A super useful type helper in TypeScript by Matt Pocock

readme.md

Use case

Suppose you have a type that has many intersections:

export type SimpleShape = {
  color: string;
} & {
  size: number;
} & {
  shape: "circle" | "square";
};

When you hover over the type SimpleShape with many intersections, it can be difficult to see the resolved type. It would be helpful if there was a way to prettify the display of these types.

With Prettify we can using:

type Shape = Prettify<SimpleShape>;
//   ^? type Shape = {
//        color: string;
//        size: number;
//        shape: "circle" | "square";
//      }

Source: https://www.totaltypescript.com/concepts/the-prettify-helper

This is really helpful. Thank you, Matt!

Prettify.ts

/**
* A TypeScript type alias called `Prettify`.
* It takes a type as its argument and returns a new type that has the same properties as the original type, 
* but the properties are not intersected. This means that the new type is easier to read and understand.
* See more: https://www.totaltypescript.com/concepts/the-prettify-helper
*/
type Prettify<T> = {
	[K in keyof T]: T[K];
} & {};