Prisma•3mo ago

Recommended Enum usage with Prisma and Zod

Currently, I have enums in my Prisma models which are also redefined in Zod schemas like this:

export const ItemRequestStatusEnum = z.nativeEnum(ItemRequestStatus);
export type ItemRequestStatusType = z.infer<typeof ItemRequestStatusEnum>;

export const ItemRequestStatusEnum = z.nativeEnum(ItemRequestStatus);
export type ItemRequestStatusType = z.infer<typeof ItemRequestStatusEnum>;

Then, I may reference the type in my code like this:

interface ItemRequestTableProps {
  statusFilter: ItemRequestStatusType;
}

interface ItemRequestTableProps {
  statusFilter: ItemRequestStatusType;
}

I've started wondering if I should remove the Zod enum/type and simply reference the ItemRequestStatus enum generated by Prisma. Is one approach recommended over the other?

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Prisma AI Help•3mo ago

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MgsOP•3mo ago

On a related note, does it make any difference if I'm importing the enums from "generated/prisma/client" vs "generated/prisma/enums"?

Nurul•3mo ago

Hey! If you only need compile time type safety and do not need to validate values at runtime, you can reference the Prisma enum type directly. Related Issue: https://github.com/prisma/prisma/issues/3528 You shouldn't get any issues if you import from generated/prisma/enums

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Recommended Enum usage with Prisma and Zod

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