feat: Add exactOptional struct

src/index.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export type {
   PartialObjectSchema,
   PickBy,
   Simplify,
+  ExactOptionalize,
   StructSchema,
   TupleSchema,
   UnionToIntersection,

src/struct.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 import type { Failure } from './error.js';
 import { StructError } from './error.js';
 import type { StructSchema } from './utils.js';
-import { toFailures, shiftIterator, run } from './utils.js';
+import { isObject, toFailures, shiftIterator, run } from './utils.js';
+
+type StructParams<Type, Schema> = {
+  type: string;
+  schema: Schema;
+  coercer?: Coercer | undefined;
+  validator?: Validator | undefined;
+  refiner?: Refiner<Type> | undefined;
+  entries?: Struct<Type, Schema>['entries'] | undefined;
+};
 
 /**
  * `Struct` objects encapsulate the validation logic for a specific type of
  * values. Once constructed, you use the `assert`, `is` or `validate` helpers to
  * validate unknown input data against the struct.
  */
-
 export class Struct<Type = unknown, Schema = unknown> {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
   readonly TYPE!: Type;
@@ -28,14 +36,7 @@ export class Struct<Type = unknown, Schema = unknown> {
     context: Context,
   ) => Iterable<[string | number, unknown, Struct<any> | Struct<never>]>;
 
-  constructor(props: {
-    type: string;
-    schema: Schema;
-    coercer?: Coercer | undefined;
-    validator?: Validator | undefined;
-    refiner?: Refiner<Type> | undefined;
-    entries?: Struct<Type, Schema>['entries'] | undefined;
-  }) {
+  constructor(props: StructParams<Type, Schema>) {
     const {
       type,
       schema,
@@ -124,6 +125,39 @@ export class Struct<Type = unknown, Schema = unknown> {
   }
 }
 
+// String instead of a Symbol in case of multiple different versions of this library.
+const ExactOptionalBrand = 'EXACT_OPTIONAL';
+
+/**
+ * An `ExactOptionalStruct` is a `Struct` that is used to create exactly optional
+ * properties of `object()` structs.
+ */
+export class ExactOptionalStruct<
+  Type = unknown,
+  Schema = unknown,
+> extends Struct<Type, Schema> {
+  // ESLint wants us to make this #-private, but we need it to be accessible by
+  // other versions of this library at runtime. If it were #-private, the
+  // implementation would break if multiple instances of this library were
+  // loaded at runtime.
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+  readonly brand: typeof ExactOptionalBrand;
+
+  constructor(props: StructParams<Type, Schema>) {
+    super({
+      ...props,
+      type: `exact optional ${props.type}`,
+    });
+    this.brand = ExactOptionalBrand;
+  }
+
+  static isExactOptional(value: unknown): value is ExactOptionalStruct {
+    return (
+      isObject(value) && 'brand' in value && value.brand === ExactOptionalBrand
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Assert that a value passes a struct, throwing if it doesn't.
  *

src/structs/types.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Infer } from '../struct.js';
-import { Struct } from '../struct.js';
+import { ExactOptionalStruct, Struct } from '../struct.js';
 import type {
   ObjectSchema,
   ObjectType,
@@ -457,6 +457,14 @@ export function object<Schema extends ObjectSchema>(
 
         for (const key of knowns) {
           unknowns.delete(key);
+          const propertySchema = schema[key];
+          if (
+            ExactOptionalStruct.isExactOptional(propertySchema) &&
+            !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(value, key)
+          ) {
+            continue;
+          }
+
           yield [key, value[key], schema[key] as Struct<any>];
         }
 
@@ -493,6 +501,22 @@ export function optional<Type, Schema>(
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Augment a struct such that, if it is the property of an object, it is exactly optional.
+ * In other words, it is either present with the correct type, or not present at all.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Only intended for use with `object()` structs.
+ *
+ * @param struct - The struct to augment.
+ * @returns A new struct that can be used to create exactly optional properties of `object()`
+ * structs.
+ */
+export function exactOptional<Type, Schema>(
+  struct: Struct<Type, Schema>,
+): ExactOptionalStruct<Type, Schema> {
+  return new ExactOptionalStruct(struct);
+}
+
 /**
  * Ensure that a value is an object with keys and values of specific types, but
  * without ensuring any specific shape of properties.

src/utils.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import type { Failure } from './error.js';
-import type { Struct, Infer, Result, Context, Describe } from './struct.js';
+import type {
+  Struct,
+  Infer,
+  Result,
+  Context,
+  Describe,
+  ExactOptionalStruct,
+} from './struct.js';
 
 /**
  * Check if a value is an iterator.
@@ -336,38 +343,58 @@ export type ObjectSchema = Record<string, Struct<any, any>>;
  * Infer a type from an object struct schema.
  */
 export type ObjectType<Schema extends ObjectSchema> = Simplify<
-  Optionalize<{ [K in keyof Schema]: Infer<Schema[K]> }>
+  // ExactOptionalize first ensures that properties of `exactOptional()` structs
+  // are optional, then Optionalize ensures that properties that can have the
+  // value `undefined` are optional.
+  Optionalize<ExactOptionalize<Schema>>
 >;
 
 /**
- * Omit properties from a type that extend from a specific type.
+ * Make properties of `exactOptional()` structs optional.
  */
+export type ExactOptionalize<Schema extends ObjectSchema> = {
+  [K in keyof OmitExactOptional<Schema>]: Infer<OmitExactOptional<Schema>[K]>;
+} & {
+  [K in keyof PickExactOptional<Schema>]?: Infer<PickExactOptional<Schema>[K]>;
+};
 
-export type OmitBy<Type, Value> = Omit<
-  Type,
+type OmitExactOptional<Schema extends ObjectSchema> = Omit<
+  Schema,
   {
-    [Key in keyof Type]: Value extends Extract<Type[Key], Value> ? Key : never;
-  }[keyof Type]
+    [K in keyof Schema]: Schema[K] extends ExactOptionalStruct<any, any>
+      ? K
+      : never;
+  }[keyof Schema]
+>;
+
+type PickExactOptional<Schema extends ObjectSchema> = Pick<
+  Schema,
+  {
+    [K in keyof Schema]: Schema[K] extends ExactOptionalStruct<any, any>
+      ? K
+      : never;
+  }[keyof Schema]
 >;
 
 /**
- * Normalize properties of a type that allow `undefined` to make them optional.
+ * Make properties that can have the value `undefined` optional.
  */
 export type Optionalize<Schema extends object> = OmitBy<Schema, undefined> &
   Partial<PickBy<Schema, undefined>>;
 
 /**
- * Transform an object schema type to represent a partial.
+ * Omit properties from a type that extend from a specific type.
  */
-
-export type PartialObjectSchema<Schema extends ObjectSchema> = {
-  [K in keyof Schema]: Struct<Infer<Schema[K]> | undefined>;
-};
+export type OmitBy<Type, Value> = Omit<
+  Type,
+  {
+    [Key in keyof Type]: Value extends Extract<Type[Key], Value> ? Key : never;
+  }[keyof Type]
+>;
 
 /**
  * Pick properties from a type that extend from a specific type.
  */
-
 export type PickBy<Type, Value> = Pick<
   Type,
   {
@@ -376,9 +403,15 @@ export type PickBy<Type, Value> = Pick<
 >;
 
 /**
- * Simplifies a type definition to its most basic representation.
+ * Transform an object schema type to represent a partial.
  */
+export type PartialObjectSchema<Schema extends ObjectSchema> = {
+  [K in keyof Schema]: Struct<Infer<Schema[K]> | undefined>;
+};
 
+/**
+ * Simplifies a type definition to its most basic representation.
+ */
 export type Simplify<Type> = Type extends any[] | Date
   ? Type
   : // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
@@ -391,7 +424,6 @@ export type If<Condition extends boolean, Then, Else> = Condition extends true
 /**
  * A schema for any type of struct.
  */
-
 export type StructSchema<Type> = [Type] extends [string | undefined | null]
   ? [Type] extends [IsMatch<Type, string | undefined | null>]
     ? null
@@ -442,7 +474,6 @@ export type TupleSchema<Type> = { [K in keyof Type]: Struct<Type[K]> };
 /**
  * Shorthand type for matching any `Struct`.
  */
-
 export type AnyStruct = Struct<any, any>;
 
 /**
@@ -451,7 +482,6 @@ export type AnyStruct = Struct<any, any>;
  * This is used to recursively retrieve the type from `union` `intersection` and
  * `tuple` structs.
  */
-
 export type InferStructTuple<
   Tuple extends AnyStruct[],
   Length extends number = Tuple['length'],

test/typings/exactOptional.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import {
+  assert,
+  exactOptional,
+  string,
+  number,
+  object,
+  enums,
+} from '../../src';
+import { test } from '../index.test';
+
+test<string | undefined>((value) => {
+  assert(value, exactOptional(string()));
+  return value;
+});
+
+test<{
+  a?: number;
+  b: string;
+  c?: 'a' | 'b';
+  d?: {
+    e: string;
+  };
+  f?: {
+    g?: {
+      h: string;
+    };
+  };
+}>((value) => {
+  assert(
+    value,
+    object({
+      a: exactOptional(number()),
+      b: string(),
+      c: exactOptional(enums(['a', 'b'])),
+      d: exactOptional(
+        object({
+          e: string(),
+        }),
+      ),
+      f: exactOptional(
+        object({
+          g: exactOptional(object({ h: string() })),
+        }),
+      ),
+    }),
+  );
+  return value;
+});