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This fork is a port of typebox to embed it as a native txiki module. It will not work on different runtimes.
Instructions on how to use it.
The rest of the README is the same as for the original repo.


TypeBox

Json Schema Type Builder with Static Type Resolution for TypeScript



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Install

$ npm install @sinclair/typebox --save

Example

import { Type, type Static } from "@sinclair/typebox";

const T = Type.Object({
  // const T = {
  x: Type.Number(), //   type: 'object',
  y: Type.Number(), //   required: ['x', 'y', 'z'],
  z: Type.Number(), //   properties: {
}); //     x: { type: 'number' },
//     y: { type: 'number' },
//     z: { type: 'number' }
//   }
// }

type T = Static<typeof T>; // type T = {
//   x: number,
//   y: number,
//   z: number
// }

Overview

TypeBox is a runtime type builder that creates in-memory Json Schema objects that infer as TypeScript types. The schematics produced by this library are designed to match the static type checking rules of the TypeScript compiler. TypeBox offers a unified type that can be statically checked by TypeScript and runtime asserted using standard Json Schema validation.

This library is designed to allow Json Schema to compose similar to how types compose within TypeScript's type system. It can be used as a simple tool to build up complex schematics or integrated into REST and RPC services to help validate data received over the wire.

License MIT

Contents

Usage

The following shows general usage.

import { Type, type Static } from "@sinclair/typebox";

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Let's say you have the following type ...
//
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

type T = {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  timestamp: number;
};

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// ... you can express this type in the following way.
//
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

const T = Type.Object({
  // const T = {
  id: Type.String(), //   type: 'object',
  name: Type.String(), //   properties: {
  timestamp: Type.Integer(), //     id: {
}); //       type: 'string'
//     },
//     name: {
//       type: 'string'
//     },
//     timestamp: {
//       type: 'integer'
//     }
//   },
//   required: [
//     'id',
//     'name',
//     'timestamp'
//   ]
// }

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// ... then infer back to the original static type this way.
//
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

type T = Static<typeof T>; // type T = {
//   id: string,
//   name: string,
//   timestamp: number
// }

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// ... then use the type both as Json Schema and as a TypeScript type.
//
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

import { Value } from "@sinclair/typebox/value";

function receive(value: T) {
  // ... as a Static Type

  if (Value.Check(T, value)) {
    // ... as a Json Schema
    // ok...
  }
}

Types

TypeBox types are Json Schema fragments that compose into more complex types. Each fragment is structured such that any Json Schema compliant validator can runtime assert a value the same way TypeScript will statically assert a type. TypeBox offers a set of Json Types which are used to create Json Schema compliant schematics as well as a JavaScript type set used to create schematics for constructs native to JavaScript.

Json Types

The following table lists the supported Json types. These types are fully compatible with the Json Schema Draft 7 specification.

┌────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┐
 TypeBox                         TypeScript                   Json Schema                    
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Any()            type T = any                 const T = { }                  
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Unknown()        type T = unknown             const T = { }                  
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.String()         type T = string              const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'string'               
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Number()         type T = number              const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'number'               
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Integer()        type T = number              const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'integer'              
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Boolean()        type T = boolean             const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'boolean'              
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Null()           type T = null                const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'null'                 
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Literal(42)      type T = 42                  const T = {                    
                                                                const: 42,                   
                                                                type: 'number'               
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Array(           type T = number[]            const T = {                    
   Type.Number()                                                type: 'array',               
 )                                                              items: {                     
                                                                  type: 'number'             
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Object({         type T = {const T = {                    
   x: Type.Number(),               x: number,                   type: 'object',              
   y: Type.Number()                y: number                    required: ['x', 'y'], })                              }                              properties: {                
                                                                  x: {                       
                                                                    type: 'number'           
                                                                  },                         
                                                                  y: {                       
                                                                    type: 'number'           
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Tuple([          type T = [number, number]    const T = {                    
   Type.Number(),                                               type: 'array',               
   Type.Number()                                                items: [{                    
 ])                                                               type: 'number'             
                                                                }, {                         
                                                                  type: 'number'             
                                                                }],                          
                                                                additionalItems: false,      
                                                                minItems: 2,                 
                                                                maxItems: 2                  
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 enum Foo {                      enum Foo {                   const T = {                    
   A,                              A,                           anyOf: [{                    
   B                               B                              type: 'number', }                               }                                const: 0                   
                                                                }, { const T = Type.Enum(Foo)        type T = Foo                     type: 'number',            
                                                                  const: 1                   
                                                                }]                           
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Const({          type T = {const T = {                    
   x: 1,                           readonly x: 1,               type: 'object',              
   y: 2,                           readonly y: 2                required: ['x', 'y'], } as const)                     }                              properties: {                
                                                                  x: {                       
                                                                    type: 'number',          
                                                                    const: 1                 
                                                                  },                         
                                                                  y: {                       
                                                                    type: 'number',          
                                                                    const: 2                 
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.KeyOf(           type T = keyof {             const T = {                    
   Type.Object({                   x: number,                   anyOf: [{                    
     x: Type.Number(),             y: number                      type: 'string',            
     y: Type.Number()            }                                const: 'x'                 
   })                                                           }, {                         
 )                                                                type: 'string',            
                                                                  const: 'y'                 
                                                                }]                           
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Union([          type T = string | number     const T = {                    
   Type.String(),                                               anyOf: [{                    
   Type.Number()                                                  type: 'string'             
 ])                                                             }, {                         
                                                                  type: 'number'             
                                                                }]                           
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Intersect([      type T = {                   const T = {                    
   Type.Object({                   x: number                    allOf: [{                    
     x: Type.Number()            } & {                            type: 'object',   }),                             y: number                      required: ['x'],           
   Type.Object({}                                properties: {              
     y: Type.Number()                                               x: {                     
   ])                                                                 type: 'number'         
 ])                                                                 }                        
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }, {                         
                                                                  type: 'object',            |
                                                                  required: ['y'],           
                                                                  properties: {              
                                                                    y: {                     
                                                                      type: 'number'         
                                                                    }                        
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }]                           
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Composite([      type T = {                   const T = {                    
   Type.Object({                   x: number,                   type: 'object',              
     x: Type.Number()              y: number                    required: ['x', 'y'],        
   }),                           }                              properties: {                
   Type.Object({                                                  x: {                       
     y: Type.Number()                                               type: 'number'           
   })                                                             },                         
 ])                                                               y: {                       
                                                                    type: 'number'           
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Never()          type T = never               const T = {                    
                                                                not: {}                      
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Not(            | type T = unknown             const T = {                    
   Type.String()                                                not: {                       
 )                                                                type: 'string'             
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Extends(         type T =                     const T = {                    
   Type.String(),                 string extends number         const: false,                
   Type.Number(),                   ? true                      type: 'boolean'              
   Type.Literal(true),              : false                   }                              
   Type.Literal(false)                                                                       
 )                                                                                           
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Extract(         type T = Extract<            const T = {                    
   Type.Union([                    string | number,             type: 'string'               
     Type.String(),                string                     }                              
     Type.Number(),              >                                                           
   ]),                                                                                       
   Type.String()                                                                             
 )                                                                                           
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Exclude(         type T = Exclude<            const T = {                    
   Type.Union([                    string | number,             type: 'number'               
     Type.String(),                string                     }                              
     Type.Number(),              >                                                           
   ]),                                                                                       
   Type.String()                                                                             
 )                                                                                           
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Mapped(          type T = {                   const T = {                    
   Type.Union([                    [_ in 'x' | 'y'] : number    type: 'object',              
     Type.Literal('x'),          }                              required: ['x', 'y'],        
     Type.Literal('y')                                          properties: {                
   ]),                                                            x: {                       
   () => Type.Number()                                              type: 'number'           
 )                                                                },                         
                                                                  y: {                       
                                                                    type: 'number'           
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const U = Type.Union([          type U = 'open' | 'close'    const T = {                    
   Type.Literal('open'),                                        type: 'string',              
   Type.Literal('close')         type T = `on${U}`              pattern: '^on(open|close)$'  
 ])                                                           }                              
                                                                                             
 const T = Type                                                                              
   .TemplateLiteral([                                                                        
      Type.Literal('on'),                                                                    
      U                                                                                      
   ])                                                                                        
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Record(          type T = Record<             const T = {                    
   Type.String(),                  string,                      type: 'object',              
   Type.Number()                   number                       patternProperties: {         
 )                               >                                '^.*$': {                  
                                                                    type: 'number'           
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Partial(         type T = Partial<{           const T = {                    
   Type.Object({                   x: number,                   type: 'object',              
     x: Type.Number(),             y: number                    properties: {                
     y: Type.Number()           | }>                               x: {                       
   })                                                               type: 'number'           
 )                                                                },                         
                                                                  y: {                       
                                                                    type: 'number'           
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Required(        type T = Required<{          const T = {                    
   Type.Object({                   x?: number,                  type: 'object',              
     x: Type.Optional(             y?: number                   required: ['x', 'y'],        
       Type.Number()            | }>                             properties: {                
     ),                                                           x: {                       
     y: Type.Optional(                                              type: 'number'           
       Type.Number()                                              },                         
     )                                                            y: {                       
   })                                                               type: 'number'           
 )                                                                }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Pick(            type T = Pick<{              const T = {                    
   Type.Object({                   x: number,                   type: 'object',              
     x: Type.Number(),             y: number                    required: ['x'],             
     y: Type.Number()            }, 'x'>                        properties: {                
   }), ['x']                    |                                  x: {                       
 )                                                                  type: 'number'           
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Omit(            type T = Omit<{              const T = {                    
   Type.Object({                   x: number,                   type: 'object',              
     x: Type.Number(),             y: number                    required: ['y'],             
     y: Type.Number()            }, 'x'>                        properties: {                
   }), ['x']                    |                                  y: {                       
 )                                                                  type: 'number'           
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Index(           type T = {                   const T = {                    
   Type.Object({                   x: number,                   type: 'number'               
     x: Type.Number(),             y: string                  }                              
     y: Type.String()            }['x']                                                      
   }), ['x']                                                                                 
 )                                                                                           
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const A = Type.Tuple([          type A = [0, 1]              const T = {                    
   Type.Literal(0),              type B = [2, 3]                type: 'array',               
   Type.Literal(1)               type T = [                     items: [                     
 ])                                ...A,                          { const: 0 },              
 const B = Type.Tuple([            ...B                           { const: 1 },              
|   Type.Literal(2),              ]                                { const: 2 },              
|   Type.Literal(3)                                                { const: 3 }               
 ])                                                             ],                           
 const T = Type.Tuple([                                         additionalItems: false,      
|   ...Type.Rest(A),                                             minItems: 4,                 
|   ...Type.Rest(B)                                              maxItems: 4                  
 ])                                                           }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Uncapitalize(    type T = Uncapitalize<       const T = {                    
   Type.Literal('Hello')           'Hello'                      type: 'string',              
 )                               >                              const: 'hello'               
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Capitalize(      type T = Capitalize<         const T = {                    
   Type.Literal('hello')           'hello'                      type: 'string',              
 )                               >                              const: 'Hello'               
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Uppercase(       type T = Uppercase<          const T = {                    
   Type.Literal('hello')           'hello'                      type: 'string',              
 )                               >                              const: 'HELLO'               
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Lowercase(       type T = Lowercase<          const T = {                    
   Type.Literal('HELLO')           'HELLO'                      type: 'string',              
 )                               >                              const: 'hello'               
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Object({         type T = {const R = {                    
    x: Type.Number(),              x: number,                   $ref: 'T'                    
    y: Type.Number()               y: number                  }                              
 }, { $id: 'T' })               | }                                                           
                                                                                             
 const R = Type.Ref(T)           type R = T                                                  
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
└────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────┘

JavaScript Types

TypeBox provides an extended type set that can be used to create schematics for common JavaScript constructs. These types can not be used with any standard Json Schema validator; but can be used to frame schematics for interfaces that may receive Json validated data. JavaScript types are prefixed with the [JavaScript] jsdoc comment for convenience. The following table lists the supported types.

┌────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┐
 TypeBox                         TypeScript                   Extended Schema                
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Constructor([    type T = new (               const T = {                    
   Type.String(),                 arg0: string,                 type: 'Constructor',         
   Type.Number()                  arg0: number                  parameters: [{               
 ], Type.Boolean())              ) => boolean                     type: 'string'             
                                                                }, {                         
                                                                  type: 'number'             
                                                                }],                          
                                                                returns: {                   
                                                                  type: 'boolean'            
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Function([       type T = (                   const T = {                    
|   Type.String(),                 arg0: string,                 type: 'Function',            
   Type.Number()                  arg1: number                  parameters: [{               
 ], Type.Boolean())              ) => boolean                     type: 'string'             
                                                                }, {                         
                                                                  type: 'number'             
                                                                }],                          
                                                                returns: {                   
                                                                  type: 'boolean'            
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Promise(         type T = Promise<string>     const T = {                    
   Type.String()                                                type: 'Promise',             
 )                                                              item: {                      
                                                                  type: 'string'             
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T =                       type T =                     const T = {                    
   Type.AsyncIterator(             AsyncIterableIterator<       type: 'AsyncIterator',       
     Type.String()                  string                      items: {                     
   )                               >                              type: 'string'             
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Iterator(        type T =                     const T = {                    
   Type.String()                   IterableIterator<string>     type: 'Iterator',            
 )                                                              items: {                     
                                                                  type: 'string'             
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.RegExp(/abc/i)   type T = string              const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'RegExp'               
                                                                source: 'abc'                
                                                                flags: 'i'                   
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Uint8Array()     type T = Uint8Array          const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'Uint8Array'           
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Date()           type T = Date                const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'Date'                 
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Undefined()      type T = undefined           const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'undefined'            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Symbol()         type T = symbol              const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'symbol'               
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.BigInt()         type T = bigint              const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'bigint'               
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Void()           type T = void                const T = {                    
                                                                type: 'void'                 
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
└────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────┘

Import

Import the Type namespace to bring in the full TypeBox type system. This is recommended for most users.

import { Type, type Static } from "@sinclair/typebox";

You can also selectively import types. This enables modern bundlers to tree shake for unused types.

import {
  Object,
  Number,
  String,
  Boolean,
  type Static,
} from "@sinclair/typebox";

Options

You can pass Json Schema options on the last argument of any given type. Option hints specific to each type are provided for convenience.

// String must be an email
const T = Type.String({
  // const T = {
  format: "email", //   type: 'string',
}); //   format: 'email'
// }

// Number must be a multiple of 2
const T = Type.Number({
  // const T = {
  multipleOf: 2, //  type: 'number',
}); //  multipleOf: 2
// }

// Array must have at least 5 integer values
const T = Type.Array(Type.Integer(), {
  // const T = {
  minItems: 5, //   type: 'array',
}); //   minItems: 5,
//   items: {
//     type: 'integer'
//   }
// }

Properties

Object properties can be modified with Readonly and Optional. The following table shows how these modifiers map between TypeScript and Json Schema.

┌────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┐
 TypeBox                         TypeScript                   Json Schema                    
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Object({         type T = {                   const T = {                    
   name: Type.ReadonlyOptional(    readonly name?: string       type: 'object',              
     Type.String()               }                              properties: {                
   )                                                              name: {                    
 })  	                                                             type: 'string'           
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Object({         type T = {                   const T = {                    
   name: Type.Readonly(            readonly name: string        type: 'object',              
     Type.String()               }                              properties: {                
   )                                                              name: {                    
 })  	                                                             type: 'string'           
                                                                  }                          
                                                                },                           
                                                                required: ['name']           
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┤
 const T = Type.Object({         type T = {                   const T = {                    
   name: Type.Optional(            name?: string                type: 'object',              
     Type.String()               }                              properties: {                
   )                                                              name: {                    
 })  	                                                             type: 'string'           
                                                                  }                          
                                                                }                            
                                                              }                              
                                                                                             
└────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────┘

Generic Types

Generic types can be created with functions. TypeBox types extend the TSchema interface so you should constrain parameters to this type. The following creates a generic Vector type.

import { Type, type Static, type TSchema } from "@sinclair/typebox";

const Vector = <T extends TSchema>(T: T) =>
  Type.Object({
    // type Vector<T> = {
    x: T, //   x: T,
    y: T, //   y: T,
    z: T, //   z: T
  }); // }

const NumberVector = Vector(Type.Number()); // type NumberVector = Vector<number>

Generic types are often used to create aliases for complex types. The following creates a Nullable generic type.

const Nullable = <T extends TSchema>(schema: T) =>
  Type.Union([schema, Type.Null()]);

const T = Nullable(Type.String()); // const T = {
//   anyOf: [
//     { type: 'string' },
//     { type: 'null' }
//   ]
// }

type T = Static<typeof T>; // type T = string | null

Reference Types

Reference types can be created with Ref. These types infer the same as the target type but only store a named $ref to the target type.

const Vector = Type.Object(
  {
    // const Vector = {
    x: Type.Number(), //   type: 'object',
    y: Type.Number(), //   required: ['x', 'y', 'z'],
  },
  { $id: "Vector" }
); //   properties: {
//     x: { type: 'number' },
//     y: { type: 'number' }
//   },
//   $id: 'Vector'
// }

const VectorRef = Type.Ref(Vector); // const VectorRef = {
//   $ref: 'Vector'
// }

type VectorRef = Static<typeof VectorRef>; // type VectorRef = {
//    x: number,
//    y: number
// }

Use Deref to dereference a type. This function will replace any interior reference with the target type.

const Vertex = Type.Object({
  // const Vertex = {
  position: VectorRef, //   type: 'object',
  texcoord: VectorRef, //   required: ['position', 'texcoord'],
}); //   properties: {
//     position: { $ref: 'Vector' },
//     texcoord: { $ref: 'Vector' }
//   }
// }

const VertexDeref = Type.Deref(Vertex, [Vector]); // const VertexDeref = {
//   type: 'object',
//   required: ['position', 'texcoord'],
//   properties: {
//     position: {
//       type: 'object',
//       required: ['x', 'y', 'z'],
//       properties: {
//         x: { type: 'number' },
//         y: { type: 'number' }
//       }
//     },
//     texcoord: {
//       type: 'object',
//       required: ['x', 'y', 'z'],
//       properties: {
//         x: { type: 'number' },
//         y: { type: 'number' }
//       }
//     }
//   }
// }

Note that Ref types do not store structural information about the type they're referencing. Because of this, these types cannot be used with some mapping types (such as Partial or Pick). For applications that require mapping on Ref, use Deref to normalize the type first.

Recursive Types

TypeBox supports recursive data structures with Recursive. This type wraps an interior type and provides it a this context that allows the type to reference itself. The following creates a recursive type. Singular recursive inference is also supported.

const Node = Type.Recursive(
  (This) =>
    Type.Object({
      // const Node = {
      id: Type.String(), //   $id: 'Node',
      nodes: Type.Array(This), //   type: 'object',
    }),
  { $id: "Node" }
); //   properties: {
//     id: {
//       type: 'string'
//     },
//     nodes: {
//       type: 'array',
//       items: {
//         $ref: 'Node'
//       }
//     }
//   },
//   required: [
//     'id',
//     'nodes'
//   ]
// }

type Node = Static<typeof Node>; // type Node = {
//   id: string
//   nodes: Node[]
// }

function test(node: Node) {
  const id = node.nodes[0].nodes[0].id; // id is string
}

Template Literal Types

TypeBox supports template literal types with the TemplateLiteral function. This type can be created using a syntax similar to the TypeScript template literal syntax or composed from exterior types. TypeBox encodes template literals as regular expressions which enables the template to be checked by Json Schema validators. This type also supports regular expression parsing that enables template patterns to be used for generative types. The following shows both TypeScript and TypeBox usage.

// TypeScript

type K = `prop${"A" | "B" | "C"}`; // type T = 'propA' | 'propB' | 'propC'

type R = Record<K, string>; // type R = {
//   propA: string
//   propB: string
//   propC: string
// }

// TypeBox

const K = Type.TemplateLiteral("prop${A|B|C}"); // const K: TTemplateLiteral<[
//   TLiteral<'prop'>,
//   TUnion<[
//      TLiteral<'A'>,
//      TLiteral<'B'>,
//      TLiteral<'C'>,
//   ]>
// ]>

const R = Type.Record(K, Type.String()); // const R: TObject<{
//   propA: TString,
//   propB: TString,
//   propC: TString,
// }>

Indexed Access Types

TypeBox supports indexed access types with the Index function. This function enables uniform access to interior property and element types without having to extract them from the underlying schema representation. Index types are supported for Object, Array, Tuple, Union and Intersect types.

const T = Type.Object({
  // type T = {
  x: Type.Number(), //   x: number,
  y: Type.String(), //   y: string,
  z: Type.Boolean(), //   z: boolean
}); // }

const A = Type.Index(T, ["x"]); // type A = T['x']
//
// ... evaluated as
//
// const A: TNumber

const B = Type.Index(T, ["x", "y"]); // type B = T['x' | 'y']
//
// ... evaluated as
//
// const B: TUnion<[
//   TNumber,
//   TString,
// ]>

const C = Type.Index(T, Type.KeyOf(T)); // type C = T[keyof T]
//
// ... evaluated as
//
// const C: TUnion<[
//   TNumber,
//   TString,
//   TBoolean
// ]>

Mapped Types

TypeBox supports mapped types with the Mapped function. This function accepts two arguments, the first is a union type typically derived from KeyOf, the second is a mapping function that receives a mapping key K that can be used to index properties of a type. The following implements a mapped type that remaps each property to be T | null

const T = Type.Object({
  // type T = {
  x: Type.Number(), //   x: number,
  y: Type.String(), //   y: string,
  z: Type.Boolean(), //   z: boolean
}); // }

const M = Type.Mapped(Type.KeyOf(T), (K) => {
  // type M = { [K in keyof T]: T[K] | null }
  return Type.Union([Type.Index(T, K), Type.Null()]); //
}); // ... evaluated as
//
// const M: TObject<{
//   x: TUnion<[TNumber, TNull]>,
//   y: TUnion<[TString, TNull]>,
//   z: TUnion<[TBoolean, TNull]>
// }>

Conditional Types

TypeBox supports runtime conditional types with the Extends function. This function performs a structural assignability check against the first (left) and second (right) arguments and will return either the third (true) or fourth (false) argument based on the result. The conditional types Exclude and Extract are also supported. The following shows both TypeScript and TypeBox examples of conditional types.

// Extends
const A = Type.Extends(
  // type A = string extends number ? 1 : 2
  Type.String(), //
  Type.Number(), // ... evaluated as
  Type.Literal(1), //
  Type.Literal(2) // const A: TLiteral<2>
);

// Extract
const B = Type.Extract(
  // type B = Extract<1 | 2 | 3, 1>
  Type.Union([
    //
    Type.Literal(1), // ... evaluated as
    Type.Literal(2), //
    Type.Literal(3), // const B: TLiteral<1>
  ]),
  Type.Literal(1)
);

// Exclude
const C = Type.Exclude(
  // type C = Exclude<1 | 2 | 3, 1>
  Type.Union([
    //
    Type.Literal(1), // ... evaluated as
    Type.Literal(2), //
    Type.Literal(3), // const C: TUnion<[
  ]), //   TLiteral<2>,
  Type.Literal(1) //   TLiteral<3>,
); // ]>

Intrinsic Types

TypeBox supports the TypeScript intrinsic string manipulation types Uppercase, Lowercase, Capitalize and Uncapitalize. These types can be used to remap Literal, Template Literal and Union of Literal types.

// TypeScript
type A = Capitalize<"hello">; // type A = 'Hello'

type B = Capitalize<"hello" | "world">; // type C = 'Hello' | 'World'

type C = Capitalize<`hello${1 | 2 | 3}`>; // type B = 'Hello1' | 'Hello2' | 'Hello3'

// TypeBox
const A = Type.Capitalize(Type.Literal("hello")); // const A: TLiteral<'Hello'>

const B = Type.Capitalize(
  Type.Union([
    // const B: TUnion<[
    Type.Literal("hello"), //   TLiteral<'Hello'>,
    Type.Literal("world"), //   TLiteral<'World'>
  ])
); // ]>

const C = Type.Capitalize(
  // const C: TTemplateLiteral<[
  Type.TemplateLiteral("hello${1|2|3}") //   TLiteral<'Hello'>,
); //   TUnion<[
//     TLiteral<'1'>,
//     TLiteral<'2'>,
//     TLiteral<'3'>
//   ]>
// ]>

Transform Types

TypeBox supports value decoding and encoding with Transform types. These types work in tandem with the Encode and Decode functions available on the Value and TypeCompiler submodules. Transform types can be used to convert Json encoded values into constructs more natural to JavaScript. The following creates a Transform type to decode numbers into Dates using the Value submodule.

import { Value } from "@sinclair/typebox/value";

const T = Type.Transform(Type.Number())
  .Decode((value) => new Date(value)) // decode: number to Date
  .Encode((value) => value.getTime()); // encode: Date to number

const D = Value.Decode(T, 0); // const D = Date(1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z)
const E = Value.Encode(T, D); // const E = 0

Use the StaticEncode or StaticDecode types to infer a Transform type.

import { Static, StaticDecode, StaticEncode } from "@sinclair/typebox";

const T = Type.Transform(Type.Array(Type.Number(), { uniqueItems: true }))
  .Decode((value) => new Set(value))
  .Encode((value) => [...value]);

type D = StaticDecode<typeof T>; // type D = Set<number>
type E = StaticEncode<typeof T>; // type E = Array<number>
type T = Static<typeof T>; // type T = Array<number>

Rest Types

TypeBox provides the Rest type to uniformly extract variadic tuples from Intersect, Union and Tuple types. This type can be useful to remap variadic types into different forms. The following uses Rest to remap a Tuple into a Union.

const T = Type.Tuple([
  // const T: TTuple<[
  Type.String(), //   TString,
  Type.Number(), //   TNumber
]); // ]>

const R = Type.Rest(T); // const R: [TString, TNumber]

const U = Type.Union(R); // const T: TUnion<[
//   TString,
//   TNumber
// ]>

Unsafe Types

TypeBox supports user defined types with Unsafe. This type allows you to specify both schema representation and inference type. The following creates an Unsafe type with a number schema that infers as string.

const T = Type.Unsafe<string>({ type: "number" }); // const T = { type: 'number' }

type T = Static<typeof T>; // type T = string - ?

The Unsafe type is often used to create schematics for extended specifications like OpenAPI.

const Nullable = <T extends TSchema>(schema: T) =>
  Type.Unsafe<Static<T> | null>({
    ...schema,
    nullable: true,
  });

const T = Nullable(Type.String()); // const T = {
//   type: 'string',
//   nullable: true
// }

type T = Static<typeof T>; // type T = string | null

const StringEnum = <T extends string[]>(values: [...T]) =>
  Type.Unsafe<T[number]>({
    type: "string",
    enum: values,
  });
const S = StringEnum(["A", "B", "C"]); // const S = {
//   enum: ['A', 'B', 'C']
// }

type S = Static<typeof T>; // type S = 'A' | 'B' | 'C'

TypeGuard

TypeBox can check its own types with the TypeGuard module. This module is written for type introspection and provides structural tests for every built-in TypeBox type. Functions of this module return is guards which can be used with control flow assertions to obtain schema inference for unknown values. The following guards that the value T is TString.

import { TypeGuard, Kind } from "@sinclair/typebox";

const T = { [Kind]: "String", type: "string" };

if (TypeGuard.IsString(T)) {
  // T is TString
}

Strict

TypeBox types contain various symbol properties that are used for reflection, composition and compilation. These properties are not strictly valid Json Schema; so in some cases it may be desirable to omit them. TypeBox provides a Strict function that will omit these properties if necessary.

const T = Type.Object({
  // const T = {
  name: Type.Optional(Type.String()), //   [Symbol(TypeBox.Kind)]: 'Object',
}); //   type: 'object',
//   properties: {
//     name: {
//       type: 'string',
//       [Symbol(TypeBox.Kind)]: 'String',
//       [Symbol(TypeBox.Optional)]: 'Optional'
//     }
//   }
// }

const U = Type.Strict(T); // const U = {
//   type: 'object',
//   properties: {
//     name: {
//       type: 'string'
//     }
//   }
// }

Values

TypeBox provides an optional Value submodule that can be used to perform structural operations on JavaScript values. This submodule includes functionality to create, check and cast values from types as well as check equality, clone, diff and patch JavaScript values. This submodule is provided via optional import.

import { Value } from "@sinclair/typebox/value";

Create

Use the Create function to create a value from a type. TypeBox will use default values if specified.

const T = Type.Object({ x: Type.Number(), y: Type.Number({ default: 42 }) });

const A = Value.Create(T); // const A = { x: 0, y: 42 }

Clone

Use the Clone function to deeply clone a value.

const A = Value.Clone({ x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }); // const A = { x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }

Check

Use the Check function to type check a value.

const T = Type.Object({ x: Type.Number() });

const R = Value.Check(T, { x: 1 }); // const R = true

Convert

Use the Convert function to convert a value into its target type if a reasonable conversion is possible. This function may return an invalid value and should be checked before use. Its return type is unknown.

const T = Type.Object({ x: Type.Number() });

const R1 = Value.Convert(T, { x: "3.14" }); // const R1 = { x: 3.14 }

const R2 = Value.Convert(T, { x: "not a number" }); // const R2 = { x: 'not a number' }

Clean

Use Clean to remove excess properties from a value. This function does not check the value and returns an unknown type. You should Check the result before use. Clean is a mutable operation. To avoid mutation, Clone the value first.

const T = Type.Object({
  x: Type.Number(),
  y: Type.Number(),
});

const X = Value.Clean(T, null); // const 'X = null

const Y = Value.Clean(T, { x: 1 }); // const 'Y = { x: 1 }

const Z = Value.Clean(T, { x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }); // const 'Z = { x: 1, y: 2 }

Default

Use Default to generate missing properties on a value using default schema annotations if available. This function does not check the value and returns an unknown type. You should Check the result before use. Default is a mutable operation. To avoid mutation, Clone the value first.

const T = Type.Object({
  x: Type.Number({ default: 0 }),
  y: Type.Number({ default: 0 }),
});

const X = Value.Default(T, null); // const 'X = null - non-enumerable

const Y = Value.Default(T, {}); // const 'Y = { x: 0, y: 0 }

const Z = Value.Default(T, { x: 1 }); // const 'Z = { x: 1, y: 0 }

Cast

Use the Cast function to upcast a value into a target type. This function will retain as much infomation as possible from the original value. The Cast function is intended to be used in data migration scenarios where existing values need to be upgraded to match a modified type.

const T = Type.Object(
  { x: Type.Number(), y: Type.Number() },
  { additionalProperties: false }
);

const X = Value.Cast(T, null); // const X = { x: 0, y: 0 }

const Y = Value.Cast(T, { x: 1 }); // const Y = { x: 1, y: 0 }

const Z = Value.Cast(T, { x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }); // const Z = { x: 1, y: 2 }

Decode

Use the Decode function to decode a value from a type or throw if the value is invalid. The return value will infer as the decoded type. This function will run Transform codecs if available.

const A = Value.Decode(Type.String(), "hello"); // const A = 'hello'

const B = Value.Decode(Type.String(), 42); // throw

Encode

Use the Encode function to encode a value to a type or throw if the value is invalid. The return value will infer as the encoded type. This function will run Transform codecs if available.

const A = Value.Encode(Type.String(), "hello"); // const A = 'hello'

const B = Value.Encode(Type.String(), 42); // throw

Equal

Use the Equal function to deeply check for value equality.

const R = Value.Equal(
  // const R = true
  { x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 },
  { x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }
);

Hash

Use the Hash function to create a FNV1A-64 non cryptographic hash of a value.

const A = Value.Hash({ x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }); // const A = 2910466848807138541n

const B = Value.Hash({ x: 1, y: 4, z: 3 }); // const B = 1418369778807423581n

Diff

Use the Diff function to generate a sequence of edits that will transform one value into another.

const E = Value.Diff(
  // const E = [
  { x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }, //   { type: 'update', path: '/y', value: 4 },
  { y: 4, z: 5, w: 6 } //   { type: 'update', path: '/z', value: 5 },
); //   { type: 'insert', path: '/w', value: 6 },
//   { type: 'delete', path: '/x' }
// ]

Patch

Use the Patch function to apply a sequence of edits.

const A = { x: 1, y: 2 };

const B = { x: 3 };

const E = Value.Diff(A, B); // const E = [
//   { type: 'update', path: '/x', value: 3 },
//   { type: 'delete', path: '/y' }
// ]

const C = Value.Patch<typeof B>(A, E); // const C = { x: 3 }

Errors

Use the Errors function to enumerate validation errors.

const T = Type.Object({ x: Type.Number(), y: Type.Number() });

const R = [...Value.Errors(T, { x: "42" })]; // const R = [{
//   schema: { type: 'number' },
//   path: '/x',
//   value: '42',
//   message: 'Expected number'
// }, {
//   schema: { type: 'number' },
//   path: '/y',
//   value: undefined,
//   message: 'Expected number'
// }]

Mutate

Use the Mutate function to perform a deep mutable value assignment while retaining internal references.

const Y = { z: 1 }; // const Y = { z: 1 }
const X = { y: Y }; // const X = { y: { z: 1 } }
const A = { x: X }; // const A = { x: { y: { z: 1 } } }

Value.Mutate(A, { x: { y: { z: 2 } } }); // A' = { x: { y: { z: 2 } } }

const R0 = A.x.y.z === 2; // const R0 = true
const R1 = A.x.y === Y; // const R1 = true
const R2 = A.x === X; // const R2 = true

Pointer

Use ValuePointer to perform mutable updates on existing values using RFC6901 Json Pointers.

import { ValuePointer } from "@sinclair/typebox/value";

const A = { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 };

ValuePointer.Set(A, "/x", 1); // A' = { x: 1, y: 0, z: 0 }
ValuePointer.Set(A, "/y", 1); // A' = { x: 1, y: 1, z: 0 }
ValuePointer.Set(A, "/z", 1); // A' = { x: 1, y: 1, z: 1 }

TypeRegistry

The TypeBox type system can be extended with additional types and formats using the TypeRegistry and FormatRegistry modules. These modules integrate deeply with TypeBox's internal type checking infrastructure and can be used to create application specific types, or register schematics for alternative specifications.

TypeRegistry

Use the TypeRegistry to register a type. The Kind must match the registered type name.

import { TSchema, Kind, TypeRegistry } from "@sinclair/typebox";

TypeRegistry.Set("Foo", (schema, value) => value === "foo");

const Foo = { [Kind]: "Foo" } as TSchema;

const A = Value.Check(Foo, "foo"); // const A = true

const B = Value.Check(Foo, "bar"); // const B = false

FormatRegistry

Use the FormatRegistry to register a string format.

import { FormatRegistry } from "@sinclair/typebox";

FormatRegistry.Set("foo", (value) => value === "foo");

const T = Type.String({ format: "foo" });

const A = Value.Check(T, "foo"); // const A = true

const B = Value.Check(T, "bar"); // const B = false

TypeCheck

TypeBox types target Json Schema Draft 7 and are compatible with any validator that supports this specification. TypeBox also provides a built in type checking compiler designed specifically for TypeBox types that offers high performance compilation and value checking.

The following sections detail using Ajv and the TypeBox compiler infrastructure.

Ajv

The following shows the recommended setup for Ajv.

$ npm install ajv ajv-formats --save
import { Type } from "@sinclair/typebox";
import addFormats from "ajv-formats";
import Ajv from "ajv";

const ajv = addFormats(new Ajv({}), [
  "date-time",
  "time",
  "date",
  "email",
  "hostname",
  "ipv4",
  "ipv6",
  "uri",
  "uri-reference",
  "uuid",
  "uri-template",
  "json-pointer",
  "relative-json-pointer",
  "regex",
]);

const validate = ajv.compile(
  Type.Object({
    x: Type.Number(),
    y: Type.Number(),
    z: Type.Number(),
  })
);

const R = validate({ x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }); // const R = true

TypeCompiler

The TypeBox TypeCompiler is a high performance JIT validation compiler that transforms TypeBox types into optimized JavaScript validation routines. The compiler is tuned for fast compilation as well as fast value assertion. It is built to serve as a validation backend that can be integrated into larger applications. It can also be used for code generation.

The TypeCompiler is provided as an optional import.

import { TypeCompiler } from "@sinclair/typebox/compiler";

Use the Compile function to JIT compile a type. Note that compilation is generally an expensive operation and should only be performed once per type during application start up. TypeBox does not cache previously compiled types, and applications are expected to hold references to each compiled type for the lifetime of the application.

const C = TypeCompiler.Compile(
  Type.Object({
    // const C: TypeCheck<TObject<{
    x: Type.Number(), //     x: TNumber;
    y: Type.Number(), //     y: TNumber;
    z: Type.Number(), //     z: TNumber;
  })
); // }>>

const R = C.Check({ x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }); // const R = true

Use the Errors function to generate diagnostic errors for a value. The Errors function will return an iterator that when enumerated; will perform an exhaustive check across the entire value yielding any error found. For performance, this function should only be called after a failed Check. Applications may also choose to yield only the first value to avoid exhaustive error generation.

const C = TypeCompiler.Compile(
  Type.Object({
    // const C: TypeCheck<TObject<{
    x: Type.Number(), //     x: TNumber;
    y: Type.Number(), //     y: TNumber;
    z: Type.Number(), //     z: TNumber;
  })
); // }>>

const value = {};

const first = C.Errors(value).First(); // const first = {
//   schema: { type: 'number' },
//   path: '/x',
//   value: undefined,
//   message: 'Expected number'
// }

const all = [...C.Errors(value)]; // const all = [{
//   schema: { type: 'number' },
//   path: '/x',
//   value: undefined,
//   message: 'Expected number'
// }, {
//   schema: { type: 'number' },
//   path: '/y',
//   value: undefined,
//   message: 'Expected number'
// }, {
//   schema: { type: 'number' },
//   path: '/z',
//   value: undefined,
//   message: 'Expected number'
// }]

Use the Code function to generate assertion functions as strings. This function can be used to generate code that can be written to disk as importable modules. This technique is sometimes referred to as Ahead of Time (AOT) compilation. The following generates code to check a string.

const C = TypeCompiler.Code(Type.String()); // const C = `return function check(value) {
//   return (
//     (typeof value === 'string')
//   )
// }`

TypeSystem

The TypeBox TypeSystem module provides configurations to use either Json Schema or TypeScript type checking semantics. Configurations made to the TypeSystem module are observed by the TypeCompiler, Value and Error modules.

Policies

TypeBox validates using standard Json Schema assertion policies by default. The TypeSystemPolicy module can override some of these to have TypeBox assert values inline with TypeScript static checks. It also provides overrides for certain checking rules related to non-serializable values (such as void) which can be helpful in Json based protocols such as Json Rpc 2.0.

The following overrides are available.

import { TypeSystemPolicy } from "@sinclair/typebox/system";

// Disallow undefined values for optional properties (default is false)
//
// const A: { x?: number } = { x: undefined } - disallowed when enabled

TypeSystemPolicy.ExactOptionalPropertyTypes = true;

// Allow arrays to validate as object types (default is false)
//
// const A: {} = [] - allowed in TS

TypeSystemPolicy.AllowArrayObject = true;

// Allow numeric values to be NaN or + or - Infinity (default is false)
//
// const A: number = NaN - allowed in TS

TypeSystemPolicy.AllowNaN = true;

// Allow void types to check with undefined and null (default is false)
//
// Used to signal void return on Json-Rpc 2.0 protocol

TypeSystemPolicy.AllowNullVoid = true;

Error Function

Error messages in TypeBox can be customized by defining an ErrorFunction. This function allows for the localization of error messages as well as enabling custom error messages for custom types. By default, TypeBox will generate messages using the en-US locale. To support additional locales, you can replicate the function found in src/errors/function.ts and create a locale specific translation. The function can then be set via SetErrorFunction.

The following example shows an inline error function that intercepts errors for String, Number and Boolean only. The DefaultErrorFunction is used to return a default error message.

import {
  SetErrorFunction,
  DefaultErrorFunction,
  ValueErrorType,
} from "@sinclair/typebox/errors";

SetErrorFunction((error) => {
  // i18n override
  switch (error.errorType) {
    /* en-US */ case ValueErrorType.String:
      return "Expected string";
    /* fr-FR */ case ValueErrorType.Number:
      return "Nombre attendu";
    /* ko-KR */ case ValueErrorType.Boolean:
      return "예상 부울";
    /* en-US */ default:
      return DefaultErrorFunction(error);
  }
});
const T = Type.Object({
  // const T: TObject<{
  x: Type.String(), //  TString,
  y: Type.Number(), //  TNumber,
  z: Type.Boolean(), //  TBoolean
}); // }>

const E = [
  ...Value.Errors(T, {
    // const E = [{
    x: null, //   type: 48,
    y: null, //   schema: { ... },
    z: null, //   path: '/x',
  }),
]; //   value: null,
//   message: 'Expected string'
// }, {
//   type: 34,
//   schema: { ... },
//   path: '/y',
//   value: null,
//   message: 'Nombre attendu'
// }, {
//   type: 14,
//   schema: { ... },
//   path: '/z',
//   value: null,
//   message: '예상 부울'
// }]

TypeBox Workbench

TypeBox offers a web based code generation tool that can convert TypeScript types into TypeBox types as well as several other ecosystem libraries.

TypeBox Workbench Link Here

TypeBox Codegen

TypeBox provides a code generation library that can be integrated into toolchains to automate type translation between TypeScript and TypeBox. This library also includes functionality to transform TypeScript types to other ecosystem libraries.

TypeBox Codegen Link Here

Ecosystem

The following is a list of community packages that offer general tooling, extended functionality and framework integration support for TypeBox.

Package Description
drizzle-typebox Generates TypeBox types from Drizzle ORM schemas
elysia Fast and friendly Bun web framework
fastify-type-provider-typebox Fastify TypeBox integration with the Fastify Type Provider
feathersjs The API and real-time application framework
fetch-typebox Drop-in replacement for fetch that brings easy integration with TypeBox
h3-typebox Schema validation utilities for h3 using TypeBox & Ajv
http-wizard Type safe http client library for Fastify
openapi-box Generate TypeBox types from OpenApi IDL + Http client library
prismabox Converts a prisma.schema to typebox schema matching the database models
schema2typebox Creating TypeBox code from Json Schemas
sveltekit-superforms A comprehensive SvelteKit form library for server and client validation
ts2typebox Creating TypeBox code from Typescript types
typebox-form-parser Parses form and query data based on TypeBox schemas
typebox-validators Advanced validators supporting discriminated and heterogeneous unions

Benchmark

This project maintains a set of benchmarks that measure Ajv, Value and TypeCompiler compilation and validation performance. These benchmarks can be run locally by cloning this repository and running npm run benchmark. The results below show for Ajv version 8.12.0 running on Node 20.10.0.

For additional comparative benchmarks, please refer to typescript-runtime-type-benchmarks.

Compile

This benchmark measures compilation performance for varying types.

┌────────────────────────────┬────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┐
          (index)            Iterations      Ajv       TypeCompiler  Performance  
├────────────────────────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┤
 Literal_String                 1000     '    242 ms'  '     10 ms'  '   24.20 x' 
 Literal_Number                 1000     '    200 ms'  '      8 ms'  '   25.00 x' 
 Literal_Boolean                1000     '    168 ms'  '      6 ms'  '   28.00 x' 
 Primitive_Number               1000     '    165 ms'  '      8 ms'  '   20.63 x' 
 Primitive_String               1000     '    154 ms'  '      6 ms'  '   25.67 x' 
 Primitive_String_Pattern       1000     '    208 ms'  '     14 ms'  '   14.86 x' 
 Primitive_Boolean              1000     '    142 ms'  '      6 ms'  '   23.67 x' 
 Primitive_Null                 1000     '    143 ms'  '      6 ms'  '   23.83 x' 
 Object_Unconstrained           1000     '   1217 ms'  '     31 ms'  '   39.26 x' 
 Object_Constrained             1000     '   1275 ms'  '     26 ms'  '   49.04 x' 
 Object_Vector3                 1000     '    405 ms'  '     12 ms'  '   33.75 x' 
 Object_Box3D                   1000     '   1833 ms'  '     27 ms'  '   67.89 x' 
 Tuple_Primitive                1000     '    475 ms'  '     13 ms'  '   36.54 x' 
 Tuple_Object                   1000     '   1267 ms'  '     30 ms'  '   42.23 x' 
 Composite_Intersect            1000     '    604 ms'  '     18 ms'  '   33.56 x' 
 Composite_Union                1000     '    545 ms'  '     20 ms'  '   27.25 x' 
 Math_Vector4                   1000     '    829 ms'  '     12 ms'  '   69.08 x' 
 Math_Matrix4                   1000     '    405 ms'  '     10 ms'  '   40.50 x' 
 Array_Primitive_Number         1000     '    372 ms'  '     12 ms'  '   31.00 x' 
 Array_Primitive_String         1000     '    327 ms'  '      5 ms'  '   65.40 x' 
 Array_Primitive_Boolean        1000     '    300 ms'  '      4 ms'  '   75.00 x' 
 Array_Object_Unconstrained     1000     '   1755 ms'  '     21 ms'  '   83.57 x' 
 Array_Object_Constrained       1000     '   1516 ms'  '     20 ms'  '   75.80 x' 
 Array_Tuple_Primitive          1000     '    825 ms'  '     14 ms'  '   58.93 x' 
 Array_Tuple_Object             1000     '   1616 ms'  '     16 ms'  '  101.00 x' 
 Array_Composite_Intersect      1000     '    776 ms'  '     16 ms'  '   48.50 x' 
 Array_Composite_Union          1000     '    820 ms'  '     14 ms'  '   58.57 x' 
 Array_Math_Vector4             1000     '   1166 ms'  '     15 ms'  '   77.73 x' 
 Array_Math_Matrix4             1000     '    695 ms'  '      8 ms'  '   86.88 x' 
└────────────────────────────┴────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┘

Validate

This benchmark measures validation performance for varying types.

┌────────────────────────────┬────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┐
          (index)            Iterations   ValueCheck       Ajv       TypeCompiler  Performance  
├────────────────────────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┤
 Literal_String               1000000    '     18 ms'  '      5 ms'  '      4 ms'  '    1.25 x' 
 Literal_Number               1000000    '     16 ms'  '     18 ms'  '     10 ms'  '    1.80 x' 
 Literal_Boolean              1000000    '     15 ms'  '     19 ms'  '     10 ms'  '    1.90 x' 
 Primitive_Number             1000000    '     21 ms'  '     19 ms'  '     10 ms'  '    1.90 x' 
 Primitive_String             1000000    '     22 ms'  '     18 ms'  '      9 ms'  '    2.00 x' 
 Primitive_String_Pattern     1000000    '    155 ms'  '     41 ms'  '     34 ms'  '    1.21 x' 
 Primitive_Boolean            1000000    '     18 ms'  '     17 ms'  '      9 ms'  '    1.89 x' 
 Primitive_Null               1000000    '     19 ms'  '     17 ms'  '      9 ms'  '    1.89 x' 
 Object_Unconstrained         1000000    '   1003 ms'  '     32 ms'  '     24 ms'  '    1.33 x' 
 Object_Constrained           1000000    '   1265 ms'  '     49 ms'  '     38 ms'  '    1.29 x' 
 Object_Vector3               1000000    '    418 ms'  '     22 ms'  '     13 ms'  '    1.69 x' 
 Object_Box3D                 1000000    '   2035 ms'  '     56 ms'  '     49 ms'  '    1.14 x' 
 Object_Recursive             1000000    '   5243 ms'  '    326 ms'  '    157 ms'  '    2.08 x' 
 Tuple_Primitive              1000000    '    153 ms'  '     20 ms'  '     12 ms'  '    1.67 x' 
 Tuple_Object                 1000000    '    781 ms'  '     28 ms'  '     18 ms'  '    1.56 x' 
 Composite_Intersect          1000000    '    742 ms'  '     25 ms'  '     14 ms'  '    1.79 x' 
 Composite_Union              1000000    '    558 ms'  '     24 ms'  '     13 ms'  '    1.85 x' 
 Math_Vector4                 1000000    '    246 ms'  '     22 ms'  '     11 ms'  '    2.00 x' 
 Math_Matrix4                 1000000    '   1052 ms'  '     43 ms'  '     28 ms'  '    1.54 x' 
 Array_Primitive_Number       1000000    '    272 ms'  '     22 ms'  '     12 ms'  '    1.83 x' 
 Array_Primitive_String       1000000    '    235 ms'  '     24 ms'  '     14 ms'  '    1.71 x' 
 Array_Primitive_Boolean      1000000    '    134 ms'  '     23 ms'  '     14 ms'  '    1.64 x' 
 Array_Object_Unconstrained   1000000    '   6280 ms'  '     65 ms'  '     59 ms'  '    1.10 x' 
 Array_Object_Constrained     1000000    '   6076 ms'  '    130 ms'  '    119 ms'  '    1.09 x' 
 Array_Object_Recursive       1000000    '  22738 ms'  '   1730 ms'  '    635 ms'  '    2.72 x' 
 Array_Tuple_Primitive        1000000    '    689 ms'  '     35 ms'  '     30 ms'  '    1.17 x' 
 Array_Tuple_Object           1000000    '   3266 ms'  '     63 ms'  '     52 ms'  '    1.21 x' 
 Array_Composite_Intersect    1000000    '   3310 ms'  '     44 ms'  '     36 ms'  '    1.22 x' 
 Array_Composite_Union        1000000    '   2432 ms'  '     69 ms'  '     33 ms'  '    2.09 x' 
 Array_Math_Vector4           1000000    '   1158 ms'  '     37 ms'  '     24 ms'  '    1.54 x' 
 Array_Math_Matrix4           1000000    '   5435 ms'  '    132 ms'  '     92 ms'  '    1.43 x' 
└────────────────────────────┴────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┘

Compression

The following table lists esbuild compiled and minified sizes for each TypeBox module.

┌──────────────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬─────────────┐
       (index)          Compiled    Minified   Compression 
├──────────────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼─────────────┤
 typebox/compiler      '126.9 kb'  ' 55.7 kb'   '2.28 x'   
 typebox/errors        ' 46.1 kb'  ' 20.8 kb'   '2.22 x'   
 typebox/system        '  4.7 kb'  '  2.0 kb'   '2.33 x'   
 typebox/value         '152.2 kb'  ' 64.5 kb'   '2.36 x'   
 typebox               ' 95.7 kb'  ' 39.8 kb'   '2.40 x'   
└──────────────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴─────────────┘

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TypeBox is open to community contribution. Please ensure you submit an open issue before submitting your pull request. The TypeBox project prefers open community discussion before accepting new features.

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