fix(client): resolve type inference for endpoints with schemas

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Description

This pull request improves and fixes client-side type inference for route parameters, headers, request bodies, and response data when schemas are defined.

The fixes address a series of type inference issues initially discovered in the @aura-stack/auth package while upgrading @aura-stack/router to version 0.11.0. During the investigation and implementation of the initial fix, additional inference issues and edge cases were identified and resolved.

The initial issue was caused by how the router inferred endpoint schemas when multiple schema validations were defined for the same endpoint. Additionally, response schemas were incorrectly treated as required client inputs, even though response data is produced by the server and should not be provided when making a client request.

This PR improves the client API type inference to correctly distinguish between request schemas and response schemas while supporting endpoints with multiple schema validations and HTTP methods.

Fixes

• Ignored response schemas when inferring required client API inputs.
• Fixed type inference when multiple schema validations are defined for the same endpoint.
• Fixed support for multiple HTTP methods on a single endpoint, allowing the client to correctly infer all supported endpoint methods.
• Fixed header field inference in client APIs.
• Added documentation about TypeBox limitations when inferring complete types.

Related PRs

• chore(router): upgrade aura-stack/router auth#274

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Walkthrough

The client type system now infers route parameters, optional headers, literal methods, and multi-method endpoints. Runtime tests cover request behavior. New type-level suites cover Arktype, TypeBox, Valibot, and Zod schemas.

Changes

Client type inference and coverage

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Route-aware client type contracts src/@types/client.ts, src/@types/types.ts, src/client.ts	Client types add route parameters and optional headers, omit request-only fields correctly, support method arrays, accept readonly routers, and preserve literal router types.
Runtime client behavior coverage test/client.test.ts, test/client/index.test.ts	The previous client suite is replaced with tests for URL construction, request serialization, header handling, client options, overrides, and custom fetch implementations.
Schema-based client inference coverage test/client/*.{test-d.ts}	Type-level tests cover schema-less endpoints and Arktype, TypeBox, Valibot, and Zod schemas for parameters, search parameters, bodies, headers, responses, and multi-method endpoints.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to d7ee3

Required client inputs can be omitted, readonly routers can infer an empty API, and schema parameters can hide required route parameters. These regressions should be corrected before merge.

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Actionable comments posted: 6

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

src/client.ts (1)

19-19: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Remove the const modifier from InferRouter.

createClient accepts only options: ClientOptions, and InferRouter does not occur in that parameter type. TypeScript therefore cannot infer InferRouter from a value argument, so the modifier has no effect. Current call sites pass typeof router explicitly.

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In `@src/client.ts` at line 19, Update the generic declaration of createClient to
remove the const modifier from InferRouter while preserving its Router<any>
constraint and return type. Keep the existing explicit typeof router call-site
behavior unchanged.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/`@types/client.ts:
- Around line 70-75: Update the mapped client method signatures keyed by
Lowercase<Method[number]> so ctx optionality is derived from required route
parameters and request schemas rather than HasSchemas<Config>. Exclude the
response field when determining request input, allowing ctx omission only when
neither route parameters nor request content is required, while preserving the
existing ctx type and return behavior.
- Around line 37-41: Update ComplementaryParams so its existing params branch
intersects the schema’s params type with GetRouteParams<Route>, preserving
schema-declared fields while requiring every route parameter; leave the
no-route-parameters and params-absent branches unchanged.

In `@src/`@types/types.ts:
- Line 503: Update both conditional checks in Client to use readonly array and
readonly tuple patterns, so readonly endpoint tuples produced by Router and
InferEndpoints are recognized and retain their inferred client methods instead
of resolving to {}.

In `@test/client/arktype.test-d.ts`:
- Line 710: Update the simpleStatusResponse calls in the test suites to use the
registered single-schema route "/simple-status" instead of "/multi-status":
apply this in test/client/arktype.test-d.ts lines 710-710,
test/client/typebox.test-d.ts lines 762-762, and test/client/valibot.test-d.ts
lines 725-725. Leave the separate multi-status assertions unchanged.

In `@test/client/index.test.ts`:
- Around line 66-74: Update the POST test to mock or assert the resolved fetch
call instead of allowing client.post to reject, and verify the forwarded URL,
method, Content-Type header, and URLSearchParams body. Rename the test to
describe the URL-encoded request body while preserving the existing request
setup.

In `@test/client/zod.test-d.ts`:
- Line 710: Update the request assigned to simpleStatusResponse to call the
/simple-status endpoint instead of /multi-status, ensuring simple-status
response inference is tested without changing the separate multi-status test.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/client.ts`:
- Line 19: Update the generic declaration of createClient to remove the const
modifier from InferRouter while preserving its Router<any> constraint and return
type. Keep the existing explicit typeof router call-site behavior unchanged.

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