Have types exports on generated file?

Feature description

The generated file only contains the schemas. I would have no problemas for my small files to have the export type MyType = z.infer<typeof myTypeSchema>. Looks like I have to add them manually to the generated file.

Input

export type MyType = z.number();

Output

export const myTypeSchema = z.number();
export type MyType = z.infer<typeof myTypeSchema>;

[SrBrahma]

Hi!

Typescript is smart!

Even using infer, it keeps the JSDoc comments from the schema!

[fabien0102]

Ah ok, now I get your usecase! you are mutating the generated zod schema! If this is the case, this was not really the intented usage (I’m always happy to be challenged). The idea was to keep the generated file as source of truth and sync with the typescript definition and import/extends the schemas in a separate file. But regarding your screenshot, I get why this is probably not possible in your case.

Looks like I have to add them manually to the generated file.

But now everything make sense 😅

Anyway, this should not be too hard adding an option to generate those infer, we just need to make sure to not have any name conflicts when the types are recursive (https://github.com/colinhacks/zod#recursive-types)