I was looking at google's new node SDK for gemini.

I like this "disjoint types" pattern. A very good way to make your TypeScript very readable + meaningful, I have used something similar, but not with the "never" trick.

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Discriminated Unions are a good feature, if only typescript had a better way to actually identify the type (I know it’s javascript’s fault it can’t, but I still wish it did)

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Oh to have first class type reflection! Yes.

There's been talk of reflection from early days in TS, and every time I've investigated it's been some cack-handed thing that was just way too wobly to base anything solid on.

This seems completely possible, something like bundling "type maps" inline like "source maps"

Couldn't you use a custom type property to identify the type? (i.e. InlineDataPart { type: "inline" }, TextPart { type: "text" })