lundi 23 décembre 2019

TypeScript type definition for an object property path

Is it possible to type an array of strings in such a way that the array can only be a valid property path in a given object? The type definition should work for all deeply nested objects.

Example:

const object1 = {
    someProperty: true
};
const object2 = {
    nestedObject: object1,
    anotherProperty: 2
};

type PropertyPath<Type extends object> = [keyof Type, ...Array<string>]; // <-- this needs to be improved

// ----------------------------------------------------------------

let propertyPath1: PropertyPath<typeof object1>;

propertyPath1 = ["someProperty"]; // works
propertyPath1 = ["doesntExist"]; // should not work

let propertyPath2: PropertyPath<typeof object2>;

propertyPath2 = ["nestedObject", "someProperty"]; // works
propertyPath2 = ["nestedObject", "doesntExist"]; // should not work
propertyPath2 = ["doesntExist"]; // should not work

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