src/generic/arithmetic.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type {Dependencies, Signature} from '../interfaces/type.js'
-import {$$typeToString} from 'ts-macros'
+import {$$typeToString, $$ts, $$define, $$raw, $$ident, $$escape} from 'ts-macros'
+import * as ts from 'typescript'
 
 export const square =
    <T>(dep: Dependencies<'multiply', T>): Signature<'square', T> =>
@@ -19,15 +20,23 @@ console.log($contains!(searchItem, "erwin", "tj"));
 // Transpiles to: console.log(false);
 
 // OK, record the type of square:
-square.reflectedType = $$typeToString!<typeof square>();
+square.reflectedType = //$$typeToString!<typeof square>();
+   $$typeToString!<
+      <T>(...args: DeepExpand<Parameters<typeof square<T>>>)
+         => DeepExpand<ReturnType<typeof square<T>>>
+   >()
 
 type ShallowExpand<T> =  T extends unknown ? { [K in keyof T]: T[K] } : never;
+// Short alias of ShallowExpand for convenience below:
+type Deps<T> =  T extends unknown ? { [K in keyof T]: T[K] } : never;
 type ExpandedParameters<T extends (...args: any) => any> = {[Index in keyof Parameters<T>]: ShallowExpand<Parameters<T>[Index]>}
 type ExpandTwice<T extends any[]> = {[Index in keyof T] : ShallowExpand<T[Index]>}
 type AsArray<T> = T extends any[] ? T : [];
 type DeepExpand<T> =
-   T extends (...args: any) => any ? (...pars: AsArray<DeepExpand<Parameters<T>>>) => DeepExpand<ReturnType<T>> :
+   T extends (...args: any) => any
+      ? (...pars: AsArray<DeepExpand<Parameters<T>>>) => DeepExpand<ReturnType<T>> :
    T extends unknown ? { [K in keyof T]: DeepExpand<T[K]> } : never;
+
 type Out<T> = ShallowExpand<Dependencies<'multiply', T>>;
 
 console.log("Deps type is", $$typeToString!<<T>() => Out<T>>())
@@ -39,3 +48,52 @@ console.log("Or perhaps", $$typeToString!<OutB>())
 console.log("Or maybe even", $$typeToString!<
             <T>(...args: DeepExpand<Parameters<typeof square<T>>>) => DeepExpand<ReturnType<typeof square<T>>>
             >())
+
+// Now try to wrap it up in a macro
+
+// From the creator of ts-macros; temporary until next release
+function $export(name: string, value: unknown) {
+   $$raw!((ctx, name: ts.Expression, value: ts.Expression) => {
+      if (!ctx.ts.isStringLiteral(name)) throw ctx.error(name, "Expected a string literal.");
+       return [ctx.factory.createVariableStatement([ctx.factory.createToken(ctx.ts.SyntaxKind.ExportKeyword)], ctx.factory.createVariableDeclarationList([
+         ctx.factory.createVariableDeclaration(name.text, undefined, undefined, value)
+     ], ctx.ts.NodeFlags.Const))];
+   });
+}
+
+// Obviously we'd prefer the name before the expression, but that won't work
+// until the next release
+function $exportImpl<Impl>(expr: Impl, name: string) {
+   $export!(name, expr);
+   $$ident!(name).reflectedType = $$typeToString!<
+      //      <T>(...args: DeepExpand<Parameters<Impl<T>>>) => DeepExpand<ReturnType<Impl<T>>> // see comment in reflect below.
+      Impl
+      >();
+}
+
+// works but then not visible at import with current ts-macros.
+// Author says he will be enhancing this "soon."
+$exportImpl!(<T>(dep: Dependencies<'multiply', T>): Signature<'square', T> =>
+                z => dep.multiply(z, z),
+             'squire')
+
+function $reflect<Impl>(expr: Impl) {
+   return $$escape!(() => {
+      const temp: Impl & {reflectedType?: string} = expr;
+      temp.reflectedType =  $$typeToString!<
+         // <T>(...args: DeepExpand<Parameters<Impl<T>>>) =>
+         // DeepExpand<ReturnType<Impl<T>>> // error; can't instantiate
+         // Impl; even if we constrain it to be the type of a generic function,
+         // that's still not a generic _type_, ugh.
+         Impl>();
+      return temp;
+   }) as Impl & {reflectedType: string}
+}
+
+export const squre = $reflect!(
+      <T>(dep: Dependencies<'multiply', T>): Signature<'square', T> =>
+      z => dep.multiply(z, z))
+
+export const sqre = $reflect!(
+      <T>(dep: Deps<Dependencies<'multiply', T>>): Signature<'square', T> =>
+      z => dep.multiply(z, z))

src/index.ts

@@ -21,3 +21,17 @@ console.log('Result is', myabs)
 
 // Check type of the generic square implementation
 console.log('Type of square is', Specifications.generic.square.reflectedType)
+
+// Now check the ones that came via macros:
+
+// Auto-generated export is invisible to TypeScript at the moment, author
+// says he will fix:
+console.log('Type of squire (auto-exported) is',
+            // @ts-ignore
+            Specifications.generic.squire.reflectedType)
+
+// Via a macro wrapper around the definition, two ways:
+console.log('Type of squre (unexpanded) is',
+            Specifications.generic.squre.reflectedType)
+console.log('Type of sqre (expanded) is',
+            Specifications.generic.sqre.reflectedType)