A collection of essential TypeScript types

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/sindresorhus/type-fest.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/sindresorhus/type-fest) [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/unicorn-approved-ff69b4.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9auOCbH5Ns4) Many of the types here should have been built-in. You can help by suggesting some of them to the [TypeScript project](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). Either add this package as a dependency or copy-paste the needed types. No credit required. 👌 PR welcome for additional commonly needed types and docs improvements. Read the [contributing guidelines](.github/contributing.md) first. ## Install ``` $ npm install type-fest ``` *Requires TypeScript >=3.2* ## Usage ```ts import {Except} from 'type-fest'; type Foo = { unicorn: string; rainbow: boolean; }; type FooWithoutRainbow = Except; //=> {unicorn: string} ``` ## API Click the type names for complete docs. ### Basic - [`Primitive`](source/basic.d.ts) - Matches any [primitive value](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Primitive). - [`Class`](source/basic.d.ts) - Matches a [`class` constructor](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Classes). - [`TypedArray`](source/basic.d.ts) - Matches any [typed array](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray), like `Uint8Array` or `Float64Array`. - [`JsonObject`](source/basic.d.ts) - Matches a JSON object. - [`JsonArray`](source/basic.d.ts) - Matches a JSON array. - [`JsonValue`](source/basic.d.ts) - Matches any valid JSON value. - [`ObservableLike`](source/basic.d.ts) - Matches a value that is like an [Observable](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-observable). ### Utilities - [`Except`](source/except.d.ts) - Create a type from an object type without certain keys. This is a stricter version of [`Omit`](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/release-notes/typescript-3-5.html#the-omit-helper-type). - [`Mutable`](source/mutable.d.ts) - Convert an object with `readonly` properties into a mutable object. Inverse of `Readonly`. - [`Merge`](source/merge.d.ts) - Merge two types into a new type. Keys of the second type overrides keys of the first type. - [`MergeExclusive`](source/merge-exclusive.d.ts) - Create a type that has mutually exclusive properties. - [`RequireAtLeastOne`](source/require-at-least-one.d.ts) - Create a type that requires at least one of the given properties. - [`ReadonlyDeep`](source/readonly-deep.d.ts) - Create a deeply immutable version of a `object`/`Map`/`Set`/`Array` type. - [`LiteralUnion`](source/literal-union.d.ts) - Create a union type by combining primitive types and literal types without sacrificing auto-completion in IDEs for the literal type part of the union. Workaround for [Microsoft/TypeScript#29729](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/29729). - [`Promisable`](source/promisable.d.ts) - Create a type that represents either the value or the value wrapped in `PromiseLike`. ### Miscellaneous - [`PackageJson`](source/package-json.d.ts) - Type for [npm's `package.json` file](https://docs.npmjs.com/creating-a-package-json-file). ## Declined types *If we decline a type addition, we will make sure to document the better solution here.* - [`Diff` and `Spread`](https://github.com/sindresorhus/type-fest/pull/7) - The PR author didn't provide any real-world use-cases and the PR went stale. If you think this type is useful, provide some real-world use-cases and we might reconsider. ## Tips ### Built-in types There are many advanced types most users don't know about. - [`Partial`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1401-L1406) - Make all properties in `T` optional. - [`Required`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1408-L1413) - Make all properties in `T` required. - [`Readonly`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1415-L1420) - Make all properties in `T` readonly. - [`Pick`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1422-L1427) - From `T`, pick a set of properties whose keys are in the union `K`. - [`Record`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1429-L1434) - Construct a type with a set of properties `K` of type `T`. - [`Exclude`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1436-L1439) - Exclude from `T` those types that are assignable to `U`. - [`Extract`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1441-L1444) - Extract from `T` those types that are assignable to `U`. - [`NonNullable`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1446-L1449) - Exclude `null` and `undefined` from `T`. - [`Parameters`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1451-L1454) - Obtain the parameters of a function type in a tuple. - [`ConstructorParameters`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1456-L1459) - Obtain the parameters of a constructor function type in a tuple. - [`ReturnType`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1461-L1464) – Obtain the return type of a function type. - [`InstanceType`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/2961bc3fc0ea1117d4e53bc8e97fa76119bc33e3/src/lib/es5.d.ts#L1466-L1469) – Obtain the instance type of a constructor function type. You can find some examples in the [TypeScript docs](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/advanced-types.html#predefined-conditional-types). ## Maintainers - [Sindre Sorhus](https://github.com/sindresorhus) - [Jarek Radosz](https://github.com/CvX) - [Dimitri Benin](https://github.com/BendingBender) ## License (MIT OR CC0-1.0)