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Master enterprise-grade TypeScript development with type-safe patterns, modern tooling, and framework integration. This skill provides comprehensive guidance for TypeScript 5.9+, covering type system fundamentals (generics, mapped types, conditional types, satisfies operator), enterprise patterns (error handling, validation with Zod), React integration for type-safe frontends, NestJS for scalable APIs, and LangChain.js for AI applications. Use when building type-safe applications, migrating JavaScript codebases, configuring modern toolchains (Vite 7, pnpm, ESLint, Vitest), implementing advanced type patterns, or comparing TypeScript with Java/Python approaches.
npx skill4agent add spillwavesolutions/mastering-typescript-skill mastering-typescriptCompatibility: TypeScript 5.9+, Node.js 22 LTS, Vite 7, NestJS 11, React 19
# Initialize TypeScript project with ESM
pnpm create vite@latest my-app --template vanilla-ts
cd my-app && pnpm install
# Configure strict TypeScript
cat > tsconfig.json << 'EOF'
{
"compilerOptions": {
"target": "ES2024",
"module": "ESNext",
"moduleResolution": "bundler",
"strict": true,
"noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
"exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true,
"esModuleInterop": true,
"skipLibCheck": true
}
}
EOF- [ ] Use pnpm for package management (faster, disk-efficient)
- [ ] Configure ESM-first (type: "module" in package.json)
- [ ] Enable strict mode in tsconfig.json
- [ ] Set up ESLint with @typescript-eslint
- [ ] Add Prettier for consistent formatting
- [ ] Configure Vitest for testingconst name: string = "Alice";
const age: number = 30;
const active: boolean = true;
const id: bigint = 9007199254740991n;
const key: symbol = Symbol("unique");// Union: value can be one of several types
type Status = "pending" | "approved" | "rejected";
// Intersection: value must satisfy all types
type Employee = Person & { employeeId: string };
// Discriminated union for type-safe handling
type Result<T> =
| { success: true; data: T }
| { success: false; error: string };
function handleResult<T>(result: Result<T>): T | null {
if (result.success) {
return result.data; // TypeScript knows data exists here
}
console.error(result.error);
return null;
}// typeof guard
function process(value: string | number): string {
if (typeof value === "string") {
return value.toUpperCase();
}
return value.toFixed(2);
}
// Custom type guard
interface User { type: "user"; name: string }
interface Admin { type: "admin"; permissions: string[] }
function isAdmin(person: User | Admin): person is Admin {
return person.type === "admin";
}satisfies// Problem: Type assertion loses specific type info
const colors1 = {
red: "#ff0000",
green: "#00ff00"
} as Record<string, string>;
colors1.red.toUpperCase(); // OK, but red could be undefined
// Solution: satisfies preserves literal types
const colors2 = {
red: "#ff0000",
green: "#00ff00"
} satisfies Record<string, string>;
colors2.red.toUpperCase(); // OK, and TypeScript knows red existsfunction first<T>(items: T[]): T | undefined {
return items[0];
}
const num = first([1, 2, 3]); // number | undefined
const str = first(["a", "b"]); // string | undefinedinterface HasLength {
length: number;
}
function logLength<T extends HasLength>(item: T): T {
console.log(item.length);
return item;
}
logLength("hello"); // OK: string has length
logLength([1, 2, 3]); // OK: array has length
logLength(42); // Error: number has no lengthinterface ApiResponse<T> {
data: T;
status: number;
timestamp: Date;
}
async function fetchUser(id: string): Promise<ApiResponse<User>> {
const response = await fetch(`/api/users/${id}`);
const data = await response.json();
return {
data,
status: response.status,
timestamp: new Date()
};
}| Type | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
| All properties optional | |
| All properties required | |
| Select specific properties | |
| Exclude specific properties | |
| Object with typed keys/values | |
| Extract function return type | |
| Extract function parameters | |
| Unwrap Promise type | |
// Basic conditional type
type IsString<T> = T extends string ? true : false;
// Extract array element type
type ArrayElement<T> = T extends (infer E)[] ? E : never;
type Numbers = ArrayElement<number[]>; // number
type Strings = ArrayElement<string[]>; // string
// Practical: Extract Promise result type
type UnwrapPromise<T> = T extends Promise<infer R> ? R : T;// Make all properties readonly
type Immutable<T> = {
readonly [K in keyof T]: T[K];
};
// Make all properties nullable
type Nullable<T> = {
[K in keyof T]: T[K] | null;
};
// Create getter functions for each property
type Getters<T> = {
[K in keyof T as `get${Capitalize<string & K>}`]: () => T[K];
};
interface Person { name: string; age: number }
type PersonGetters = Getters<Person>;
// { getName: () => string; getAge: () => number }// Typed functional component
interface ButtonProps {
label: string;
onClick: () => void;
variant?: "primary" | "secondary";
}
const Button: React.FC<ButtonProps> = ({ label, onClick, variant = "primary" }) => (
<button className={variant} onClick={onClick}>
{label}
</button>
);
// Typed hooks
const [count, setCount] = useState<number>(0);
const userRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);// Type-safe DTO with class-validator
import { IsString, IsEmail, MinLength } from 'class-validator';
class CreateUserDto {
@IsString()
@MinLength(2)
name: string;
@IsEmail()
email: string;
}
// Or with Zod (modern approach)
import { z } from 'zod';
const CreateUserSchema = z.object({
name: z.string().min(2),
email: z.string().email()
});
type CreateUserDto = z.infer<typeof CreateUserSchema>;import { z } from 'zod';
// Define schema
const UserSchema = z.object({
id: z.string().uuid(),
name: z.string().min(1).max(100),
email: z.string().email(),
role: z.enum(["user", "admin", "moderator"]),
createdAt: z.coerce.date()
});
// Infer TypeScript type from schema
type User = z.infer<typeof UserSchema>;
// Validate at runtime
function parseUser(data: unknown): User {
return UserSchema.parse(data); // Throws ZodError if invalid
}
// Safe parsing (returns result object)
const result = UserSchema.safeParse(data);
if (result.success) {
console.log(result.data); // Typed as User
} else {
console.error(result.error.issues);
}| Tool | Version | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| TypeScript | 5.9+ | Type checking and compilation |
| Node.js | 22 LTS | Runtime environment |
| Vite | 7.x | Build tool and dev server |
| pnpm | 9.x | Package manager |
| ESLint | 9.x | Linting with flat config |
| Vitest | 3.x | Testing framework |
| Prettier | 3.x | Code formatting |
// 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,
},
},
}
);allowJs: truecheckJs: false.js.ts// Before full migration, use JSDoc
/**
* @param {string} name
* @param {number} age
* @returns {User}
*/
function createUser(name, age) {
return { name, age };
}| Mistake | Problem | Fix |
|---|---|---|
Using | Defeats type safety | Use |
| Ignoring strict mode | Misses null/undefined bugs | Enable all strict options |
Type assertions ( | Can hide type errors | Use |
| Enum for simple unions | Generates runtime code | Use literal unions instead |
| Not validating API data | Runtime type mismatches | Use Zod at boundaries |
| Feature | TypeScript | Java | Python |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type System | Structural | Nominal | Gradual (duck typing) |
| Nullability | Explicit ( | | Optional via typing |
| Generics | Type-level, erased | Type-level, erased | Runtime via typing |
| Interfaces | Structural matching | Must implement | Protocol (3.8+) |
| Enums | Avoid (use unions) | First-class | Enum class |