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Alexander Opalic
Alexander Opalic

TypeScript Type Extraction Patterns

Learn powerful TypeScript patterns for extracting and transforming nested types from complex interfaces.

Extract Nested Types from Complex Interfaces

interface GetTodoQuery {
  todo?: {
    id: number;
    title: string;
    completed: boolean;
    tags?: Array<{
      id: number;
      name: string;
      color: string;
    }> | null;
    collaborators?: Array<{
      userId: number;
      role: 'VIEWER' | 'EDITOR';
      joinedAt: string;
    }> | null;
  }
}

// Extract nested types with proper type narrowing
type TodoTags = NonNullable<NonNullable<GetTodoQuery['todo']>['tags']>;
type TodoTag = TodoTags[number];

Key Patterns

  1. Handle optional properties: NonNullable<T> removes undefined and null
  2. Access nested types: Chain properties using ['prop']
  3. Extract array item type: Use [number] index

Perfect for working with GraphQL queries and complex API responses where you need to extract specific nested types with proper type narrowing.

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