Develop type-safe Hono REST APIs with Zod OpenAPI and testClient.
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This Skill codifies type-safe API development with the Hono framework, including route chaining, factory patterns, Zod OpenAPI integration, error handling, RPC clients, and testing patterns.
Use Hono patterns to build typed routes, OpenAPI docs, and test clients with Hono testing utilities.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Type-safe REST APIs with Hono use route chaining to preserve type inference across endpoints, factory patterns for typed middleware and handlers, and Zod validation schemas. This ensures request and response types are checked at compile time, catching errors before runtime.
Yes. Zod OpenAPI integration with Hono automatically generates OpenAPI documentation from your Zod validation schemas. Define schemas once and documentation is produced without manual maintenance.
Use hono/client to build a typed RPC client that mirrors your route definitions. The client inherits route types from your server, eliminating manual type duplication and catching mismatches at compile time.
Centralized error handling with factory patterns enforces consistent error responses across all routes. Define error schemas once in a factory and reuse them, ensuring uniform error structure and type safety throughout your API.
Use testClient with Hono's testing utilities to write typed tests that verify routes and responses. testClient preserves route types, allowing compile-time validation of test assertions against actual endpoint signatures.
No. Type-safe RPC patterns eliminate duplication by deriving client types directly from server routes. A single source of truth ensures client and server types stay synchronized automatically.
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