RecordType • tldraw Docs

Table of contents

createDefaultProperties
ephemeralKeys
ephemeralKeySet
scope
typeName
validator
Properties
Methods
- clone
- create
- createCustomId
- createId
- isId
- isInstance
- parseId
- validate
- withDefaultProperties

A record type is a type that can be stored in a record store. It is created with createRecordType.

class RecordType<
  R extends UnknownRecord,
  RequiredProperties extends keyof Omit<R, 'id' | 'typeName'>,
> {}

Constructor

Constructs a new instance of the RecordType class

Parameters

Name Description

Name	Description
`typeName`	`R['typeName']`
`config`	`{ readonly createDefaultProperties: () => Exclude< Omit<R, 'id' \| 'typeName'>, RequiredProperties > readonly ephemeralKeys?: { readonly [K in Exclude< keyof R, 'id' \| 'typeName' >]: boolean } readonly scope?: RecordScope readonly validator?: StoreValidator<R> }`

typeName

R['typeName']

config

{
  readonly createDefaultProperties: () => Exclude<
    Omit<R, 'id' | 'typeName'>,
    RequiredProperties
  >
  readonly ephemeralKeys?: {
    readonly [K in Exclude<
      keyof R,
      'id' | 'typeName'
    >]: boolean
  }
  readonly scope?: RecordScope
  readonly validator?: StoreValidator<R>
}

Properties

createDefaultProperties

readonly

readonly createDefaultProperties: () => Exclude<
  Omit<R, 'id' | 'typeName'>,
  RequiredProperties
>

ephemeralKeys

readonlyoptional

readonly ephemeralKeys?: {
  readonly [K in Exclude<keyof R, 'id' | 'typeName'>]: boolean
}

ephemeralKeySet

readonly

readonly ephemeralKeySet: ReadonlySet<string>

scope

readonly

readonly scope: RecordScope

typeName

readonly

The unique type associated with this record.

readonly typeName: R['typeName']

validator

readonly

readonly validator: StoreValidator<R>

Methods

clone()

Clone a record of this type.

clone(record: R): R

Parameters

Name	Description
`record`	`R` The record to clone.

Returns

The cloned record.

create()

Create a new record of this type.

create(
  properties: Pick<R, RequiredProperties> &
    Omit<Partial<R>, RequiredProperties>
): R

Parameters

Name	Description
`properties`	`Pick<R, RequiredProperties> & Omit<Partial<R>, RequiredProperties>` The properties of the record.

Returns

The new record.

createCustomId()

Deprecated:

Use createId instead.

Create a new ID for this record type based on the given ID.

createCustomId(id: string): IdOf<R>

Example

const id = recordType.createCustomId('myId')

Parameters

Name	Description
`id`	`string` The ID to base the new ID on.

Returns

IdOf<R>

The new ID.

createId()

Create a new ID for this record type.

createId(customUniquePart?: string): IdOf<R>

Example

const id = recordType.createId()

Parameters

Name	Description
`customUniquePart`	`string`

Returns

IdOf<R>

The new ID.

isId()

Check whether an id is an id of this type.

isId(id?: string): id is IdOf<R>

Example

const result = recordType.isIn('someId')

Parameters

Name	Description
`id`	`string` The id to check.

Returns

id is IdOf<R>

Whether the id is an id of this type.

isInstance()

Check whether a record is an instance of this record type.

isInstance(record?: UnknownRecord): record is R

Example

const result = recordType.isInstance(someRecord)

Parameters

Name	Description
`record`	`UnknownRecord` The record to check.

Returns

record is R

Whether the record is an instance of this record type.

parseId()

Takes an id like user:123 and returns the part after the colon 123

parseId(id: IdOf<R>): string

Parameters

Name	Description
`id`	`IdOf<R>` The id

Returns

string

validate()

Check that the passed in record passes the validations for this type. Returns its input correctly typed if it does, but throws an error otherwise.

validate(record: unknown, recordBefore?: R): R

Parameters

Name	Description
`record`	`unknown`
`recordBefore`	`R`

Returns

withDefaultProperties()

Create a new RecordType that has the same type name as this RecordType and includes the given default properties.

withDefaultProperties<
  DefaultProps extends Omit<Partial<R>, 'id' | 'typeName'>,
>(
  createDefaultProperties: () => DefaultProps
): RecordType<R, Exclude<RequiredProperties, keyof DefaultProps>>

Example

const authorType = createRecordType('author', () => ({ living: true }))
const deadAuthorType = authorType.withDefaultProperties({ living: false })

Parameters

Name	Description
`createDefaultProperties`	`() => DefaultProps` A function that returns the default properties of the new RecordType.

Returns

RecordType<R, Exclude<RequiredProperties, keyof DefaultProps>>

The new RecordType.