sveltejs · dummdidumm · Aug 14, 2025 · Aug 13, 2025 · Aug 14, 2025 · Aug 14, 2025
diff --git a/.changeset/good-beds-say.md b/.changeset/good-beds-say.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+chore: generate `$app/types` in a more Typescript-friendly way
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/sync.js b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/sync.js
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ import { write_non_ambient } from './write_non_ambient.js';
 import { write_server } from './write_server.js';
 
 /**
- * Initialize SvelteKit's generated files.
+ * Initialize SvelteKit's generated files that only depend on the config and mode.
  * @param {import('types').ValidatedConfig} config
  * @param {string} mode
  */
 export function init(config, mode) {
 	write_tsconfig(config.kit);
 	write_ambient(config.kit, mode);
-	write_non_ambient(config.kit);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ export function create(config) {
 	write_server(config, output);
 	write_root(manifest_data, output);
 	write_all_types(config, manifest_data);
+	write_non_ambient(config.kit, manifest_data);
 
 	return { manifest_data };
 }
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export function all_types(config, mode) {
 	init(config, mode);
 	const manifest_data = create_manifest_data({ config });
 	write_all_types(config, manifest_data);
+	write_non_ambient(config.kit, manifest_data);
 }
 
 /**

diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_non_ambient.js b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_non_ambient.js
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { GENERATED_COMMENT } from '../../constants.js';
 import { write_if_changed } from './utils.js';
+import { s } from '../../utils/misc.js';
+import { get_route_segments } from '../../utils/routing.js';
+
+const replace_optional_params = (/** @type {string} */ id) =>
+	id.replace(/\/\[\[[^\]]+\]\]/g, '${string}');
+const replace_required_params = (/** @type {string} */ id) =>
+	id.replace(/\/\[[^\]]+\]/g, '/${string}');
+/** Convert route ID to pathname by removing layout groups */
+const remove_group_segments = (/** @type {string} */ id) => {
+	return '/' + get_route_segments(id).join('/');
+};
 
 // `declare module "svelte/elements"` needs to happen in a non-ambient module, and dts-buddy generates one big ambient module,
 // so we can't add it there - therefore generate the typings ourselves here.
@@ -33,10 +44,75 @@ declare module "svelte/elements" {
 export {};
 `;
 
+/**
+ * Generate app types interface extension
+ * @param {import('types').ManifestData} manifest_data
+ */
+function generate_app_types(manifest_data) {
+	/** @type {Set<string>} */
+	const pathnames = new Set();
+
+	/** @type {string[]} */
+	const dynamic_routes = [];
+
+	/** @type {string[]} */
+	const layouts = [];
+
+	for (const route of manifest_data.routes) {
+		if (route.params.length > 0) {
+			const params = route.params.map((p) => `${p.name}${p.optional ? '?:' : ':'} string`);
+			const route_type = `${s(route.id)}: { ${params.join('; ')} }`;
+
+			dynamic_routes.push(route_type);
+
+			const pathname = remove_group_segments(route.id);
+			pathnames.add(`\`${replace_required_params(replace_optional_params(pathname))}\` & {}`);
+		} else {
+			const pathname = remove_group_segments(route.id);
+			pathnames.add(s(pathname));
+		}
+
+		/** @type {Map<string, boolean>} */
+		const child_params = new Map(route.params.map((p) => [p.name, p.optional]));
+
+		for (const child of manifest_data.routes.filter((r) => r.id.startsWith(route.id))) {
+			for (const p of child.params) {
+				if (!child_params.has(p.name)) {
+					child_params.set(p.name, true); // always optional
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		const layout_params = Array.from(child_params)
+			.map(([name, optional]) => `${name}${optional ? '?:' : ':'} string`)
+			.join('; ');
+
+		const layout_type = `${s(route.id)}: ${layout_params.length > 0 ? `{ ${layout_params} }` : 'Record<string, never>'}`;
+		layouts.push(layout_type);
+	}
+
+	return [
+		'declare module "$app/types" {',
+		'\texport interface AppTypes {',
+		`\t\tRouteId(): ${manifest_data.routes.map((r) => s(r.id)).join(' | ')};`,
+		`\t\tRouteParams(): {\n\t\t\t${dynamic_routes.join(';\n\t\t\t')}\n\t\t};`,
+		`\t\tLayoutParams(): {\n\t\t\t${layouts.join(';\n\t\t\t')}\n\t\t};`,
+		`\t\tPathname(): ${Array.from(pathnames).join(' | ')};`,
+		'\t\tResolvedPathname(): `${"" | `/${string}`}${ReturnType<AppTypes[\'Pathname\']>}`;',
+		`\t\tAsset(): ${manifest_data.assets.map((asset) => s('/' + asset.file)).join(' | ') || 'never'};`,
+		'\t}',
+		'}'
+	].join('\n');
+}
+
 /**
  * Writes non-ambient declarations to the output directory
  * @param {import('types').ValidatedKitConfig} config
+ * @param {import('types').ManifestData} manifest_data
  */
-export function write_non_ambient(config) {
-	write_if_changed(path.join(config.outDir, 'non-ambient.d.ts'), template);
+export function write_non_ambient(config, manifest_data) {
+	const app_types = generate_app_types(manifest_data);
+	const content = [template, app_types].join('\n\n');
+
+	write_if_changed(path.join(config.outDir, 'non-ambient.d.ts'), content);
 }
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/index.js b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/index.js
@@ -5,19 +5,8 @@ import MagicString from 'magic-string';
 import { posixify, rimraf, walk } from '../../../utils/filesystem.js';
 import { compact } from '../../../utils/array.js';
 import { ts } from '../ts.js';
-import { s } from '../../../utils/misc.js';
-import { get_route_segments } from '../../../utils/routing.js';
-
 const remove_relative_parent_traversals = (/** @type {string} */ path) =>
 	path.replace(/\.\.\//g, '');
-const replace_optional_params = (/** @type {string} */ id) =>
-	id.replace(/\/\[\[[^\]]+\]\]/g, '${string}');
-const replace_required_params = (/** @type {string} */ id) =>
-	id.replace(/\/\[[^\]]+\]/g, '/${string}');
-/** Convert route ID to pathname by removing layout groups */
-const remove_group_segments = (/** @type {string} */ id) => {
-	return '/' + get_route_segments(id).join('/');
-};
 const is_whitespace = (/** @type {string} */ char) => /\s/.test(char);
 
 /**
@@ -65,67 +54,6 @@ export function write_all_types(config, manifest_data) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/** @type {Set<string>} */
-	const pathnames = new Set();
-
-	/** @type {string[]} */
-	const dynamic_routes = [];
-
-	/** @type {string[]} */
-	const layouts = [];
-
-	for (const route of manifest_data.routes) {
-		if (route.params.length > 0) {
-			const params = route.params.map((p) => `${p.name}${p.optional ? '?:' : ':'} string`);
-			const route_type = `${s(route.id)}: { ${params.join('; ')} }`;
-
-			dynamic_routes.push(route_type);
-
-			const pathname = remove_group_segments(route.id);
-			pathnames.add(`\`${replace_required_params(replace_optional_params(pathname))}\` & {}`);
-		} else {
-			const pathname = remove_group_segments(route.id);
-			pathnames.add(s(pathname));
-		}
-
-		/** @type {Map<string, boolean>} */
-		const child_params = new Map(route.params.map((p) => [p.name, p.optional]));
-
-		for (const child of manifest_data.routes.filter((r) => r.id.startsWith(route.id))) {
-			for (const p of child.params) {
-				if (!child_params.has(p.name)) {
-					child_params.set(p.name, true); // always optional
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		const layout_params = Array.from(child_params)
-			.map(([name, optional]) => `${name}${optional ? '?:' : ':'} string`)
-			.join('; ');
-
-		const layout_type = `${s(route.id)}: ${layout_params.length > 0 ? `{ ${layout_params} }` : 'undefined'}`;
-		layouts.push(layout_type);
-	}
-
-	try {
-		fs.mkdirSync(types_dir, { recursive: true });
-	} catch {}
-
-	fs.writeFileSync(
-		`${types_dir}/index.d.ts`,
-		[
-			`type DynamicRoutes = {\n\t${dynamic_routes.join(';\n\t')}\n};`,
-			`type Layouts = {\n\t${layouts.join(';\n\t')}\n};`,
-			// we enumerate these rather than doing `keyof Routes` so that the list is visible on hover
-			`export type RouteId = ${manifest_data.routes.map((r) => s(r.id)).join(' | ')};`,
-			'export type RouteParams<T extends RouteId> = T extends keyof DynamicRoutes ? DynamicRoutes[T] : Record<string, never>;',
-			'export type LayoutParams<T extends RouteId> = Layouts[T] | Record<string, never>;',
-			`export type Pathname = ${Array.from(pathnames).join(' | ')};`,
-			'export type ResolvedPathname = `${"" | `/${string}`}${Pathname}`;',
-			`export type Asset = ${manifest_data.assets.map((asset) => s('/' + asset.file)).join(' | ') || 'never'};`
-		].join('\n\n')
-	);
-
 	// Read/write meta data on each invocation, not once per node process,
 	// it could be invoked by another process in the meantime.
 	const meta_data_file = `${types_dir}/route_meta_data.json`;

diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/index.spec.js b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/index.spec.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { assert, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 import { rimraf } from '../../../utils/filesystem.js';
 import create_manifest_data from '../create_manifest_data/index.js';
 import { tweak_types, write_all_types } from './index.js';
+import { write_non_ambient } from '../write_non_ambient.js';
 import { validate_config } from '../../config/index.js';
 
 const cwd = fileURLToPath(new URL('./test', import.meta.url));
@@ -28,9 +29,10 @@ function run_test(dir) {
 	});
 
 	write_all_types(initial, manifest);
+	write_non_ambient(initial.kit, manifest);
 }
 
-test('Creates correct $types', { timeout: 10000 }, () => {
+test('Creates correct $types', { timeout: 60000 }, () => {
 	// To save us from creating a real SvelteKit project for each of the tests,
 	// we first run the type generation directly for each test case, and then
 	// call `tsc` to check that the generated types are valid.
@@ -40,13 +42,12 @@ test('Creates correct $types', { timeout: 10000 }, () => {
 
 	for (const dir of directories) {
 		run_test(dir);
-	}
-
-	try {
-		execSync('pnpm testtypes', { cwd });
-	} catch (e) {
-		console.error(/** @type {any} */ (e).stdout.toString());
-		throw new Error('Type tests failed');
+		try {
+			execSync('pnpm testtypes', { cwd: path.join(cwd, dir) });
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error(/** @type {any} */ (e).stdout.toString());
+			throw new Error('Type tests failed');
+		}
 	}
 });
 

diff --git a/...c/core/sync/write_types/test/package.json → ...ync/write_types/test/actions/package.json b/...c/core/sync/write_types/test/package.json → ...ync/write_types/test/actions/package.json
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/actions/tsconfig.json b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/actions/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"allowJs": true,
+		"checkJs": true,
+		"noEmit": true,
+		"strict": true,
+		"target": "es2022",
+		"module": "es2022",
+		"moduleResolution": "bundler",
+		"allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+		"baseUrl": ".",
+		"paths": {
+			"@sveltejs/kit": ["../../../../../exports/public"],
+			"types": ["../../../../../types/internal"],
+			"$app/types": ["../../../../../types/ambient.d.ts"]
+		}
+	},
+	"include": ["./**/*.js", "./**/*.ts", ".svelte-kit/non-ambient.d.ts"],
+	"exclude": ["..svelte-kit/**"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/app-types/+page.ts b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/app-types/+page.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { RouteId, RouteParams, Pathname } from './.svelte-kit/types/index.d.ts';
+import type { RouteId, RouteParams, Pathname } from '$app/types';
 
 declare let id: RouteId;
 

diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/app-types/package.json b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/app-types/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"private": true,
+	"type": "module",
+	"scripts": {
+		"testtypes": "tsc"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/app-types/tsconfig.json b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/app-types/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"allowJs": true,
+		"checkJs": true,
+		"noEmit": true,
+		"strict": true,
+		"target": "es2022",
+		"module": "es2022",
+		"moduleResolution": "bundler",
+		"allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+		"baseUrl": ".",
+		"paths": {
+			"@sveltejs/kit": ["../../../../../exports/public"],
+			"types": ["../../../../../types/internal"],
+			"$app/types": ["../../../../../types/ambient.d.ts"]
+		}
+	},
+	"include": ["./**/*.js", "./**/*.ts", ".svelte-kit/non-ambient.d.ts"],
+	"exclude": ["..svelte-kit/**"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/layout-advanced/package.json b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/layout-advanced/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"private": true,
+	"type": "module",
+	"scripts": {
+		"testtypes": "tsc"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/layout-advanced/tsconfig.json b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/layout-advanced/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"allowJs": true,
+		"checkJs": true,
+		"noEmit": true,
+		"strict": true,
+		"target": "es2022",
+		"module": "es2022",
+		"moduleResolution": "bundler",
+		"allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+		"baseUrl": ".",
+		"paths": {
+			"@sveltejs/kit": ["../../../../../exports/public"],
+			"types": ["../../../../../types/internal"],
+			"$app/types": ["../../../../../types/ambient.d.ts"]
+		}
+	},
+	"include": ["./**/*.js", "./**/*.ts", ".svelte-kit/non-ambient.d.ts"],
+	"exclude": ["..svelte-kit/**"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/layout/package.json b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/layout/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"private": true,
+	"type": "module",
+	"scripts": {
+		"testtypes": "tsc"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/layout/tsconfig.json b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/layout/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"allowJs": true,
+		"checkJs": true,
+		"noEmit": true,
+		"strict": true,
+		"target": "es2022",
+		"module": "es2022",
+		"moduleResolution": "bundler",
+		"allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+		"baseUrl": ".",
+		"paths": {
+			"@sveltejs/kit": ["../../../../../exports/public"],
+			"types": ["../../../../../types/internal"],
+			"$app/types": ["../../../../../types/ambient.d.ts"]
+		}
+	},
+	"include": ["./**/*.js", "./**/*.ts", ".svelte-kit/non-ambient.d.ts"],
+	"exclude": ["..svelte-kit/**"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/param-type-inference/package.json b/packages/kit/src/core/sync/write_types/test/param-type-inference/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"private": true,
+	"type": "module",
+	"scripts": {
+		"testtypes": "tsc"
+	}
+}