Underlying schema language parsed from arktype syntax.
npm install @ark/schemaUnderlying schema language parsed from arktype syntax.
The parts of ArkType's type system that exist in TS (i.e. not runtime-only constraints like bounds, divisors, custom predicates, morphs etc.) are structured like this:
- Union: a set of intersections
- Intersection: a set of a basis and constraints
- Basis: this is the base type to which refinements like props are applied. It is one of three things, getting narrower as you move down the list:
- Domain: "string" | "number" | "bigint" | "object" | "symbol" parallels built-in TS keywords for non-enumerable value sets
- Proto: Must be an instanceof some class (implies domain "object")
- Unit: Must === some value (can be intersected with any other constraint and reduced to itself or a disjoint)
- Constraint: an individual condition that must be satisfied:
- Required: must have a specified literal string or symbol key and a value that conforms to a specified union or intersection
- Optional: Required conditions met or the specified key is not present
- Index: all keys that satisfy an index type must have values satisfying the corresponding value type
In this system, L extends/subtypes/is assignable to R if and only if the intersection L & R is equal to L.