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TypeScript Configuration

tsconfig.json Strict Mode

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "strict": true,
    "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
    "noImplicitOverride": true,
    "exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true,
    "noUnusedLocals": true,
    "noUnusedParameters": true,
    "erasableSyntaxOnly": true
  }
}

• strict: true enables all strict family checks (non-negotiable for new projects)
• noUncheckedIndexedAccess forces handling of undefined on indexed access
• erasableSyntaxOnly ensures no runtime decorators or enums (for tshy/bun transpilation)
• moduleResolution: "bundler" for modern bundler compatibility
• isolatedModules: true for safe transpilation with esbuild/swc

Type System Patterns

Discriminated Unions

type Result<T, E = Error> =
  | { ok: true; value: T }
  | { ok: false; error: E }

function match<T, E, R>(result: Result<T, E>, handlers: {
  ok: (value: T) => R
  error: (error: E) => R
}): R {
  return result.ok ? handlers.ok(result.value) : handlers.error(result.error)
}

Branded Types

type UserId = string & { readonly __brand: "UserId" }
function createUserId(id: string): UserId {
  return id as UserId
}

Template Literal Types

type HttpMethod = "GET" | "POST" | "PUT" | "DELETE"
type ApiPath = `/api/v1/${string}`
type Route = `${HttpMethod} ${ApiPath}`

Type Guards and Assertions

function isError(value: unknown): value is Error {
  return value instanceof Error
}

function assertNonNull<T>(value: T): asserts value is NonNullable<T> {
  if (value === null || value === undefined) {
    throw new Error("Expected non-null value")
  }
}

Runtime Environments

| Runtime | Use Case | Advantages | |---------|----------|-----------| | Node.js (LTS) | Server apps, tools | Largest ecosystem, LTS releases, long-term stable | | Bun | New projects, edge | 10x speed, built-in bundler/transpiler/test runner, TS native | | Deno | Security-first, edge | Web standard APIs, permissions model, URL imports | | WinterCG | Edge compute | Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge, Deno Deploy |

Bun Patterns

• Built-in test runner: bun test over jest/vitest for new projects
• Built-in bundler: bun build for simple bundling needs
• SQLite: bun:sqlite for embedded database (faster than better-sqlite3)
• Environment: Bun.env for type-safe env access
• Shell: Bun.$ for template literal shell commands
• File I/O: Bun.file(), Bun.write(), Bun.stdout

Module Systems

• ESM (import/export) for all new code; CJS (require) only for legacy interop
• Package.json "type": "module" for ESM-by-default packages
• tshy or pkgroll for dual CJS/ESM package publishing
• exports field for subpath exports and conditional CJS/ESM
• Dynamic imports: await import("module") for lazy loading and CJS/ESM bridge

{
  "type": "module",
  "exports": {
    ".": {
      "import": "./dist/index.js",
      "require": "./dist/index.cjs"
    },
    "./utils": {
      "import": "./dist/utils.js",
      "require": "./dist/utils.cjs"
    }
  }
}

Async Patterns

• Prefer promises over callbacks (util.promisify if necessary)
• Promise.allSettled() over Promise.all() when one rejection should not fail the batch
• AbortController + AbortSignal for cancellable async operations
• async generators and for await...of for streams and paginated APIs
• Worker threads: Worker for CPU-bound work (check worker_threads.isMainThread)
• AsyncLocalStorage for context propagation across async boundaries (DI, tracing, CLS)
• p-limit or similar for concurrency control (limit parallel operations)

Patterns

// Timeout wrapper
async function withTimeout<T>(promise: Promise<T>, ms: number): Promise<T> {
  const controller = new AbortController()
  const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), ms)
  try {
    return await Promise.race([
      promise,
      new Promise<never>((_, reject) => {
        controller.signal.addEventListener("abort", () =>
          reject(new Error(`Timeout after ${ms}ms`)))
      }),
    ])
  } finally {
    clearTimeout(timeout)
  }
}

Tooling and Build

| Tool | Purpose | Why | |------|---------|-----| | biome | Lint + format | Fast (Rust), single tool, zero config | | prettier | Format | Universal formatting, wide ecosystem support (when biome not adopted) | | esbuild | Bundle | Fastest bundler, great for libraries and scripts | | tsup | Bundle TS | esbuild wrapper with TS support, CJS/ESM dual output | | vite | Dev server + build | HMR, Rollup production, universal framework support | | vitest | Test | Vite-native, Jest-compatible API, faster, ESM-first | | bun | All-in-one | Runtime + bundler + test runner + package manager |

Testing

• vitest (preferred) or bun:test for unit and integration tests
• @testing-library/react for React component tests (user-centric, no implementation details)
• playwright for E2E tests (cross-browser, mobile emulation, network intercept)
• msw for API mocking (works in Node and browser, service worker-based)
• Coverage: v8 (built into Node) or c8/istanbul via vitest

import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest"
import { http, HttpResponse } from "msw"
import { setupServer } from "msw/node"

const server = setupServer(
  http.get("/api/users", () => HttpResponse.json([{ id: 1, name: "Alice" }])),
)

beforeAll(() => server.listen())
afterEach(() => server.resetHandlers())
afterAll(() => server.close())

Package Management

• pnpm for disk-efficient, strict dependency resolution (preferred for monorepos)
• bun for fast installs and workspace management
• npm for maximum compatibility (default, always available)
• yarn (berry) for PnP mode and constrained workspaces
• Registry: npm registry default, JSR for TypeScript-first packages, self-hosted Verdaccio

Node.js Server Patterns

• fastify for production HTTP (fast, schema-based, plugin system)
• express for simple APIs and middleware-rich ecosystems
• hono for edge-compatible, ultra-lightweight (Cloudflare Workers, Bun, Deno)
• trpc for end-to-end type-safe APIs (shared types client/server)
• elysia for Bun-native, Eden Treaty type-safe client

Fastify Patterns

• Schema validation with @fastify/type-provider-typebox (TypeBox) or Zod
• Plugins: encapsulate with fastify.register(), use fastify-plugin for shared decorators
• Hooks: onRequest, preValidation, preHandler, onSend, onResponse
• Serialization: response.schema for output serialization (faster than JSON.stringify)
• Lifecycle: request -> onRequest -> preParsing -> preValidation -> handler -> preSerialization -> onSend -> response
• Graceful shutdown: fastify.close() with closeGraceful for connection draining

Streams and Buffers

• ReadableStream, WritableStream, TransformStream (Web Streams API) over Node streams
• Web Streams are cross-runtime (Node 21+, Bun, Deno, Cloudflare)
• pipeline() over .pipe() for proper backpressure and error handling
• Buffer (Node) vs Uint8Array (cross-runtime) for binary data
• TextEncoder/TextDecoder for encoding conversion (Web API, cross-runtime)

Error Handling

• Custom error classes extending Error with cause property
• Result type pattern instead of throw for expected failures
• Global error handler in servers with proper serialization
• error.cause chaining for error context propagation
• Throw on unexpected errors, return Result for expected errors
• Use node -r source-map-support/register for stack traces in production

Logging and Observability

• pino for fast JSON logging (over winston/bunyan for new projects)
• Structured logs with req.id for correlation, err for errors, msg for message
• pino-pretty for development, JSON for production
• OpenTelemetry instrumentation with @opentelemetry/instrumentation-http
• hyperdx or axiom for cloud logging with OpenTelemetry ingestion

Refer to TypeScript Handbook (typescriptlang.org) for type system specifics. Target ES2022+ for modern syntax, use @types/node for Node.js API types.