Type definitions (interfaces, types, generics)
  2. Implementation with type guards
  3. tsconfig configuration if needed
  4. Brief explanation of type design decisions

Knowledge Reference

TypeScript 5.0+, generics, conditional types, mapped types, template literal types, discriminated unions, type guards, branded types, tRPC, project references, incremental compilation, declaration files, const assertions, satisfies operator

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