name	TypeScript Ecosystem
description	This skill should be used when the user asks to "write typescript", "typescript config", "tsconfig", "type definition", "generics", "utility types", or works with TypeScript language patterns and configuration. Provides comprehensive TypeScript ecosystem patterns and best practices.
version	0.1.0

Provide comprehensive patterns for TypeScript language, configuration, type system, and tooling integration. Node.js version-specific recommended configurations Current LTS - use ES2023 for stable features Upcoming - use ES2024 for latest features { "compilerOptions": { "target": "ES2023", "lib": ["ES2023"], "module": "nodenext", "moduleResolution": "nodenext", "strict": true, "esModuleInterop": true, "skipLibCheck": true, "declaration": true, "declarationMap": true, "sourceMap": true, "outDir": "./dist", "rootDir": "./src" }, "include": ["src"], "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"] } Node.js 22 LTS - use ES2023 target/lib for stable features { "compilerOptions": { "target": "ES2024", "lib": ["ES2024"], "module": "nodenext", "moduleResolution": "nodenext", "strict": true, "esModuleInterop": true, "skipLibCheck": true, "declaration": true, "declarationMap": true, "sourceMap": true, "outDir": "./dist", "rootDir": "./src" }, "include": ["src"], "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"] } Node.js 24 (upcoming) - use ES2024 target/lib for latest features Modern Node.js ESM resolution (recommended) { "compilerOptions": { "module": "nodenext", "moduleResolution": "nodenext" } } Requires "type": "module" in package.json For projects using bundlers (Vite, esbuild, webpack) { "compilerOptions": { "module": "esnext", "moduleResolution": "bundler" } } Import path aliases { "compilerOptions": { "baseUrl": ".", "paths": { "@/*": ["src/*"], "@components/*": ["src/components/*"] } } } baseUrl: deprecated in TS 6.0, removed in TS 7.0; prefer paths without baseUrl moduleResolution: "node" (alias "node10"): deprecated in TS 5.x; use "nodenext" or "bundler" Monorepo and incremental builds { "compilerOptions": { "composite": true, "incremental": true, "tsBuildInfoFile": ".tsbuildinfo" }, "references": [ { "path": "../shared" }, { "path": "../core" } ] } Use tsc --build for incremental compilation Make all properties optional Make all properties required Make all properties readonly Object type with key K and value V Select specific properties from T Exclude specific properties from T Exclude types from union Extract types from union Remove null and undefined Get function return type Get function parameter types as tuple Unwrap Promise type Basic generic function function identity<T>(arg: T): T { return arg; } Generic with type constraints function getProperty<T, K extends keyof T>(obj: T, key: K): T[K] { return obj[key]; } Generic with default type parameter interface Container<T = string> { value: T; } Multiple generic parameters with constraints function merge<T extends object, U extends object>(a: T, b: U): T & U { return { ...a, ...b }; } Basic conditional type type IsString<T> = T extends string ? true : false; Extract types within conditional type UnwrapPromise<T> = T extends Promise<infer U> ? U : T; type ArrayElement<T> = T extends (infer E)[] ? E : never; Distributes over union types type ToArray<T> = T extends any ? T[] : never; // ToArray<string | number> = string[] | number[] Basic mapped type type Readonly<T> = { readonly [P in keyof T]: T[P]; }; Map keys with renaming type Getters<T> = { [K in keyof T as `get${Capitalize<string & K>}`]: () => T[K]; }; Filter properties by type type OnlyStrings<T> = { [K in keyof T as T[K] extends string ? K : never]: T[K]; }; Template literal type construction type EventName = `on${Capitalize<string>}`; type Locale = `${Language}-${Country}`; Extract parameters from template literals type ExtractRouteParams<T> = T extends `${string}:${infer Param}/${infer Rest}` ? Param | ExtractRouteParams<Rest> : T extends `${string}:${infer Param}` ? Param : never; Built-in typeof type guard function process(value: string | number) { if (typeof value === "string") { return value.toUpperCase(); } return value.toFixed(2); } Built-in instanceof type guard function handle(error: Error | string) { if (error instanceof Error) { return error.message; } return error; } Custom type guard function interface Cat { meow(): void; } interface Dog { bark(): void; }

function isCat(pet: Cat | Dog): pet is Cat { return (pet as Cat).meow !== undefined; }

Property existence type guard function move(animal: Fish | Bird) { if ("swim" in animal) { animal.swim(); } else { animal.fly(); } } Nominal typing via branding type UserId = string & { readonly **brand: unique symbol }; type OrderId = string & { readonly **brand: unique symbol };

function createUserId(id: string): UserId { return id as UserId; } Prevent mixing similar primitive types

Type checking without widening const config = { endpoint: "/api", timeout: 3000, } satisfies Record<string, string | number>; // config.endpoint is inferred as "/api" (literal), not string Rust-inspired Result type for error handling type Result<T, E = Error> = | { success: true; data: T } | { success: false; error: E };

function parseJson<T>(json: string): Result<T> { try { return { success: true, data: JSON.parse(json) }; } catch (e) { return { success: false, error: e as Error }; } }

Custom error classes with additional context class ValidationError extends Error { constructor( message: string, public readonly field: string, public readonly code: string ) { super(message); this.name = "ValidationError"; } } Error chaining with cause (ES2022+) try { await fetchData(); } catch (e) { throw new Error("Failed to fetch data", { cause: e }); } Parallel promise execution const [users, posts] = await Promise.all([ fetchUsers(), fetchPosts(), ]); Handle mixed success/failure const results = await Promise.allSettled([ fetchUser(1), fetchUser(2), fetchUser(3), ]);

const successful = results .filter((r): r is PromiseFulfilledResult<User> => r.status === "fulfilled") .map((r) => r.value);

Async generator for pagination async function* paginate<T>(fetchPage: (page: number) => Promise<T[]>) { let page = 0; while (true) { const items = await fetchPage(page++); if (items.length === 0) break; yield* items; } }

for await (const item of paginate(fetchUsers)) { console.log(item); }

ES module export patterns // Named exports export const helper = () => {}; export type Config = { /\* ... \_/ };

// Default export export default class Service {}

// Re-exports export { util } from "./util.js"; export type { UtilOptions } from "./util.js";

index.ts for clean imports // src/components/index.ts export { Button } from "./Button.js"; export { Input } from "./Input.js"; export type { ButtonProps, InputProps } from "./types.js"; Can impact tree-shaking; use sparingly Code splitting with dynamic imports const module = await import("./heavy-module.js"); module.doSomething(); ESLint with TypeScript (flat config) // eslint.config.js import eslint from "@eslint/js"; import tseslint from "typescript-eslint";

export default tseslint.config( eslint.configs.recommended, ...tseslint.configs.strictTypeChecked, { languageOptions: { parserOptions: { projectService: true, tsconfigRootDir: import.meta.dirname, }, }, } ); import.meta.dirname requires Node.js 20.11+ or 21.2+ (not available in Node.js 18 LTS)

Prefer unknown over any Detect unused variables Require explicit boolean conditions Require awaiting promises Use ?? over ||

Prettier configuration for TypeScript { "semi": true, "singleQuote": false, "tabWidth": 2, "trailingComma": "es5", "printWidth": 100 }

Modern, fast test runner // vitest.config.ts import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";

export default defineConfig({ test: { globals: true, environment: "node", coverage: { provider: "v8", reporter: ["text", "json", "html"], }, }, });

Jest configuration for TypeScript // jest.config.ts import type { Config } from "jest";

const config: Config = { preset: "ts-jest", testEnvironment: "node", roots: ["<rootDir>/src"], moduleNameMapper: { "^@/(.*)$": "<rootDir>/src/$1", }, };

export default config;

TypeScript compiler commands tsc - Compile TypeScript tsc --build - Incremental build (monorepo) tsc --noEmit - Type check only tsc --watch - Watch mode TypeScript execution with esbuild tsx src/index.ts - Run TypeScript directly tsx watch src/index.ts - Watch mode Bundle TypeScript libraries // tsup.config.ts import { defineConfig } from "tsup";

export default defineConfig({ entry: ["src/index.ts"], format: ["cjs", "esm"], dts: true, clean: true, sourcemap: true, });

/microsoft/typescript 9.9 16397 Resolve library ID if needed (already known: /microsoft/typescript) Fetch documentation with specific topic Configuration options and patterns Generic type patterns Built-in utility types Module resolution strategies Strict compiler options Path aliases configuration Type declaration generation ESM support in Node.js Overusing 'any' defeats type safety Use 'unknown' and narrow with type guards Excessive 'as' casts bypass type checking Use type guards or proper typing Missing type annotations with noImplicitAny disabled Enable strict mode, add explicit types Barrel files can hurt tree-shaking Use direct imports for large modules Enums have runtime overhead and quirks Use const objects with 'as const' const Status = { Active: "active", Inactive: "inactive", } as const;

type Status = (typeof Status)[keyof typeof Status];

Namespaces are legacy, use ES modules Use regular imports/exports Decorators add complexity and are still experimental Prefer composition and higher-order functions Enable strict mode in all projects Use noUncheckedIndexedAccess for safer array/object access Prefer 'unknown' over 'any' for unknown types Use 'satisfies' to check types without widening Create branded types for domain primitives Use Result types for error handling over exceptions Keep type definitions close to usage Export types separately with 'export type' Use 'const' assertions for literal types Prefer interfaces for public APIs, types for unions/utilities

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