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Decoding Unknown Shapes Inside Known Shapes

if I have an unknown or opaque shape inside a known shape. How can I decode it correctly?

type I = {
  foo: string // known
  bar: unknown
  baz: Json // opaque
}

type A = {
  foo: string
  bar: number
  baz: { qux: "Qux" }
}

type I = {
  foo: string // known
  bar: unknown
  baz: Json // opaque
}

type A = {
  foo: string
  bar: number
  baz: { qux: "Qux" }
}

I want to be able to

decode

decode

and not have to

parse

parse

.
Should I cast my

Bar

Bar

Schema<unknown, number>

Schema<unknown, number>

and my

Baz

Baz

Schema<Json, {...}>

Schema<Json, {...}>

?
Basically I want my encode to have a safe-ish parse inside it