Typescript: Generate Type from Object keys and Array string values

Question

I'm looking to generate a type from an Object's keys, and values of arrays of strings. The type needs to represent all the possible strings, i.e.

const Actions = {
  foo: ['bar', 'baz'],
}

# type generated from Actions to equal:
type ActionsType = 'foo' | 'bar' | 'baz'

I need to retain Actions as it's to be passed to a method, therefore:

const Actions = {
  foo: ['bar', 'baz'],
} as const


type ActionsType = keyof typeof Actions | typeof Actions[keyof typeof Actions][number]

whilst generating the type correctly didn't allow me to pass Actions to a method expecting Record<string, string[]> as the keys and values became readonly.

How can I generate the required type whilst still being able to use Actions as a non-readonly Object?

What you have done will work, but you need to use a const assertion on your array.. eg.. foo: ['bar', 'baz'] as const, otherwise typescript will see the array as been dynamic. — Keith
– Keith, Commented Nov 13, 2020 at 10:16
@Keith, unfortunately, the method the object is passed to expects a mutable string[] therefore setting as const on the object, or the individual arrays generates the following error: "The type 'readonly ["bar", "baz"]' is 'readonly' and cannot be assigned to the mutable type 'string[]'" — GuyC
– GuyC, Commented Nov 13, 2020 at 10:26
Seems like you can use the "older" approach to generate types based on an array by using a function helper: playground. source — Mosh Feu
– Mosh Feu, Commented Nov 16, 2020 at 9:35

bela53 · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-16 09:40:27Z

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Here is a simple solution to revert readonlyness of const assertions / as const:

type Mutable<T> = {-readonly [K in keyof T]: Mutable<T[K]>}

The following will compile with a type assertion and adequate type safety:

type T1 = Mutable<typeof Actions> // { foo: ["bar", "baz"]; }

function foo(a: Record<string, string[]>) {}
foo(Actions as Mutable<typeof Actions>) // works

Be aware, that Actions object might be mutated inside foo, so you better treat it as mutable in the containing module as well. A cleaner alternative would be to change foo signature to receive readonly arrays:

function foo2(a: Record<string, readonly string[]>) {}
foo2(Actions) // works without type assertion

Code demo

answered Nov 16, 2020 at 9:40

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GuyC Over a year ago

thanks for your help with this. It led to a follow on question, which if you could provide any help on would be awesome: stackoverflow.com/questions/64876213/…

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