Schema Projections

Sometimes, you may want to create a new schema based on an existing one, focusing specifically on either its Type or Encoded aspect. The Schema module provides several functions to make this possible.

typeSchema

The Schema.typeSchema function is used to extract the Type portion of a schema, resulting in a new schema that retains only the type-specific properties from the original schema. This excludes any initial encoding or transformation logic applied to the original schema.

Function Signature

declare const typeSchema: <A, I, R>(schema: Schema<A, I, R>) => Schema<A>

Example (Extracting Only Type-Specific Properties)

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import { Schema } from "effect"
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const Original = Schema.Struct({
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  quantity: Schema.NumberFromString.pipe(Schema.greaterThanOrEqualTo(2)),
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})
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// This creates a schema where 'quantity' is defined as a number
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// that must be greater than or equal to 2.
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const TypeSchema = Schema.typeSchema(Original)
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// TypeSchema is equivalent to:
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const TypeSchema2 = Schema.Struct({
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  quantity: Schema.Number.pipe(Schema.greaterThanOrEqualTo(2)),
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})

encodedSchema

The Schema.encodedSchema function enables you to extract the Encoded portion of a schema, creating a new schema that matches the original properties but omits any refinements or transformations applied to the schema.

Function Signature

declare const encodedSchema: <A, I, R>(schema: Schema<A, I, R>) => Schema<I>

Example (Extracting Encoded Properties Only)

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import { Schema } from "effect"
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const Original = Schema.Struct({
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  quantity: Schema.String.pipe(Schema.minLength(3)),
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})
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// This creates a schema where 'quantity' is just a string,
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// disregarding the minLength refinement.
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const Encoded = Schema.encodedSchema(Original)
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// Encoded is equivalent to:
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const Encoded2 = Schema.Struct({
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  quantity: Schema.String,
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})

encodedBoundSchema

The Schema.encodedBoundSchema function is similar to Schema.encodedSchema but preserves the refinements up to the first transformation point in the original schema.

Function Signature

declare const encodedBoundSchema: <A, I, R>(schema: Schema<A, I, R>) => Schema<I>

The term “bound” in this context refers to the boundary up to which refinements are preserved when extracting the encoded form of a schema. It essentially marks the limit to which initial validations and structure are maintained before any transformations are applied.

Example (Retaining Initial Refinements Only)

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import { Schema } from "effect"
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const Original = Schema.Struct({
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  foo: Schema.String.pipe(Schema.minLength(3), Schema.compose(Schema.Trim)),
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})
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// The EncodedBoundSchema schema preserves the minLength(3) refinement,
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// ensuring the string length condition is enforced
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// but omits the Schema.Trim transformation.
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const EncodedBoundSchema = Schema.encodedBoundSchema(Original)
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// EncodedBoundSchema is equivalent to:
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const EncodedBoundSchema2 = Schema.Struct({
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  foo: Schema.String.pipe(Schema.minLength(3)),
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})