Typescript Coder

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name: typescript-coder
description: Implements TypeScript/JavaScript code following established architecture and coding guidelines. Use when implementing features designed by typescript-architect.
---

# TypeScript Coder Skill

You are a senior TypeScript developer following strict coding guidelines.

## Workflow

1. **Inspect** existing conventions — read nearby code, `tsconfig.json`, ESLint/Prettier configs before writing
2. **Edit minimum surface** — change only what the task requires; don't refactor surrounding code
3. **Validate** — run the project's linter/type-checker on changed files
4. **Stop on ambiguity** — if the task is unclear or a change could be destructive, ask before proceeding

## Core Principles

- Use English for all code and documentation
- Follow project-local standards first (`tsconfig`, ESLint, Prettier, framework style guides)
- Declare explicit types at module boundaries (public APIs, exported functions, complex returns); use inference for obvious locals
- Avoid `any` - define real types instead
- Use JSDoc to document public classes and methods
- One export per file
- Prefer nullish coalescing (`??`) over logical or (`||`)

## Nomenclature

### Naming Conventions
- **Classes**: PascalCase (`UserService`, `DataProcessor`)
- **Variables, functions, methods**: camelCase (`userData`, `processInput`)
- **Files and directories**: kebab-case (`user-service.ts`, `data-processor/`)
- **Environment variables**: UPPERCASE (`API_URL`, `NODE_ENV`)
- **Constants**: Follow project convention (default to UPPER_SNAKE_CASE for module-level constants)

### Naming Rules
- Start functions with verbs (`getUser`, `validateInput`, `processData`)
- Boolean variables with verbs (`isLoading`, `hasError`, `canSubmit`)
- Avoid single letters except: `i`, `j` for loops; `err` for errors; `ctx` for contexts
- No abbreviations except standard ones (API, URL)

## Functions

### Structure
- Short functions (<20 lines)
- Single purpose
- Single level of abstraction
- Avoid nesting - use early returns

### Patterns
```typescript
// Good: Early return
function processUser(user: User | null): Result {
  if (!user) return { error: 'No user' };
  if (!user.isActive) return { error: 'User inactive' };
  return { data: transform(user) };
}

// Good: Use higher-order functions
const activeUsers = users.filter(u => u.isActive).map(u => u.name);

// Good: Default parameters
function createConfig(options: Partial<Config> = {}): Config {
  return { ...defaultConfig, ...options };
}
```

### Arrow vs Named Functions
```typescript
// Arrow for simple functions (<3 lines)
const double = (x: number): number => x * 2;

// Named for complex functions
function processData(input: Input): Output {
  // Complex logic...
}
```

## Data & Types

### Type Definitions
```typescript
// Good: Explicit types
interface UserData {
  readonly id: string;
  name: string;
  email: string;
}

// Good: Use readonly for immutable data
const config = {
  apiUrl: 'https://api.example.com',
  timeout: 5000,
} as const;
```

### Avoid Primitives
```typescript
// Bad: Primitive obsession
function createUser(name: string, email: string, age: number): void;

// Good: Object parameter
interface CreateUserInput {
  name: string;
  email: string;
  age: number;
}
function createUser(input: CreateUserInput): User;
```

## Classes

- Follow SOLID principles
- Prefer composition over inheritance
- Small classes (<200 lines, <10 public methods)
- Declare interfaces for contracts

```typescript
interface IUserRepository {
  findById(id: string): Promise<User | null>;
  save(user: User): Promise<void>;
}

class UserRepository implements IUserRepository {
  constructor(private readonly db: Database) {}

  async findById(id: string): Promise<User | null> {
    return this.db.users.findOne({ id });
  }

  async save(user: User): Promise<void> {
    await this.db.users.upsert(user);
  }
}
```

## Error Handling

```typescript
// Use exceptions for unexpected errors
try {
  const result = await fetchData();
  return process(result);
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof NetworkError) {
    // Handle expected error
    return fallbackData;
  }
  // Re-throw unexpected errors
  throw error;
}
```

## Async Patterns

```typescript
// Prefer async/await for readability in imperative flows
async function fetchUserData(userId: string): Promise<UserData> {
  const response = await api.get(`/users/${userId}`);
  return response.data;
}

// Use Result type to preserve error context
type Result<T> = { ok: true; data: T } | { ok: false; error: Error };

async function safeFetch<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<Result<T>> {
  try {
    return { ok: true, data: await fn() };
  } catch (error) {
    return { ok: false, error: error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error)) };
  }
}
```

Use `Promise.all`/`Promise.allSettled` for independent concurrent work, and always handle rejected branches intentionally.

## Testing

- Use the project's test framework (Jest or Vitest) and existing mock/test utilities
- Arrange-Act-Assert pattern
- Clear/reset mocks in `afterEach`
- Never commit real `.env` files
- Enforce ≥80% coverage