refactor(packages/stdlib): change getByPath type to string and add comments to template types

packages/stdlib/src/arrays/getByPath/index.ts

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type Path<T> = T extends `${infer Key}.${infer Rest}`
 // Output: { a: { b: { c: PropertyKey } } }
 
 export type UnionToIntersection<Union> = (
- Union extends unknown
+  Union extends unknown
 		? (distributedUnion: Union) => void
 		: never
 ) extends ((mergedIntersection: infer Intersection) => void)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ type PathToType<T extends string[]> = T extends [infer Head, ...infer Rest]
         ? { [K in Head & string]: PathToType<Rest> }
         : never
     : never
-  : unknown;
+  : string;
 
 export type Generate<T extends string> = UnionToIntersection<PathToType<Path<T>>>;
 type Get<O, K> = GetWithArray<O, Path<K>>;

packages/stdlib/src/text/template/index.test.ts

@@ -33,10 +33,16 @@ describe('templateObject', () => {
   // });
 
   it('replace template placeholders with nested values from args', () => {
-      const template = 'Hello, {user.name}!';
-      const args = { user: { name: 'John' } };
-      const result = templateObject(template, args);
+      const result = templateObject('Hello {{user.name}, your address {user.addresses.0.street}', {
+        user: {
+         name: 'John Doe',
+         addresses: [
+           { street: '123 Main St', city: 'Springfield'},
+           { street: '456 Elm St', city: 'Shelbyville'}
+         ]
+       }
+     });
 
-      expect(result).toBe('Hello, John!');
+      expect(result).toBe('Hello {John Doe, your address 123 Main St');
   });
 });

packages/stdlib/src/text/template/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { getByPath, type Generate } from '../../arrays';
+import { isFunction } from '../../types';
 
 /**
  * Type of a value that will be used to replace a placeholder in a template.
@@ -20,6 +21,13 @@ type TemplateArgsObject = StringPrimitive[] | { [key: string]: TemplateArgsObjec
  */
 const TEMPLATE_PLACEHOLDER = /{([^{}]+)}/gm;
 
+/**
+ * Removes the placeholder syntax from a template string.
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * type Base = ClearPlaceholder<'{user.name}'>; // 'user.name'
+ * type Unbalanced = ClearPlaceholder<'{user.name'>; // 'user.name'
+ */
 export type ClearPlaceholder<T extends string> =
   T extends `${string}{${infer Template}`
     ? ClearPlaceholder<Template>
@@ -27,6 +35,12 @@ export type ClearPlaceholder<T extends string> =
       ? ClearPlaceholder<Template>
       : T;
 
+/**
+ * Extracts all placeholders from a template string.
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * type Base = ExtractPlaceholders<'Hello {user.name}, {user.addresses.0.street}'>; // 'user.name' | 'user.addresses.0.street'
+ */
 export type ExtractPlaceholders<T extends string> =
   T extends `${infer Before}}${infer After}`
     ? Before extends `${string}{${infer Placeholder}`
@@ -35,18 +49,18 @@ export type ExtractPlaceholders<T extends string> =
     : never;
 
 export function templateObject<T extends string, A extends Generate<ExtractPlaceholders<T>>>(template: T, args: A, fallback?: TemplateFallback): string {
-    return template.replace(TEMPLATE_PLACEHOLDER, (subs, key) => {
-        return getByPath(args, key) as string;
-        // return value !== undefined ? value : (isFunction(fallback) ? fallback(key) : fallback);
+    return template.replace(TEMPLATE_PLACEHOLDER, (_, key) => {    
+        const value = getByPath(args, key) as string;
+        return value !== undefined ? value : (isFunction(fallback) ? fallback(key) : '');
     });
 }
 
-templateObject('Hello {user.name}, your address {user.addresses.0}', {
+templateObject('Hello {user.name}, your address {user.addresses.0.street}', {
    user: {
     name: 'John Doe',
     addresses: [
       { street: '123 Main St', city: 'Springfield'},
-      { street: '456 Elm St', city: 'Shelbyville'}
-    ]
-  }
+      { street: '456 Elm St', city: 'Shelbyville'},
+    ],
+  },
 });