import type {StaticPartOfArray, VariablePartOfArray, NonRecursiveType, ToString} from './internal'; import type {EmptyObject} from './empty-object'; import type {IsAny} from './is-any'; import type {IsNever} from './is-never'; import type {UnknownArray} from './unknown-array'; import type {Sum} from './sum'; import type {LessThan} from './less-than'; /** Generate a union of all possible paths to properties in the given object. It also works with arrays. Use-case: You want a type-safe way to access deeply nested properties in an object. @example ``` import type {Paths} from 'type-fest'; type Project = { filename: string; listA: string[]; listB: [{filename: string}]; folder: { subfolder: { filename: string; }; }; }; type ProjectPaths = Paths; //=> 'filename' | 'listA' | 'listB' | 'folder' | `listA.${number}` | 'listB.0' | 'listB.0.filename' | 'folder.subfolder' | 'folder.subfolder.filename' declare function open(path: Path): void; open('filename'); // Pass open('folder.subfolder'); // Pass open('folder.subfolder.filename'); // Pass open('foo'); // TypeError // Also works with arrays open('listA.1'); // Pass open('listB.0'); // Pass open('listB.1'); // TypeError. Because listB only has one element. ``` @category Object @category Array */ export type Paths = Paths_; type Paths_ = T extends NonRecursiveType | ReadonlyMap | ReadonlySet ? never : IsAny extends true ? never : T extends UnknownArray ? number extends T['length'] // We need to handle the fixed and non-fixed index part of the array separately. ? InternalPaths, Depth> | InternalPaths[number]>, Depth> : InternalPaths : T extends object ? InternalPaths : never; export type InternalPaths<_T, Depth extends number = 0, T = Required<_T>> = T extends EmptyObject | readonly [] ? never : { [Key in keyof T]: Key extends string | number // Limit `Key` to string or number. // If `Key` is a number, return `Key | `${Key}``, because both `array[0]` and `array['0']` work. ? | Key | ToString | ( LessThan extends true // Limit the depth to prevent infinite recursion ? IsNever>> extends false ? `${Key}.${Paths_>}` : never : never ) : never }[keyof T & (T extends UnknownArray ? number : unknown)];