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Extending type definitions in Sanity using defineType function and defineField with strict: false

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Last updated: Sep 5, 2023
Hello friends!Is it possible to extend the type definitions when using the 
defineType
function in Sanity? I would for example be interested in having the property 
codegen: { required: _true_ }
on field types. I am of course getting typescript errors in vscode when I try to add that property.
Jun 8, 2023, 11:44 AM
For anyone reading this I found the solution. 🎉
Wrap the field definition in 
defineField
(which I guess is best practice anyway). Set 
strict: false
as such:

defineField({
  title: 'Title',
  name: 'title',
  type: 'string',
  codegen: { required: true },
  validation: (rule) => rule.required(),
}, {
  strict: false
}),
Jun 8, 2023, 12:20 PM
Thanks
Sep 5, 2023, 10:39 AM

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