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@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ Pattern matching for TypeScript/ESM environments (F#-style, not regex).
## Synopsis
```sh
npm install tiny-pattern-ts
```
```ts
import { match, P } from "tiny-pattern-ts";
@@ -20,14 +16,6 @@ const reply = (answer: "yes" | "no") =>
reply("yes"); // "agreed"
```
### Requirements
- **Node.js >= 26** (`engines` field; pinned via `.node-version`).
- **TypeScript >= 5.0** to consume the published declarations. The emitted `.d.ts`
use `const` type parameters (TS 5.0) and keep their relative `.ts` specifiers;
both resolve on TS >= 5.0 in `node10` / `node16` / `nodenext` / `bundler`.
- The package is **ESM-only** (no CommonJS shim).
## Description
`tiny-pattern-ts` gives TypeScript the shape of F#-style pattern matching:
@@ -43,6 +31,14 @@ The type-level contract is the feature — see
[development/library.md](./development/library.md) for the design decisions and
the known limitations.
## Requirements
- **Node.js >= 26** (`engines` field; pinned via `.node-version`).
- **TypeScript >= 5.0** to consume the published declarations. The emitted `.d.ts`
use `const` type parameters (TS 5.0) and keep their relative `.ts` specifiers;
both resolve on TS >= 5.0 in `node10` / `node16` / `nodenext` / `bundler`.
- The package is **ESM-only** (no CommonJS shim).
## Examples
### Literal matching and `exhaustive()`
@@ -163,108 +159,7 @@ const firstNumber = (items: readonly unknown[]): number | undefined =>
## API
### `match(value)`
```ts
const match: <T>(value: T) => MatchBuilder<T, never>;
```
Starts a matching chain for `value`. The builder is immutable: every `.with`
returns a new builder, so a partially built chain can be reused.
#### `.with(pattern, handler)`
```ts
with<U extends T, V>(pattern: Matcher<U>, handler: (value: U) => V): MatchBuilder<T, R | V>;
```
Adds a case. `handler` receives the value narrowed to `U`, and its return type
`V` is added to the builder's result union `R`. A pattern whose narrowed type is
not assignable to the matched value's type is a compile error.
#### `.exhaustive()`
```ts
exhaustive(): R;
```
Returns the result of the first matching case. Throws
`tiny-pattern-ts: match.exhaustive() called with no matching case` if none
matched. It does not statically prove that every union member is covered.
#### `.otherwise(handler)`
```ts
otherwise(handler: (value: T) => R): R;
```
Like a final catch-all case: runs `handler` if no earlier case matched. Unlike
`.exhaustive()`, it never throws.
### `P.literal(value)`
```ts
const P.literal: <const L extends string | number | boolean | null | undefined>(
value: L,
) => Matcher<L>;
```
Matches a single literal with `===` and narrows to its literal type.
### `P.type(type)`
```ts
const P.type: <T>(
type: "string" | "number" | "boolean" | "bigint" | "symbol" | "undefined" | "object" | "function",
) => Matcher<T>;
```
Matches a `typeof` result and narrows to the explicitly supplied `T`. `T` is not
inferred from the name, so the type parameter and the runtime name must agree.
### `P.when(predicate)`
```ts
const P.when: <T>(predicate: (value: unknown) => value is T) => Matcher<T>;
```
Wraps a type guard as a matcher. This is the constructor to prefer when you can
express the check as a guard.
### `P.any(predicate)`
```ts
const P.any: <T>(predicate: (value: unknown) => boolean) => Matcher<T>;
```
Wraps a boolean predicate and declares the narrowed type `T` yourself. Use it
only when a type guard is not expressible; prefer `P.when`.
### `P.shape(shape, refine?)`
```ts
const P.shape: <S extends object, T extends S>(
shape: S,
refine?: (value: S) => value is T,
) => Matcher<T>;
```
Matches an object that has every key of `shape`. A shape value that is a
`Matcher` is applied; otherwise the value is compared with `===`. Pass `refine`
to narrow to `T`; without it, the matched type is `S`.
### Types
```ts
interface Matcher<T> {
readonly matches: (value: unknown) => value is T;
}
type Pattern<T> = Matcher<T>;
```
Every pattern constructor returns a `Matcher<T>`. `Pattern<T>` is an alias kept
for readability.
Yet to be implemented
## License