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name: zod-extract description: Find inline Zod schemas and move them to validations/ directory

Zod Extract

Find Zod schemas defined outside validations/ and centralize them.

Instructions

1. Search for Zod usage patterns outside validations/ directory
2. For each inline schema found:
   • Determine the appropriate validation file (existing or new)
   • Generate the export with proper naming
   • Generate the inferred type export
   • Update the original file to import from validations/
3. Update barrel export in validations/index.ts

What to look for

Zod patterns outside validations/:

Copy// Inline schema definitions
const schema = z.object({ ... })
const userSchema = z.object({ ... })

// Inline in function calls
.input(z.object({ ... }))
zodResolver(z.object({ ... }))

// Partial/extended schemas that should be centralized
schema.partial()
schema.extend({ ... })
schema.pick({ ... })
schema.omit({ ... })

Naming Convention

Output Pattern

validations/[entity].ts

Copyimport { z } from 'zod'

export const createUserSchema = z.object({
  email: z.string().email('Invalid email address'),
  name: z.string().min(1, 'Name is required'),
})

export const updateUserSchema = createUserSchema.partial()

export type CreateUserInput = z.infer<typeof createUserSchema>
export type UpdateUserInput = z.infer<typeof updateUserSchema>

validations/index.ts

Copyexport * from './user'
export * from './booking'
// ... etc

Updated source file

Copy// Before
const schema = z.object({
  email: z.string().email(),
  name: z.string().min(1),
})

// After
import { createUserSchema } from '@/validations'

Common Cases

tRPC Router Input

Copy// Before - server/api/routers/user/index.ts
export const userRouter = router({
  create: publicProcedure
    .input(z.object({
      email: z.string().email(),
      name: z.string(),
    }))
    .mutation(...)
})

// After
import { createUserSchema } from '@/validations'

export const userRouter = router({
  create: publicProcedure
    .input(createUserSchema)
    .mutation(...)
})

React Hook Form

Copy// Before - components/UserForm.tsx
const form = useForm({
  resolver: zodResolver(z.object({
    email: z.string().email(),
    name: z.string().min(1),
  })),
})

// After
import { createUserSchema } from '@/validations'

const form = useForm({
  resolver: zodResolver(createUserSchema),
})

Query Parameters

Copy// Before - app/users/page.tsx
const searchParams = z.object({
  page: z.coerce.number().default(1),
  search: z.string().optional(),
}).parse(params)

// After
import { userQuerySchema } from '@/validations'

const searchParams = userQuerySchema.parse(params)

Exceptions

Keep inline when:

• One-off validation in a test file
• Truly local validation that will never be reused
• Extending/picking from an already-centralized schema in the same file

Output Format

Copy## Zod Extract Report

### Found 3 inline schemas

1. components/UserForm.tsx:12
   - Schema: z.object({ email, name })
   - Suggested: createUserSchema in validations/user.ts
   - Action: Create new file

2. server/api/routers/booking/index.ts:25
   - Schema: z.object({ date, userId })
   - Suggested: createBookingSchema in validations/booking.ts
   - Action: Add to existing file

3. app/search/page.tsx:8
   - Schema: z.object({ q, page })
   - Suggested: searchQuerySchema in validations/search.ts
   - Action: Create new file

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