chore: add tests

package.json

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsup",
     "dev": "tsup --watch",
-    "test": "tsx src/test.ts"
+    "test": "vitest run",
+    "test:watch": "vitest"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "schema",
@@ -54,9 +55,10 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rspack/core": "^1.1.6",
     "@types/node": "^25.5.0",
-    "tsx": "^4.21.0",
     "tsup": "^8.5.1",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.3"
+    "tsx": "^4.21.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
+    "vitest": "^4.1.4"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@rspack/core": "^1.x",

src/csv-loader/loader.ts

@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ function schemaToTypeString(schema: Schema, resourceNames?: Map<string, string>)
       return 'number';
     case 'boolean':
       return 'boolean';
+    case 'stringLiteral':
+      return `"${schema.value}"`;
+    case 'union':
+      return schema.members.map(m => schemaToTypeString(m, resourceNames)).join(' | ');
     case 'reference': {
       // Use the resource name mapping if provided, otherwise capitalize table name
       const typeName = resourceNames?.get(schema.tableName) ||
@@ -244,7 +248,12 @@ function schemaToTypeString(schema: Schema, resourceNames?: Map<string, string>)
         });
         return `readonly [${tupleElements.join(', ')}]`;
       }
-      return `readonly ${schemaToTypeString(schema.element, resourceNames)}[]`;
+      // Wrap union types in parentheses to maintain correct precedence
+      const elementType = schemaToTypeString(schema.element, resourceNames);
+      if (schema.element.type === 'union') {
+        return `readonly (${elementType})[]`;
+      }
+      return `readonly ${elementType}[]`;
     case 'tuple':
       const tupleElements = schema.elements.map((el) => {
         const typeStr = schemaToTypeString(el.schema, resourceNames);

src/index.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { defineSchema, parseSchema, parseValue, createValidator, ParseError } from './index';
+import type { Schema, StringLiteralSchema, UnionSchema } from './types';
+
+describe('defineSchema', () => {
+  it('should return a ParsedSchema with schema, validator, and parse', () => {
+    const parsed = defineSchema('string');
+    expect(parsed).toHaveProperty('schema');
+    expect(parsed).toHaveProperty('validator');
+    expect(parsed).toHaveProperty('parse');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Primitive types', () => {
+  describe('string', () => {
+    it('should parse and validate string', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('string');
+      expect(schema.parse('hello')).toBe('hello');
+      expect(schema.validator('hello')).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator(42)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle identifiers with hyphens', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('word-smith');
+      expect(schema.parse('word-smith')).toBe('word-smith');
+      expect(schema.validator('word-smith')).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('number', () => {
+    it('should parse and validate number', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('number');
+      expect(schema.parse('42')).toBe(42);
+      expect(schema.parse('3.14')).toBe(3.14);
+      expect(schema.validator(42)).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator('42')).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('int', () => {
+    it('should parse and validate int', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('int');
+      expect(schema.parse('42')).toBe(42);
+      expect(schema.validator(42)).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator(3.14)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should reject floats', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('int');
+      expect(() => schema.parse('3.14')).toThrow(ParseError);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('float', () => {
+    it('should parse and validate float', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('float');
+      expect(schema.parse('3.14')).toBe(3.14);
+      expect(schema.parse('42')).toBe(42);
+      expect(schema.validator(3.14)).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator(42)).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('boolean', () => {
+    it('should parse and validate boolean', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('boolean');
+      expect(schema.parse('true')).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.parse('false')).toBe(false);
+      expect(schema.validator(true)).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator('true')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should reject non-boolean values', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('boolean');
+      expect(() => schema.parse('yes')).toThrow(ParseError);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('String literals', () => {
+  it('should parse double-quoted string literal', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('"hello"');
+    expect(schema.parse('"hello"')).toBe('hello');
+    expect(schema.validator('hello')).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator('world')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse single-quoted string literal', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema("'world'");
+    expect(schema.parse("'world'")).toBe('world');
+    expect(schema.validator('world')).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator('hello')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should reject mismatched string literal values', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('"on"');
+    expect(() => schema.parse('"off"')).toThrow(ParseError);
+  });
+
+  it('should handle string literals with semicolons', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('"hello;world"');
+    expect(schema.parse('"hello;world"')).toBe('hello;world');
+    expect(schema.validator('hello;world')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should handle escaped quotes in string literals', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('"hello\\"world"');
+    expect(schema.parse('"hello\\"world"')).toBe('hello"world');
+    expect(schema.validator('hello"world')).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Union types', () => {
+  it('should parse union of string literals', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('"on" | "off"');
+    expect(schema.parse('"on"')).toBe('on');
+    expect(schema.parse('"off"')).toBe('off');
+    expect(schema.validator('on')).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator('off')).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator('maybe')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse union with three members', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('"pending" | "approved" | "rejected"');
+    expect(schema.parse('"approved"')).toBe('approved');
+    expect(schema.validator('pending')).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator('approved')).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator('rejected')).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator('unknown')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should support parentheses for grouping', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('( "active" | "inactive" )');
+    expect(schema.parse('"active"')).toBe('active');
+    expect(schema.validator('active')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should reject invalid union values', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('"a" | "b"');
+    expect(() => schema.parse('"c"')).toThrow(ParseError);
+  });
+
+  it('should support mixed type unions', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('string | number');
+    // string is tried first, so '42' is parsed as string "42"
+    expect(schema.parse('hello')).toBe('hello');
+    expect(schema.parse('42')).toBe('42');
+    expect(schema.validator('hello')).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator(42)).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator(true)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should support string type and string literal union', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('string | "special"');
+    // string matches first, so '"special"' is parsed as string '"special"'
+    expect(schema.parse('normal')).toBe('normal');
+    expect(schema.parse('special')).toBe('special');
+    expect(schema.validator('normal')).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator('special')).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Tuples', () => {
+  it('should parse and validate tuple', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('[string; number]');
+    const value = schema.parse('[hello; 42]');
+    expect(value).toEqual(['hello', 42]);
+    expect(schema.validator(['hello', 42])).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator(['hello', '42'])).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse tuple without brackets', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('[string; number]');
+    const value = schema.parse('hello; 42');
+    expect(value).toEqual(['hello', 42]);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse named tuple', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('[x: number; y: number]');
+    const value = schema.parse('[x: 10; y: 20]');
+    expect(value).toEqual([10, 20]);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse tuple with union field', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('[name: string; status: "active" | "inactive"]');
+    const value = schema.parse('[myName; "active"]');
+    expect(value).toEqual(['myName', 'active']);
+    expect(schema.validator(['myName', 'active'])).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator(['myName', 'unknown'])).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse nested tuple', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('[point: [x: number; y: number]]');
+    const value = schema.parse('[point: [x: 5; y: 10]]');
+    expect(value).toEqual([[5, 10]]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Arrays', () => {
+  it('should parse and validate array', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('string[]');
+    const value = schema.parse('[hello; world; test]');
+    expect(value).toEqual(['hello', 'world', 'test']);
+    expect(schema.validator(['hello', 'world'])).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator(['hello', 42])).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse array without brackets', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('string[]');
+    const value = schema.parse('hello; world; test');
+    expect(value).toEqual(['hello', 'world', 'test']);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse array of numbers', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('number[]');
+    const value = schema.parse('[1; 2; 3; 4]');
+    expect(value).toEqual([1, 2, 3, 4]);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse array of ints', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('int[]');
+    expect(schema.parse('[1; 2; 3; 4]')).toEqual([1, 2, 3, 4]);
+    expect(() => schema.parse('[1; 2.5; 3]')).toThrow(ParseError);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse array of floats', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('float[]');
+    expect(schema.parse('[1.5; 2.5; 3.5]')).toEqual([1.5, 2.5, 3.5]);
+    expect(schema.parse('[1; 2; 3]')).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse array of tuples', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('[string; number][]');
+    const value = schema.parse('[[a; 1]; [b; 2]; [c; 3]]');
+    expect(value).toEqual([['a', 1], ['b', 2], ['c', 3]]);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse array of tuples without outer brackets', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('[string; number][]');
+    const value = schema.parse('[a; 1]; [b; 2]; [c; 3]');
+    expect(value).toEqual([['a', 1], ['b', 2], ['c', 3]]);
+  });
+
+  it('should parse array of unions', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('("pending" | "approved" | "rejected")[]');
+    const value = schema.parse('["pending"; "approved"; "rejected"]');
+    expect(value).toEqual(['pending', 'approved', 'rejected']);
+    expect(schema.validator(['pending', 'approved'])).toBe(true);
+    expect(schema.validator(['pending', 'unknown'])).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Escaping', () => {
+  it('should handle escaped semicolon', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('string');
+    expect(schema.parse('hello\\;world')).toBe('hello;world');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle escaped bracket', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('string');
+    expect(schema.parse('hello\\[world')).toBe('hello[world');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle escaped backslash', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('string');
+    expect(schema.parse('hello\\\\world')).toBe('hello\\world');
+  });
+
+  it('should handle escaped semicolon in tuple', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('[string; string]');
+    const value = schema.parse('hello\\;world; test');
+    expect(value).toEqual(['hello;world', 'test']);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('parseSchema', () => {
+  it('should parse string schema', () => {
+    const schema = parseSchema('string');
+    expect(schema).toEqual({ type: 'string' });
+  });
+
+  it('should parse number schema', () => {
+    const schema = parseSchema('number');
+    expect(schema).toEqual({ type: 'number' });
+  });
+
+  it('should parse string literal schema', () => {
+    const schema = parseSchema('"on"');
+    expect(schema).toEqual({ type: 'stringLiteral', value: 'on' });
+  });
+
+  it('should parse union schema', () => {
+    const schema = parseSchema('"on" | "off"');
+    expect(schema.type).toBe('union');
+    if (schema.type === 'union') {
+      expect(schema.members).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(schema.members[0]).toEqual({ type: 'stringLiteral', value: 'on' });
+      expect(schema.members[1]).toEqual({ type: 'stringLiteral', value: 'off' });
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe('Error handling', () => {
+  it('should throw ParseError for invalid schema', () => {
+    expect(() => parseSchema('')).toThrow(ParseError);
+  });
+
+  it('should throw ParseError for unexpected input', () => {
+    expect(() => parseSchema('string extra')).toThrow(ParseError);
+  });
+
+  it('should throw ParseError for invalid value', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('number');
+    expect(() => schema.parse('not-a-number')).toThrow(ParseError);
+  });
+
+  it('should throw ParseError for mismatched enum value', () => {
+    const schema = defineSchema('"on" | "off"');
+    expect(() => schema.parse('"invalid"')).toThrow(ParseError);
+  });
+});

src/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { parseSchema } from './parser';
 import { parseValue, createValidator } from './validator';
-import type { Schema, PrimitiveSchema, TupleSchema, ArraySchema, ReferenceSchema, ParsedSchema } from './types';
+import type { Schema, PrimitiveSchema, TupleSchema, ArraySchema, ReferenceSchema, StringLiteralSchema, UnionSchema, ParsedSchema } from './types';
 import { ParseError } from './parser';
 
 export function defineSchema(schemaString: string): ParsedSchema {
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ export function defineSchema(schemaString: string): ParsedSchema {
 }
 
 export { parseSchema, parseValue, createValidator, ParseError };
-export type { Schema, PrimitiveSchema, TupleSchema, ArraySchema, ReferenceSchema, ParsedSchema };
+export type { Schema, PrimitiveSchema, TupleSchema, ArraySchema, ReferenceSchema, StringLiteralSchema, UnionSchema, ParsedSchema };

src/parser.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Schema, PrimitiveSchema, TupleSchema, ArraySchema, NamedSchema, ReferenceSchema } from './types';
+import type { Schema, PrimitiveSchema, TupleSchema, ArraySchema, NamedSchema, ReferenceSchema, StringLiteralSchema, UnionSchema } from './types';
 
 export class ParseError extends Error {
   constructor(message: string, public position?: number) {
@@ -59,6 +59,75 @@ class Parser {
   parseSchema(): Schema {
     this.skipWhitespace();
 
+    // Parse the first schema element
+    let schema = this.parseSchemaInternal();
+    this.skipWhitespace();
+
+    // Check for array suffix: type[]
+    if (this.consumeStr('[')) {
+      this.skipWhitespace();
+      if (!this.consumeStr(']')) {
+        throw new ParseError('Expected ]', this.pos);
+      }
+      schema = { type: 'array', element: schema };
+      this.skipWhitespace();
+    }
+
+    // Check for union type (| symbol)
+    if (this.consumeStr('|')) {
+      const members: Schema[] = [schema];
+      
+      while (true) {
+        this.skipWhitespace();
+        const member = this.parseSchemaInternal();
+        members.push(member);
+        this.skipWhitespace();
+        
+        if (!this.consumeStr('|')) {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      
+      return {
+        type: 'union',
+        members
+      };
+    }
+
+    return schema;
+  }
+
+  private parseSchemaInternal(): Schema {
+    this.skipWhitespace();
+
+    // Check for parentheses (grouping)
+    if (this.consumeStr('(')) {
+      this.skipWhitespace();
+      const schema = this.parseSchema();  // Recursive call for nested unions
+      this.skipWhitespace();
+      
+      if (!this.consumeStr(')')) {
+        throw new ParseError('Expected )', this.pos);
+      }
+      
+      // Check if there's an array suffix: (union)[]
+      this.skipWhitespace();
+      if (this.consumeStr('[')) {
+        this.skipWhitespace();
+        if (!this.consumeStr(']')) {
+          throw new ParseError('Expected ]', this.pos);
+        }
+        return { type: 'array', element: schema };
+      }
+      
+      return schema;
+    }
+
+    // Check for string literal syntax: "value" or 'value'
+    if (this.peek() === '"' || this.peek() === "'") {
+      return this.parseStringLiteralSchema();
+    }
+
     // Check for reference syntax: @tablename[]
     if (this.consumeStr('@')) {
       return this.parseReferenceSchema();
@@ -187,6 +256,45 @@ class Parser {
     throw new ParseError(`Unexpected character: ${this.peek()}`, this.pos);
   }
 
+  private parseStringLiteralSchema(): Schema {
+    const value = this.parseStringLiteral();
+    return {
+      type: 'stringLiteral',
+      value
+    };
+  }
+
+  private parseStringLiteral(): string {
+    const quote = this.peek();
+    if (quote !== '"' && quote !== "'") {
+      throw new ParseError('Expected string literal with quotes', this.pos);
+    }
+    this.consume(); // Consume opening quote
+    
+    let value = '';
+    while (this.pos < this.input.length) {
+      const char = this.peek();
+      
+      if (char === '\\') {
+        this.consume();
+        const nextChar = this.consume();
+        if (nextChar === '"' || nextChar === "'" || nextChar === '\\' || 
+            nextChar === '|' || nextChar === ';' || nextChar === '(' || nextChar === ')') {
+          value += nextChar;
+        } else {
+          value += '\\' + nextChar;
+        }
+      } else if (char === quote) {
+        this.consume(); // Consume closing quote
+        return value;
+      } else {
+        value += this.consume();
+      }
+    }
+    
+    throw new ParseError('Unterminated string literal', this.pos);
+  }
+
   private parseNamedSchema(): NamedSchema {
     this.skipWhitespace();
 

src/test.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,36 @@ const testCases = [
   { schema: '[point: [x: number; y: number]]', value: '[point: [x: 5; y: 10]]', description: 'Nested named tuple' },
 ];
 
+console.log('=== Testing String Literals ===\n');
+
+const stringLiteralCases = [
+  { schema: '"hello"', value: '"hello"', description: 'Simple string literal' },
+  { schema: "'world'", value: "'world'", description: 'Single quoted string literal' },
+  { schema: '"on"', value: '"on"', description: 'String literal "on"' },
+  { schema: '"off"', value: '"off"', description: 'String literal "off"' },
+  { schema: '"hello;world"', value: '"hello;world"', description: 'String literal with semicolon' },
+  { schema: '"hello\\"world"', value: '"hello\\"world"', description: 'String literal with escaped quote' },
+];
+
+testCases.push(...stringLiteralCases);
+
+console.log('=== Testing Union Types (Enums) ===\n');
+
+const unionCases = [
+  { schema: '"on" | "off"', value: '"on"', description: 'Union: on' },
+  { schema: '"on" | "off"', value: '"off"', description: 'Union: off' },
+  { schema: '"pending" | "approved" | "rejected"', value: '"approved"', description: 'Union: approved' },
+  { schema: '( "active" | "inactive" )', value: '"active"', description: 'Union with parentheses' },
+  { schema: '[name: string; status: "active" | "inactive"]', value: '[myName; "active"]', description: 'Tuple with union field' },
+  { schema: '("pending" | "approved" | "rejected")[]', value: '["pending"; "approved"; "rejected"]', description: 'Array of unions' },
+  { schema: 'string | number', value: 'hello', description: 'Union: string' },
+  { schema: 'string | number', value: '42', description: 'Union: number' },
+  { schema: 'string | "special"', value: 'normal', description: 'Union: string type' },
+  { schema: 'string | "special"', value: '"special"', description: 'Union: string literal' },
+];
+
+testCases.push(...unionCases);
+
 testCases.forEach(({ schema, value, description }) => {
   try {
     console.log(`Test: ${description}`);

src/type-gen.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { defineSchema, parseSchema } from './index';
+import type { Schema, StringLiteralSchema, UnionSchema } from './types';
+
+describe('Type generation for string literals and unions', () => {
+  describe('String literal schema', () => {
+    it('should parse string literal schema', () => {
+      const schema = parseSchema('"on"');
+      expect(schema.type).toBe('stringLiteral');
+      if (schema.type === 'stringLiteral') {
+        expect(schema.value).toBe('on');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should generate correct type for string literal', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('"on"');
+      expect(schema.schema.type).toBe('stringLiteral');
+      // The parsed value should be the literal string
+      expect(schema.parse('"on"')).toBe('on');
+      expect(schema.validator('on')).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator('off')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle string literal with special characters', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('"hello-world"');
+      expect(schema.schema.type).toBe('stringLiteral');
+      expect(schema.parse('"hello-world"')).toBe('hello-world');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Union schema', () => {
+    it('should parse union of string literals', () => {
+      const schema = parseSchema('"on" | "off"');
+      expect(schema.type).toBe('union');
+      if (schema.type === 'union') {
+        expect(schema.members).toHaveLength(2);
+        expect(schema.members[0].type).toBe('stringLiteral');
+        expect(schema.members[1].type).toBe('stringLiteral');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should generate correct type for union of string literals', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('"on" | "off"');
+      expect(schema.schema.type).toBe('union');
+      
+      // Both values should be valid
+      expect(schema.parse('"on"')).toBe('on');
+      expect(schema.parse('"off"')).toBe('off');
+      expect(schema.validator('on')).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator('off')).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator('maybe')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should parse union with three members', () => {
+      const schema = parseSchema('"pending" | "approved" | "rejected"');
+      expect(schema.type).toBe('union');
+      if (schema.type === 'union') {
+        expect(schema.members).toHaveLength(3);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should handle union with parentheses', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('("a" | "b")');
+      expect(schema.schema.type).toBe('union');
+      expect(schema.parse('"a"')).toBe('a');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Complex schema combinations', () => {
+    it('should handle tuple with union field', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('[name: string; status: "active" | "inactive"]');
+      expect(schema.schema.type).toBe('tuple');
+      
+      const value = schema.parse('[john; "active"]');
+      expect(value).toEqual(['john', 'active']);
+      expect(schema.validator(['john', 'active'])).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator(['john', 'unknown'])).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle array of unions', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('("pending" | "approved" | "rejected")[]');
+      expect(schema.schema.type).toBe('array');
+      
+      const value = schema.parse('["pending"; "approved"]');
+      expect(value).toEqual(['pending', 'approved']);
+      expect(schema.validator(['pending', 'approved'])).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator(['pending', 'unknown'])).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle array of string literals', () => {
+      const schema = defineSchema('"item"[]');
+      expect(schema.schema.type).toBe('array');
+      
+      const value = schema.parse('["item"; "item"; "item"]');
+      expect(value).toEqual(['item', 'item', 'item']);
+      expect(schema.validator(['item', 'item'])).toBe(true);
+      expect(schema.validator(['item', 'other'])).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle nested unions with mixed types', () => {
+      const schema = parseSchema('string | number | "special"');
+      expect(schema.type).toBe('union');
+      if (schema.type === 'union') {
+        expect(schema.members).toHaveLength(3);
+        expect(schema.members[0].type).toBe('string');
+        expect(schema.members[1].type).toBe('number');
+        expect(schema.members[2].type).toBe('stringLiteral');
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Type string generation', () => {
+    // Helper function to test type generation
+    function generateType(schema: Schema): string {
+      function toType(s: Schema): string {
+        switch (s.type) {
+          case 'string': return 'string';
+          case 'number':
+          case 'int':
+          case 'float': return 'number';
+          case 'boolean': return 'boolean';
+          case 'stringLiteral': return `"${s.value}"`;
+          case 'union': return s.members.map(m => toType(m)).join(' | ');
+          case 'array':
+            const elemType = toType(s.element);
+            if (s.element.type === 'union') {
+              return `readonly (${elemType})[]`;
+            }
+            return `readonly ${elemType}[]`;
+          case 'tuple':
+            const elements = s.elements.map(el => {
+              const typeStr = toType(el.schema);
+              return el.name ? `readonly ${el.name}: ${typeStr}` : typeStr;
+            });
+            return `readonly [${elements.join(', ')}]`;
+          default: return 'unknown';
+        }
+      }
+      return toType(schema);
+    }
+
+    it('should generate "on" for string literal', () => {
+      const schema = parseSchema('"on"');
+      expect(generateType(schema)).toBe('"on"');
+    });
+
+    it('should generate "on" | "off" for union of string literals', () => {
+      const schema = parseSchema('"on" | "off"');
+      expect(generateType(schema)).toBe('"on" | "off"');
+    });
+
+    it('should generate correct type for array of string literals', () => {
+      const schema = parseSchema('"item"[]');
+      expect(generateType(schema)).toBe('readonly "item"[]');
+    });
+
+    it('should generate correct type for array of unions', () => {
+      const schema = parseSchema('("pending" | "approved" | "rejected")[]');
+      // Union types in arrays need parentheses for correct precedence
+      expect(generateType(schema)).toBe('readonly ("pending" | "approved" | "rejected")[]');
+    });
+
+    it('should generate correct type for tuple with union field', () => {
+      const schema = parseSchema('[name: string; status: "active" | "inactive"]');
+      // Note: tuple elements have readonly modifier
+      expect(generateType(schema)).toBe('readonly [readonly name: string, readonly status: "active" | "inactive"]');
+    });
+
+    it('should generate correct type for complex union', () => {
+      const schema = parseSchema('string | number | "special"');
+      expect(generateType(schema)).toBe('string | number | "special"');
+    });
+  });
+});

src/types.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,17 @@ export interface ReferenceSchema {
   isArray: boolean;
 }
 
-export type Schema = PrimitiveSchema | TupleSchema | ArraySchema | ReferenceSchema;
+export interface StringLiteralSchema {
+  type: 'stringLiteral';
+  value: string;  // The literal string value (without quotes)
+}
+
+export interface UnionSchema {
+  type: 'union';
+  members: Schema[];  // Union members
+}
+
+export type Schema = PrimitiveSchema | TupleSchema | ArraySchema | ReferenceSchema | StringLiteralSchema | UnionSchema;
 
 export interface ParsedSchema {
   schema: Schema;

src/validator.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Schema, PrimitiveSchema, TupleSchema, ArraySchema, NamedSchema, ReferenceSchema } from './types';
+import type { Schema, PrimitiveSchema, TupleSchema, ArraySchema, NamedSchema, ReferenceSchema, StringLiteralSchema, UnionSchema } from './types';
 import { ParseError } from './parser';
 
 class ValueParser {
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ class ValueParser {
         return this.parseFloatValue();
       case 'boolean':
         return this.parseBooleanValue();
+      case 'stringLiteral':
+        return this.parseStringLiteralValue(schema);
+      case 'union':
+        return this.parseUnionValue(schema);
       case 'tuple':
         return this.parseTupleValue(schema, allowOmitBrackets);
       case 'array':
@@ -120,6 +124,66 @@ class ValueParser {
     throw new ParseError('Expected true or false', this.pos);
   }
 
+  private parseStringLiteralValue(schema: StringLiteralSchema): string {
+    const quote = this.peek();
+    if (quote !== '"' && quote !== "'") {
+      throw new ParseError(`Expected string literal with quotes for value "${schema.value}"`, this.pos);
+    }
+    this.consume(); // Consume opening quote
+    
+    let value = '';
+    while (this.pos < this.input.length) {
+      const char = this.peek();
+      
+      if (char === '\\') {
+        this.consume();
+        const nextChar = this.consume();
+        if (nextChar === '"' || nextChar === "'" || nextChar === '\\' || nextChar === ';') {
+          value += nextChar;
+        } else {
+          value += '\\' + nextChar;
+        }
+      } else if (char === quote) {
+        this.consume(); // Consume closing quote
+        
+        if (value !== schema.value) {
+          throw new ParseError(
+            `Invalid value '"${value}"'. Expected '"${schema.value}"'`,
+            this.pos
+          );
+        }
+        
+        return value;
+      } else {
+        value += this.consume();
+      }
+    }
+    
+    throw new ParseError('Unterminated string literal', this.pos);
+  }
+
+  private parseUnionValue(schema: UnionSchema): unknown {
+    const savedPos = this.pos;
+    const errors: Error[] = [];
+    
+    // Try each union member until one succeeds
+    for (let i = 0; i < schema.members.length; i++) {
+      this.pos = savedPos;
+      try {
+        return this.parseValue(schema.members[i], false);
+      } catch (e) {
+        errors.push(e as Error);
+        // Continue to next member
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // If all members fail, throw a descriptive error
+    throw new ParseError(
+      `Value does not match any union member. Tried ${schema.members.length} alternatives.`,
+      this.pos
+    );
+  }
+
   private parseTupleValue(schema: TupleSchema, allowOmitBrackets: boolean): unknown[] {
     let hasOpenBracket = false;
 
@@ -309,6 +373,10 @@ export function createValidator(schema: Schema): (value: unknown) => boolean {
         return typeof value === 'number' && !isNaN(value);
       case 'boolean':
         return typeof value === 'boolean';
+      case 'stringLiteral':
+        return typeof value === 'string' && value === schema.value;
+      case 'union':
+        return schema.members.some((member) => createValidator(member)(value));
       case 'tuple':
         if (!Array.isArray(value)) return false;
         if (value.length !== schema.elements.length) return false;