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Full type inference philosophy (never cast, never annotate inferred values), Register module declaration, from narrowing on hooks and Link, strict:false for shared components, getRouteApi for code-split typed access, addChildren with object syntax for TS perf, LinkProps and ValidateLinkOptions type utilities, as const satisfies pattern.
npx skill4agent add tanstack/router type-safetyCRITICAL: NEVER use, explicit generic params,as Typeon hook returns, or type annotations on inferred values. Every cast masks real type errors and breaks the inference chain. CRITICAL: Do NOT confuse TanStack Router with Next.js or React Router. There is nosatisfies, nogetServerSideProps, nouseSearchParams()fromuseLoaderData().react-router-dom
LinkuseNavigateuseSearch// src/router.tsx
import { createRouter } from '@tanstack/react-router'
import { routeTree } from './routeTree.gen'
const router = createRouter({ routeTree })
// THIS IS REQUIRED — the single type registration for the entire app
declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
interface Register {
router: typeof router
}
}
export default routerLinkuseNavigateuseSearchuseParams// src/routes/posts.$postId.tsx
import { createFileRoute } from '@tanstack/react-router'
export const Route = createFileRoute('/posts/$postId')({
validateSearch: (search: Record<string, unknown>) => ({
page: Number(search.page ?? 1),
}),
loader: async ({ params }) => {
// params.postId is already typed as string — do not annotate
const post = await fetchPost(params.postId)
return { post }
},
component: PostComponent,
})
function PostComponent() {
// ALL of these are fully inferred — do NOT add type annotations
const { postId } = Route.useParams()
// ^? string
const { page } = Route.useSearch()
// ^? number
const { post } = Route.useLoaderData()
// ^? { id: string; title: string; body: string }
return (
<div>
<h1>{post.title}</h1>
<p>Page {page}</p>
</div>
)
}// src/routes/__root.tsx
import { createRootRouteWithContext, Outlet } from '@tanstack/react-router'
interface RouterContext {
auth: { userId: string; role: 'admin' | 'user' } | null
}
// Note: createRootRouteWithContext is a FACTORY — call it TWICE: ()()
export const Route = createRootRouteWithContext<RouterContext>()({
component: () => <Outlet />,
})// src/routes/dashboard.tsx
import { createFileRoute, redirect } from '@tanstack/react-router'
export const Route = createFileRoute('/dashboard')({
beforeLoad: ({ context }) => {
// context.auth is already typed as { userId: string; role: 'admin' | 'user' } | null
// NO annotation needed
if (!context.auth) throw redirect({ to: '/login' })
return { user: context.auth }
},
loader: ({ context }) => {
// context.user is typed as { userId: string; role: 'admin' | 'user' }
// This was added by beforeLoad above — fully inferred
return fetchDashboard(context.user.userId)
},
component: DashboardComponent,
})
function DashboardComponent() {
const data = Route.useLoaderData()
const { user } = Route.useRouteContext()
return <h1>Welcome {user.userId}</h1>
}fromfromimport { useSearch, useParams, useNavigate } from '@tanstack/react-router'
function PostSidebar() {
// WRONG — search is a union of ALL routes' search params
const search = useSearch()
// CORRECT — search is narrowed to /posts/$postId's search params
const search = useSearch({ from: '/posts/$postId' })
// ^? { page: number }
// CORRECT — params narrowed to this route
const { postId } = useParams({ from: '/posts/$postId' })
// CORRECT — navigate narrowed for relative paths
const navigate = useNavigate({ from: '/posts/$postId' })
}Linkimport { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
// WRONG — search resolves to union of ALL routes' search params, slow TS check
<Link to=".." search={{ page: 0 }} />
// CORRECT — narrowed, fast TS check
<Link from="/posts/$postId" to=".." search={{ page: 0 }} />
// Also correct — Route.fullPath in route components
<Link from={Route.fullPath} to=".." search={{ page: 0 }} />strict: falsestrict: falsefromimport { useSearch } from '@tanstack/react-router'
function GlobalSearch() {
// Returns union of all routes' search params — no runtime error if route doesn't match
const search = useSearch({ strict: false })
return <span>Query: {search.q ?? ''}</span>
}getRouteApigetRouteApiRoute// src/routes/posts.lazy.tsx
import { createLazyFileRoute, getRouteApi } from '@tanstack/react-router'
const routeApi = getRouteApi('/posts')
export const Route = createLazyFileRoute('/posts')({
component: PostsComponent,
})
function PostsComponent() {
const data = routeApi.useLoaderData()
const { page } = routeApi.useSearch()
return <div>Page {page}</div>
}addChildren// SLOWER — tuple syntax
const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([
postsRoute.addChildren([postRoute, postsIndexRoute]),
indexRoute,
])
// FASTER — object syntax (TS checks objects faster than large tuples)
const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren({
postsRoute: postsRoute.addChildren({ postRoute, postsIndexRoute }),
indexRoute,
})// SLOWER — TS infers the full ensureQueryData return type into the route tree
export const Route = createFileRoute('/posts/$postId')({
loader: ({ context: { queryClient }, params: { postId } }) =>
queryClient.ensureQueryData(postQueryOptions(postId)),
component: PostComponent,
})
// FASTER — void return, inference stays out of the route tree
export const Route = createFileRoute('/posts/$postId')({
loader: async ({ context: { queryClient }, params: { postId } }) => {
await queryClient.ensureQueryData(postQueryOptions(postId))
},
component: PostComponent,
})as const satisfiesLinkPropsimport type { LinkProps, RegisteredRouter } from '@tanstack/react-router'
// WRONG — LinkProps is a massive union, extremely slow TS check
const wrongProps: LinkProps = { to: '/posts' }
// CORRECT — infer a precise type, validate against LinkProps
const goodProps = { to: '/posts' } as const satisfies LinkProps
// EVEN BETTER — narrow LinkProps with generic params
const narrowedProps = {
to: '/posts',
} as const satisfies LinkProps<RegisteredRouter, string, '/posts'>import type { LinkProps } from '@tanstack/react-router'
export const navLinks = [
{ to: '/posts' },
{ to: '/posts/$postId', params: { postId: '1' } },
] as const satisfies ReadonlyArray<LinkProps>
// Use the precise inferred type, not LinkProps directly
export type NavLink = (typeof navLinks)[number]ValidateLinkOptionsimport {
Link,
type RegisteredRouter,
type ValidateLinkOptions,
} from '@tanstack/react-router'
interface NavItemProps<
TRouter extends RegisteredRouter = RegisteredRouter,
TOptions = unknown,
> {
label: string
linkOptions: ValidateLinkOptions<TRouter, TOptions>
}
export function NavItem<TRouter extends RegisteredRouter, TOptions>(
props: NavItemProps<TRouter, TOptions>,
): React.ReactNode
export function NavItem(props: NavItemProps): React.ReactNode {
return (
<li>
<Link {...props.linkOptions}>{props.label}</Link>
</li>
)
}
// Usage — fully type-safe
<NavItem label="Posts" linkOptions={{ to: '/posts' }} />
<NavItem label="Post" linkOptions={{ to: '/posts/$postId', params: { postId: '1' } }} />ValidateNavigateOptionsValidateRedirectOptionsValidateLinkOptionsuseNavigateredirectimport {
useNavigate,
type RegisteredRouter,
type ValidateNavigateOptions,
} from '@tanstack/react-router'
export function useDelayedNavigate<
TRouter extends RegisteredRouter = RegisteredRouter,
TOptions = unknown,
>(
options: ValidateNavigateOptions<TRouter, TOptions>,
delayMs: number,
): () => void
export function useDelayedNavigate(
options: ValidateNavigateOptions,
delayMs: number,
) {
const navigate = useNavigate()
return () => {
setTimeout(() => navigate(options), delayMs)
}
}ValidateRedirectOptionsValidateRedirectOptions<TRouter, TOptions>ValidateRedirectOptionsredirect(options)LinkPropsLinkfunction Card(props: { title: string; renderLink: () => React.ReactNode }) {
return (
<div>
<h2>{props.title}</h2>
{props.renderLink()}
</div>
)
}
// Link narrowed to exactly /posts — no union check
;<Card title="All Posts" renderLink={() => <Link to="/posts">View</Link>} />selectfunction PostTitle() {
// Only re-renders when page changes, not when other search params change
const page = Route.useSearch({ select: ({ page }) => page })
return <span>Page {page}</span>
}const router = createRouter({
routeTree,
defaultStructuralSharing: true, // Enable globally
})
// Or per-hook
const result = Route.useSearch({
select: (search) => ({ foo: search.foo, label: `Page ${search.foo}` }),
structuralSharing: true,
})structuralSharing: true// WRONG — casting masks real type errors
const search = useSearch({ from: '/posts' }) as { page: number }
// WRONG — unnecessary annotation
const params: { postId: string } = useParams({ from: '/posts/$postId' })
// WRONG — generic param on hook
const data = useLoaderData<{ posts: Post[] }>({ from: '/posts' })
// CORRECT — let inference work
const search = useSearch({ from: '/posts' })
const params = useParams({ from: '/posts/$postId' })
const data = useLoaderData({ from: '/posts' })LinkProps// WRONG — LinkProps is a massive union, causes severe TS slowdown
const myProps: LinkProps = { to: '/posts' }
// CORRECT — use as const satisfies for precise inference
const myProps = { to: '/posts' } as const satisfies LinkPropsLinkuseNavigatefrom// WRONG — search is a union of ALL routes, TS check grows with route count
<Link to=".." search={{ page: 0 }} />
// CORRECT — narrowed, fast check
<Link from={Route.fullPath} to=".." search={{ page: 0 }} />// WRONG — Link/useNavigate have no autocomplete, all paths are untyped strings
const router = createRouter({ routeTree })
// (no declare module)
// CORRECT — always register
const router = createRouter({ routeTree })
declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
interface Register {
router: typeof router
}
}/// WRONG — react-router-dom and next/* are different libraries
import { Link, useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
import Link from 'next/link'
import { useRouter, useParams } from 'next/navigation'
// CORRECT — all routing exports come from @tanstack/react-router
import {
Link,
Outlet,
useNavigate,
useRouter,
useLocation,
useParams,
redirect,
} from '@tanstack/react-router'// WRONG file structures + APIs:
// src/pages/*.tsx with getServerSideProps / getStaticProps (Next.js Pages Router)
// app/layout.tsx + app/page.tsx (Next.js App Router)
// _app/index.tsx, pages/_app.tsx, pages/_document.tsx (Next.js custom App)
// loader/action exports (Remix)
// CORRECT — TanStack file-based routing at src/routes/*.tsx
export const Route = createFileRoute('/posts')({
loader: async () => { ... },
validateSearch: zodValidator(schema),
component: PostsComponent,
})
const search = Route.useSearch()react-router-domnext/pages/_app/expect(await getOrder({ data: { id } })).toMatchObject({ totalCents: 2599 })