@onrails/result 0.2.0 → 0.3.1

package/dist/railway.d.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { R as ResultAsync } from './async-1fIhfzFu.js';
+import { R as ResultAsync } from './async-Ci6WSL5-.js';
 import { R as Result } from './types-BQ9vv0nD.js';
 
 /**
@@ -11,20 +11,10 @@ type RailwayMode = "sync" | "async";
  * `Result<T, E>`, async mode → `ResultAsync<T, E>`.
  */
 type RailwayOutput<T, E, M extends RailwayMode> = M extends "async" ? ResultAsync<T, E> : Result<T, E>;
-/**
- * Initial context shape for a `railway` functional pipeline.
- * Wraps the raw input under the `input` key so subsequent named steps
- * can reference it via `ctx.input`.
- */
-type RailwayInput<I> = {
-    readonly input: I;
-};
 type BranchFn<C extends object> = (ctx: C) => ResultAsync<unknown, unknown>;
 type BranchRecord = Record<string, (ctx: never) => ResultAsync<unknown, unknown>>;
 type BranchOk<R> = R extends (ctx: never) => ResultAsync<infer T, infer _E> ? T : never;
 type BranchErr<R> = R extends (ctx: never) => ResultAsync<infer _T, infer E> ? E : never;
-type BranchInput<R> = R extends (ctx: infer C) => ResultAsync<unknown, unknown> ? C : never;
-type ParallelInput<R extends BranchRecord> = BranchInput<R[keyof R]> & object;
 type ParallelOutput<R extends BranchRecord> = {
     [K in keyof R]: BranchOk<R[K]>;
 };
@@ -33,27 +23,6 @@ type ParallelError<R extends BranchRecord> = BranchErr<R[keyof R]>;
  * Named-context workflow builder. Each step appends a typed field to the
  * accumulating context object; the workflow tracks sync/async mode so the
  * final output type ({@link RailwayOutput}) is correct.
- *
- * Use `Railway` when a service workflow has 4+ named steps, mixed sync and
- * async boundaries, or independent async branches that should run in
- * parallel. For 1–2 step flows, prefer `flatMap` / `asyncAfter` directly.
- *
- * @example
- * ```ts
- * const summary = Railway
- *   .fromSync("id", () => IdSchema.parse(raw), toError)
- *   .fromPromise("row", ({ id }) => db.profiles.findFirst({ where: eq(profiles.id, id) }), toError)
- *   .require("profile", "row", ({ id }) => ({ kind: "not_found" as const, id }))
- *   .derive("normalized", ({ profile }) => normalizeProfile(profile))
- *   .parallel({
- *     artifacts: ({ normalized }) => loadArtifacts(normalized.id),
- *     metrics:   ({ normalized }) => loadMetrics(normalized.id),
- *   })
- *   .select(({ normalized, artifacts, metrics }) =>
- *     toProfileSummary({ profile: normalized, artifacts, metrics }),
- *   );
- * // ResultAsync<ProfileSummary, ParseError | DbError | NotFound>
- * ```
  */
 declare class Railway<C extends object, E, M extends RailwayMode> {
     private readonly state;
@@ -62,10 +31,7 @@ declare class Railway<C extends object, E, M extends RailwayMode> {
     static empty(): Railway<Record<never, never>, never, "sync">;
     /** Start a sync workflow with the given context as the initial state. */
     static context<C extends object>(context: C): Railway<C, never, "sync">;
-    /**
-     * Start a sync workflow with a throwing function — `onThrow` maps any
-     * exception to a typed error.
-     */
+    /** Start a sync workflow with a throwing function. */
     static fromSync<K extends string, T, E>(key: K, fn: () => T, onThrow: (error: unknown) => E): Railway<Record<K, T>, E, "sync">;
     /** Start a sync workflow with a `Result`-returning function. */
     static fromResult<K extends string, T, E>(key: K, fn: () => Result<T, E>): Railway<Record<K, T>, E, "sync">;
@@ -74,159 +40,39 @@ declare class Railway<C extends object, E, M extends RailwayMode> {
     /** Start an async workflow with a `ResultAsync`-returning function. */
     static fromAsync<K extends string, T, E>(key: K, fn: () => ResultAsync<T, E>): Railway<Record<K, T>, E, "async">;
     /**
-     * Pure sync derivation — `fn` must not throw. Use {@link fromSync} for
-     * throwing transforms.
+     * Rebuild the workflow in its current mode after transforming the carried
+     * result. Single re-link point for the state/phantom invariant: the mode
+     * tag is preserved verbatim, so `M` still describes the new state — TS
+     * cannot narrow the phantom `M` from the runtime tag, hence the cast.
      */
-    derive<K extends string, T>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => T): Railway<C & Record<K, T>, E, M>;
+    private step;
     /**
-     * Throwing sync transform. Adds `{ [key]: T }` to context; converts any
-     * exception to `Err<F>` via `onThrow`.
+     * Project the carried result into the mode-aware output type. Counterpart
+     * of {@link Railway.step} for terminal steps: the runtime branch matches
+     * the branch `RailwayOutput` picks for `M` (state/phantom invariant), but
+     * TS cannot resolve the conditional on an unresolved `M`, hence the cast.
      */
+    private out;
+    /** Lift the carried result into `ResultAsync` for async-upgrading steps. */
+    private toAsync;
+    /** Pure sync derivation. */
+    derive<K extends string, T>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => T): Railway<C & Record<K, T>, E, M>;
+    /** Throwing sync transform. */
     fromSync<K extends string, T, F>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => T, onThrow: (error: unknown) => F): Railway<C & Record<K, T>, E | F, M>;
-    /**
-     * Sync `Result`-returning step. Adds `{ [key]: T }` to context on `Ok`;
-     * short-circuits the workflow on `Err`. Error union widens to `E | F`.
-     */
+    /** Sync `Result`-returning step. */
     fromResult<K extends string, T, F>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => Result<T, F>): Railway<C & Record<K, T>, E | F, M>;
-    /**
-     * Promise-returning step — upgrades the workflow to async mode. Reject
-     * reasons go through `onReject` to become typed `Err<F>`.
-     */
+    /** Promise-returning step — upgrades the workflow to async mode. */
     fromPromise<K extends string, T, F>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => PromiseLike<T>, onReject: (error: unknown) => F): Railway<C & Record<K, T>, E | F, "async">;
-    /**
-     * `ResultAsync`-returning step — upgrades the workflow to async mode.
-     * Already-typed error: no mapper needed.
-     */
+    /** `ResultAsync`-returning step — upgrades the workflow to async mode. */
     fromAsync<K extends string, T, F>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => ResultAsync<T, F>): Railway<C & Record<K, T>, E | F, "async">;
-    /**
-     * Narrow a nullable context field into a required non-null field. If the
-     * source field is `null` / `undefined`, the workflow short-circuits with
-     * `onMissing(ctx)`.
-     *
-     * @example
-     * ```ts
-     * .fromPromise("row", ({ id }) => db.users.findFirst({ where: eq(users.id, id) }))
-     * .require("user", "row", ({ id }) => ({ kind: "not_found" as const, id }))
-     * // user is now User (non-null), not User | null
-     * ```
-     */
+    /** Narrow a nullable context field into a required non-null field. */
     require<K extends string, S extends keyof C, F>(key: K, source: S, onMissing: (ctx: C) => F): Railway<C & Record<K, NonNullable<C[S]>>, E | F, M>;
-    /**
-     * Run independent `ResultAsync` branches concurrently and merge their
-     * named outputs back into context. Upgrades the workflow to async mode.
-     * On multiple failures, the first `Err` in record-iteration order wins.
-     *
-     * @example
-     * ```ts
-     * .parallel({
-     *   recent:  ({ userId }) => loadRecent(userId),
-     *   metrics: ({ userId }) => loadMetrics(userId),
-     * })
-     * // ctx now has { ..., recent, metrics }
-     * ```
-     */
+    /** Run independent `ResultAsync` branches concurrently and merge outputs. */
     parallel<R extends Record<string, BranchFn<C>>>(branches: R): Railway<C & ParallelOutput<R>, E | ParallelError<R>, "async">;
-    /**
-     * Project the final context into the workflow's output type. Hides the
-     * internal context shape from callers.
-     */
+    /** Project the final context into the workflow's output type. */
     select<T>(fn: (ctx: C) => T): RailwayOutput<T, E, M>;
-    /**
-     * Return the accumulated context as-is. Use when downstream code needs
-     * every named field; prefer {@link select} when you can project to a DTO.
-     */
+    /** Return the accumulated context as-is. */
     done(): RailwayOutput<C, E, M>;
 }
 
-type ParserLike<I, T> = {
-    readonly parse: (input: I) => T;
-} | ((input: I) => T);
-type UnaryStep<I, O> = (input: I) => O;
-/**
- * Functional companion to {@link Railway} — point-free composition of
- * reusable workflow steps. Starts from `Railway.context({ input })` and
- * applies each step in order. Step factories live below: {@link parseWith},
- * {@link fromSyncNamed}, {@link fromResultNamed}, {@link fromPromiseNamed},
- * {@link fromAsyncNamed}, {@link deriveNamed}, {@link requireNamed},
- * {@link parallelNamed}, {@link select}.
- *
- * @example
- * ```ts
- * const summary = railway(
- *   rawId,
- *   parseWith(IdSchema, toError).as("id"),
- *   fromPromiseNamed("row", ({ id }) => db.profiles.findFirst({ where: eq(profiles.id, id) }), toError),
- *   requireNamed("profile", "row", ({ id }) => ({ kind: "not_found" as const, id })),
- *   deriveNamed("normalized", ({ profile }) => normalizeProfile(profile)),
- *   select(({ normalized }) => toProfileSummary(normalized)),
- * );
- * ```
- */
-declare function railway<I, A>(input: I, step1: UnaryStep<Railway<RailwayInput<I>, never, "sync">, A>): A;
-declare function railway<I, A, B>(input: I, step1: UnaryStep<Railway<RailwayInput<I>, never, "sync">, A>, step2: UnaryStep<A, B>): B;
-declare function railway<I, A, B, C>(input: I, step1: UnaryStep<Railway<RailwayInput<I>, never, "sync">, A>, step2: UnaryStep<A, B>, step3: UnaryStep<B, C>): C;
-declare function railway<I, A, B, C, D>(input: I, step1: UnaryStep<Railway<RailwayInput<I>, never, "sync">, A>, step2: UnaryStep<A, B>, step3: UnaryStep<B, C>, step4: UnaryStep<C, D>): D;
-declare function railway<I, A, B, C, D, E>(input: I, step1: UnaryStep<Railway<RailwayInput<I>, never, "sync">, A>, step2: UnaryStep<A, B>, step3: UnaryStep<B, C>, step4: UnaryStep<C, D>, step5: UnaryStep<D, E>): E;
-declare function railway<I, A, B, C, D, E, F>(input: I, step1: UnaryStep<Railway<RailwayInput<I>, never, "sync">, A>, step2: UnaryStep<A, B>, step3: UnaryStep<B, C>, step4: UnaryStep<C, D>, step5: UnaryStep<D, E>, step6: UnaryStep<E, F>): F;
-declare function railway<I, A, B, C, D, E, F, G>(input: I, step1: UnaryStep<Railway<RailwayInput<I>, never, "sync">, A>, step2: UnaryStep<A, B>, step3: UnaryStep<B, C>, step4: UnaryStep<C, D>, step5: UnaryStep<D, E>, step6: UnaryStep<E, F>, step7: UnaryStep<F, G>): G;
-declare function railway<I, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H>(input: I, step1: UnaryStep<Railway<RailwayInput<I>, never, "sync">, A>, step2: UnaryStep<A, B>, step3: UnaryStep<B, C>, step4: UnaryStep<C, D>, step5: UnaryStep<D, E>, step6: UnaryStep<E, F>, step7: UnaryStep<F, G>, step8: UnaryStep<G, H>): H;
-/**
- * Step factory: parse the workflow input with a Zod-like schema (or a
- * unary parse function). Call `.as(key)` to name the output field.
- *
- * @example
- * ```ts
- * parseWith(IdSchema, toError).as("id");
- * // Used as the first step in `railway(rawId, parseId, ...)`
- * ```
- */
-declare const parseWith: <I, T, E>(parser: ParserLike<I, T>, onThrow: (error: unknown) => E) => {
-    as: <K extends string>(key: K) => <F, M extends RailwayMode>(workflow: Railway<RailwayInput<I>, F, M>) => Railway<RailwayInput<I> & Record<K, T>, F | E, M>;
-};
-/**
- * Name-first companion to {@link parseWith}: parse the workflow input with a
- * Zod-like schema (or unary parse fn), naming the output field in the same
- * `(key, ...)` shape as {@link fromSyncNamed}, {@link deriveNamed}, et al.
- * Prefer this in `railway(...)` pipelines so every step's name aligns at the
- * left edge.
- *
- * @example
- * ```ts
- * railway(
- *   rawId,
- *   parseNamed("id", IdSchema, toError),
- *   fromPromiseNamed("profile", ({ id }) => fetchProfile(id), toError),
- * );
- * ```
- */
-declare const parseNamed: <K extends string, I, T, E>(key: K, parser: ParserLike<I, T>, onThrow: (error: unknown) => E) => <F, M extends RailwayMode>(workflow: Railway<RailwayInput<I>, F, M>) => Railway<RailwayInput<I> & Record<K, T>, F | E, M>;
-/**
- * Reusable wrapper around {@link Railway.fromSync}. Captures key + fn +
- * onThrow once; applies to any compatible workflow.
- */
-declare const fromSyncNamed: <K extends string, C extends object, T, E>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => T, onThrow: (error: unknown) => E) => <I extends C, F, M extends RailwayMode>(workflow: Railway<I, F, M>) => Railway<I & Record<K, T>, F | E, M>;
-/** Reusable wrapper around {@link Railway.fromResult}. */
-declare const fromResultNamed: <K extends string, C extends object, T, E>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => Result<T, E>) => <I extends C, F, M extends RailwayMode>(workflow: Railway<I, F, M>) => Railway<I & Record<K, T>, F | E, M>;
-/**
- * Reusable wrapper around {@link Railway.fromPromise}. Upgrades the
- * workflow to async mode when applied.
- */
-declare const fromPromiseNamed: <K extends string, C extends object, T, E>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => PromiseLike<T>, onReject: (error: unknown) => E) => <I extends C, F, M extends RailwayMode>(workflow: Railway<I, F, M>) => Railway<I & Record<K, T>, F | E, "async">;
-/** Reusable wrapper around {@link Railway.fromAsync}. */
-declare const fromAsyncNamed: <K extends string, C extends object, T, E>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => ResultAsync<T, E>) => <I extends C, F, M extends RailwayMode>(workflow: Railway<I, F, M>) => Railway<I & Record<K, T>, F | E, "async">;
-/** Reusable wrapper around {@link Railway.derive} — pure sync derivation. */
-declare const deriveNamed: <K extends string, C extends object, T>(key: K, fn: (ctx: C) => T) => <I extends C, E, M extends RailwayMode>(workflow: Railway<I, E, M>) => Railway<I & Record<K, T>, E, M>;
-/** Reusable wrapper around {@link Railway.require} — narrows a nullable field. */
-declare const requireNamed: <K extends string, S extends string, C extends object, E>(key: K, source: S, onMissing: (ctx: C & Record<S, unknown>) => E) => <I extends C & Record<S, unknown>, F, M extends RailwayMode>(workflow: Railway<I, F, M>) => Railway<I & Record<K, NonNullable<I[S]>>, F | E, M>;
-/**
- * Reusable wrapper around {@link Railway.parallel}. Branches run
- * concurrently and merge their named outputs back into context.
- */
-declare const parallelNamed: <R extends BranchRecord>(branches: R) => <I extends ParallelInput<R>, E, M extends RailwayMode>(workflow: Railway<I, E, M>) => Railway<I & ParallelOutput<R>, E | ParallelError<R>, "async">;
-/**
- * Reusable wrapper around {@link Railway.select} — projects the final
- * context into the workflow's output type.
- */
-declare const select: <C extends object, T>(fn: (ctx: C) => T) => <E, M extends RailwayMode>(workflow: Railway<C, E, M>) => RailwayOutput<T, E, M>;
-
-export { Railway, type RailwayInput, type RailwayMode, type RailwayOutput, deriveNamed, fromAsyncNamed, fromPromiseNamed, fromResultNamed, fromSyncNamed, parallelNamed, parseNamed, parseWith, railway, requireNamed, select };
+export { type BranchFn, type BranchRecord, type ParallelError, type ParallelOutput, Railway, type RailwayMode, type RailwayOutput };

package/dist/railway.js

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+// src/internal/dual.ts
+var dual = (arity, body) => {
+  const run = body;
+  const dispatcher = (...args) => args.length >= arity ? run(...args) : (self) => run(self, ...args);
+  return dispatcher;
+};
+
 // src/result.ts
 var ok = (value) => ({
   _tag: "Ok",
@@ -9,18 +16,18 @@ var err = (error) => ({
 });
 var isOk = (result) => result._tag === "Ok";
 var isErr = (result) => result._tag === "Err";
-var mapImpl = (result, fn) => isOk(result) ? ok(fn(result.value)) : err(result.error);
-function map(...args) {
-  if (args.length === 2) return mapImpl(args[0], args[1]);
-  const fn = args[0];
-  return (result) => mapImpl(result, fn);
-}
-var mapErrImpl = (result, fn) => isErr(result) ? err(fn(result.error)) : ok(result.value);
-function mapErr(...args) {
-  if (args.length === 2) return mapErrImpl(args[0], args[1]);
-  const fn = args[0];
-  return (result) => mapErrImpl(result, fn);
-}
+var map = dual(
+  2,
+  (result, fn) => isOk(result) ? ok(fn(result.value)) : err(result.error)
+);
+var mapErr = dual(
+  2,
+  (result, fn) => isErr(result) ? err(fn(result.error)) : ok(result.value)
+);
+var flatMap = dual(
+  2,
+  (result, fn) => isOk(result) ? fn(result.value) : err(result.error)
+);
 function trySync(fn, onThrow) {
   return (...args) => {
     try {
@@ -42,17 +49,6 @@ var UnexpectedError = class extends Error {
 };
 
 // src/async.ts
-var liftPromiseResult = async (promise, onDefect) => {
-  try {
-    const result = await promise;
-    if (isErr(result)) {
-      return result;
-    }
-    return isResultLike(result.value) ? result.value : result;
-  } catch (error) {
-    return err(onDefect(error));
-  }
-};
 var sequenceSettled = (settled) => {
   const values = [];
   for (const result of settled) {
@@ -134,6 +130,9 @@ var ResultAsync = class _ResultAsync {
   static ok(value) {
     return new _ResultAsync(async () => ok(value));
   }
+  static of(value) {
+    return _ResultAsync.ok(value);
+  }
   /**
    * Lifts an error into an `Err` async result.
    *
@@ -147,16 +146,23 @@ var ResultAsync = class _ResultAsync {
   }
   /**
    * Lifts an existing `Promise<Result<T, E>>` (e.g. from interop code) into a
-   * {@link ResultAsync}, auto-flattening one level of double-wrapping. A thrown
-   * defect is routed through `onDefect`, defaulting to {@link UnexpectedError}.
+   * {@link ResultAsync}. A thrown defect is routed through `onDefect`,
+   * defaulting to {@link UnexpectedError}. The `Ok` value passes through
+   * verbatim — even when it happens to be Result-shaped.
    *
    * @param promise - a promise that already yields a `Result`
    * @param onDefect - maps an unexpected throw to the `Err` channel
-   * @see {@link fromAsync} from `@onrails/result/interop`
+   * @see {@link fromAsync} from `@onrails/result`
    */
   static fromResultPromise(promise, onDefect) {
     const mapDefect = onDefect ?? ((error) => new UnexpectedError("Unexpected async defect", error));
-    return new _ResultAsync(() => liftPromiseResult(promise, mapDefect));
+    return new _ResultAsync(async () => {
+      try {
+        return await promise;
+      } catch (error) {
+        return err(mapDefect(error));
+      }
+    });
   }
   /**
    * Combines a homogeneous array of async results into one. Resolves
@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ var ResultAsync = class _ResultAsync {
    *
    * @example
    * ```ts
-   * load(id).mapErr((e): AppError => ({ kind: "load", cause: e }));
+   * load(id).mapErr((e): AppError => ({ kind: "load", cause: e })); // ResultAsync<T, AppError>
    * ```
    */
   mapErr(fn) {
@@ -264,18 +270,12 @@ var ResultAsync = class _ResultAsync {
         return first;
       }
       const next = fn(first.value);
-      if (next instanceof _ResultAsync) {
-        return next.resolve();
-      }
-      if (isResultLike(next)) {
-        return next;
-      }
-      return isCompatLike(next) ? next.inner : next;
+      return next instanceof _ResultAsync ? next.resolve() : next;
     });
   }
   /**
    * neverthrow-compat alias of {@link flatMap}. Kept as the documented compat
-   * tier; prefer `flatMap` in new code.
+   * tier; prefer {@link flatMap} in new code.
    *
    * @example
    * ```ts
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ var ResultAsync = class _ResultAsync {
    *
    * @example
    * ```ts
-   * loadFromCache(id).recover(() => loadFromOrigin(id));
+   * loadFromCache(id).recover(() => loadFromOrigin(id)); // ResultAsync<T, F>
    * ```
    */
   recover(fn) {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ var ResultAsync = class _ResultAsync {
   }
   /**
    * neverthrow-compat alias of {@link recover}. Kept as the documented compat
-   * tier; prefer `recover` in new code.
+   * tier; prefer {@link recover} in new code.
    *
    * @example
    * ```ts
@@ -415,16 +415,9 @@ var ResultAsync = class _ResultAsync {
     );
   }
 };
-function isResultLike(v) {
-  return typeof v === "object" && v !== null && "_tag" in v && (v._tag === "Ok" || v._tag === "Err");
-}
-function isCompatLike(v) {
-  return typeof v === "object" && v !== null && "inner" in v && isResultLike(v.inner);
-}
 
-// src/railway-core.ts
+// src/railway.ts
 var addField = (ctx, key, value) => ({ ...ctx, [key]: value });
-var liftResult = (result) => ResultAsync.fromResult(result);
 var Railway = class _Railway {
   constructor(state) {
     this.state = state;
@@ -438,10 +431,7 @@ var Railway = class _Railway {
   static context(context) {
     return new _Railway({ mode: "sync", result: ok(context) });
   }
-  /**
-   * Start a sync workflow with a throwing function — `onThrow` maps any
-   * exception to a typed error.
-   */
+  /** Start a sync workflow with a throwing function. */
   static fromSync(key, fn, onThrow) {
     return _Railway.empty().fromSync(key, fn, onThrow);
   }
@@ -458,153 +448,103 @@ var Railway = class _Railway {
     return _Railway.empty().fromAsync(key, fn);
   }
   /**
-   * Pure sync derivation — `fn` must not throw. Use {@link fromSync} for
-   * throwing transforms.
+   * Rebuild the workflow in its current mode after transforming the carried
+   * result. Single re-link point for the state/phantom invariant: the mode
+   * tag is preserved verbatim, so `M` still describes the new state — TS
+   * cannot narrow the phantom `M` from the runtime tag, hence the cast.
    */
-  derive(key, fn) {
-    return this.fromResult(key, (ctx) => ok(fn(ctx)));
+  step(onSync, onAsync) {
+    const next = this.state.mode === "sync" ? { mode: "sync", result: onSync(this.state.result) } : { mode: "async", result: onAsync(this.state.result) };
+    return new _Railway(next);
   }
   /**
-   * Throwing sync transform. Adds `{ [key]: T }` to context; converts any
-   * exception to `Err<F>` via `onThrow`.
+   * Project the carried result into the mode-aware output type. Counterpart
+   * of {@link Railway.step} for terminal steps: the runtime branch matches
+   * the branch `RailwayOutput` picks for `M` (state/phantom invariant), but
+   * TS cannot resolve the conditional on an unresolved `M`, hence the cast.
    */
+  out(onSync, onAsync) {
+    return this.state.mode === "sync" ? onSync(this.state.result) : onAsync(this.state.result);
+  }
+  /** Lift the carried result into `ResultAsync` for async-upgrading steps. */
+  toAsync() {
+    return this.state.mode === "sync" ? ResultAsync.fromResult(this.state.result) : this.state.result;
+  }
+  /** Pure sync derivation. */
+  derive(key, fn) {
+    return this.fromResult(key, (ctx) => ok(fn(ctx)));
+  }
+  /** Throwing sync transform. */
   fromSync(key, fn, onThrow) {
     return this.fromResult(key, (ctx) => trySync(fn, onThrow)(ctx));
   }
-  /**
-   * Sync `Result`-returning step. Adds `{ [key]: T }` to context on `Ok`;
-   * short-circuits the workflow on `Err`. Error union widens to `E | F`.
-   */
+  /** Sync `Result`-returning step. */
   fromResult(key, fn) {
-    if (this.state.mode === "sync") {
-      const current = this.state.result;
-      if (isErr(current)) {
-        return new _Railway({ mode: "sync", result: err(current.error) });
-      }
-      const next = fn(current.value);
-      return isErr(next) ? new _Railway({ mode: "sync", result: err(next.error) }) : new _Railway({
-        mode: "sync",
-        result: ok(addField(current.value, key, next.value))
-      });
-    }
-    return new _Railway({
-      mode: "async",
-      result: this.state.result.flatMap(
+    return this.step(
+      (result) => flatMap(result, (ctx) => map(fn(ctx), (value) => addField(ctx, key, value))),
+      (result) => result.flatMap(
         (ctx) => ResultAsync.fromResult(fn(ctx)).map((value) => addField(ctx, key, value))
       )
-    });
+    );
   }
-  /**
-   * Promise-returning step — upgrades the workflow to async mode. Reject
-   * reasons go through `onReject` to become typed `Err<F>`.
-   */
+  /** Promise-returning step — upgrades the workflow to async mode. */
   fromPromise(key, fn, onReject) {
     return this.fromAsync(key, (ctx) => ResultAsync.fromPromise(fn(ctx), onReject));
   }
-  /**
-   * `ResultAsync`-returning step — upgrades the workflow to async mode.
-   * Already-typed error: no mapper needed.
-   */
+  /** `ResultAsync`-returning step — upgrades the workflow to async mode. */
   fromAsync(key, fn) {
-    const current = this.state.mode === "sync" ? liftResult(this.state.result) : this.state.result;
     return new _Railway({
       mode: "async",
-      result: current.flatMap((ctx) => fn(ctx).map((value) => addField(ctx, key, value)))
+      result: this.toAsync().flatMap((ctx) => fn(ctx).map((value) => addField(ctx, key, value)))
     });
   }
-  /**
-   * Narrow a nullable context field into a required non-null field. If the
-   * source field is `null` / `undefined`, the workflow short-circuits with
-   * `onMissing(ctx)`.
-   *
-   * @example
-   * ```ts
-   * .fromPromise("row", ({ id }) => db.users.findFirst({ where: eq(users.id, id) }))
-   * .require("user", "row", ({ id }) => ({ kind: "not_found" as const, id }))
-   * // user is now User (non-null), not User | null
-   * ```
-   */
+  /** Narrow a nullable context field into a required non-null field. */
   require(key, source, onMissing) {
     return this.fromResult(key, (ctx) => {
       const value = ctx[source];
       return value == null ? err(onMissing(ctx)) : ok(value);
     });
   }
-  /**
-   * Run independent `ResultAsync` branches concurrently and merge their
-   * named outputs back into context. Upgrades the workflow to async mode.
-   * On multiple failures, the first `Err` in record-iteration order wins.
-   *
-   * @example
-   * ```ts
-   * .parallel({
-   *   recent:  ({ userId }) => loadRecent(userId),
-   *   metrics: ({ userId }) => loadMetrics(userId),
-   * })
-   * // ctx now has { ..., recent, metrics }
-   * ```
-   */
+  /** Run independent `ResultAsync` branches concurrently and merge outputs. */
   parallel(branches) {
-    const current = this.state.mode === "sync" ? liftResult(this.state.result) : this.state.result;
+    const merged = this.toAsync().flatMap(
+      (ctx) => ResultAsync.combineTupleParallel(
+        Object.entries(branches).map(([, branch]) => branch(ctx))
+      ).map(
+        (values) => (
+          // Branch outputs land under exactly R's keys; Object.fromEntries
+          // erases that correspondence, so reassert the merged shape.
+          {
+            ...ctx,
+            ...Object.fromEntries(Object.keys(branches).map((key, index) => [key, values[index]]))
+          }
+        )
+      )
+    );
     return new _Railway({
       mode: "async",
-      result: current.flatMap(
-        (ctx) => ResultAsync.combineTupleParallel(
-          Object.entries(branches).map(([, branch]) => branch(ctx))
-        ).map((values) => {
-          const next = { ...ctx };
-          Object.keys(branches).forEach((key, index) => {
-            next[key] = values[index];
-          });
-          return next;
-        })
-      )
+      // BranchFn erases per-key types to `ResultAsync<unknown, unknown>`
+      // (ParallelOutput/ParallelError recover them from R), so re-assert the
+      // precise value/error union the branches actually produce.
+      result: merged
     });
   }
-  /**
-   * Project the final context into the workflow's output type. Hides the
-   * internal context shape from callers.
-   */
+  /** Project the final context into the workflow's output type. */
   select(fn) {
-    if (this.state.mode === "sync") {
-      const current = this.state.result;
-      return isErr(current) ? err(current.error) : ok(fn(current.value));
-    }
-    return this.state.result.map(fn);
+    return this.out(
+      (result) => map(result, fn),
+      (result) => result.map(fn)
+    );
   }
-  /**
-   * Return the accumulated context as-is. Use when downstream code needs
-   * every named field; prefer {@link select} when you can project to a DTO.
-   */
+  /** Return the accumulated context as-is. */
   done() {
-    return this.state.result;
+    return this.out(
+      (result) => result,
+      (result) => result
+    );
   }
 };
 
-// src/railway-steps.ts
-var parseWithParser = (parser, input) => typeof parser === "function" ? parser(input) : parser.parse(input);
-function railway(input, ...steps) {
-  return steps.reduce(
-    (current, step) => step(current),
-    Railway.context({ input })
-  );
-}
-var parseWith = (parser, onThrow) => ({
-  as: (key) => (workflow) => workflow.fromSync(key, ({ input }) => parseWithParser(parser, input), onThrow)
-});
-var parseNamed = (key, parser, onThrow) => (workflow) => workflow.fromSync(key, ({ input }) => parseWithParser(parser, input), onThrow);
-var fromSyncNamed = (key, fn, onThrow) => (workflow) => workflow.fromSync(key, fn, onThrow);
-var fromResultNamed = (key, fn) => (workflow) => workflow.fromResult(key, fn);
-var fromPromiseNamed = (key, fn, onReject) => (workflow) => workflow.fromPromise(key, fn, onReject);
-var fromAsyncNamed = (key, fn) => (workflow) => workflow.fromAsync(key, fn);
-var deriveNamed = (key, fn) => (workflow) => workflow.derive(key, fn);
-var requireNamed = (key, source, onMissing) => (workflow) => workflow.require(key, source, onMissing);
-var parallelNamed = (branches) => (workflow) => {
-  const typedBranches = branches;
-  return workflow.parallel(typedBranches);
-};
-var select = (fn) => (workflow) => workflow.select(fn);
-
-export { Railway, deriveNamed, fromAsyncNamed, fromPromiseNamed, fromResultNamed, fromSyncNamed, parallelNamed, parseNamed, parseWith, railway, requireNamed, select };
+export { Railway };
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