assign-gingerly 0.0.80 → 0.0.82

package/DX/emojis.js

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ export const akaMethods = {
     '📝': 'log',
     '⚠️': 'warn',
     '🚨': 'error',
-    '🤱': 'appendChild'
+    '🤱': 'appendChild',
+    '😣': 'focus',
     //'🧩': 'includes'
 };
 export const aka = {

package/DX/emojis.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export const akaMethods = {
     '📝': 'log',
     '⚠️': 'warn',
     '🚨': 'error',
-    '🤱': 'appendChild'
+    '🤱': 'appendChild',
+    '😣': 'focus',
     //'🧩': 'includes'
 };
 

package/DX/paths.js

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
  * const value = sp`${$.lastName}, ${$.firstName}`;
  * // ['?.lastName', ', ', '?.firstName']
  *
- * // Use .path for raw string contexts (object keys, plain arrays):
- * const key = $.textContent.path;  // '?.textContent'
+ * // Use .Path for raw string contexts (object keys, plain arrays):
+ * const key = $.textContent.Path;  // '?.textContent'
  */
 /**
  * Symbol used internally to detect path proxy objects.
@@ -30,23 +30,55 @@ const PATH_SYMBOL = Symbol('assign-gingerly-path');
 function isPathProxy(value) {
     return !!value && (typeof value === 'object' || typeof value === 'function') && PATH_SYMBOL in value;
 }
+const COMMAND_TOKEN_SUFFIXES = {
+    Each: '?.@each',
+    EqNot: ' =!',
+    PlusEq: ' +=',
+    QMEq: ' ?=',
+    YEq: ' Y=',
+    MinusEq: ' -=',
+    Arrow: ' =>',
+};
+function serializePath(prefix) {
+    return prefix.length > 0 ? `?.${prefix}` : '?.';
+}
+function appendPathSegment(prefix, segment) {
+    return prefix ? `${prefix}?.${segment}` : segment;
+}
+function appendCommandSuffix(prefix, token) {
+    return `${prefix}${COMMAND_TOKEN_SUFFIXES[token]}`;
+}
+function getReservedToken(prop) {
+    if (prop === 'Path')
+        return prop;
+    if (prop in COMMAND_TOKEN_SUFFIXES)
+        return prop;
+    return undefined;
+}
 /**
  * Create a proxy for id-ref paths (#[varName]).
  * After the initial #[varName], further property access chains with ?. from the resolved element.
- * .path returns the #[varName] prefix (optionally with further ?. path).
+ * .Path returns the #[varName] prefix (optionally with further ?. path).
  */
 function createIdRefProxy(idRef, options) {
     function handler() { }
     Object.defineProperty(handler, PATH_SYMBOL, { value: idRef });
     return new Proxy(handler, {
         get(_, prop) {
-            if (prop === 'path' || prop === PATH_SYMBOL) {
+            if (prop === 'Path' || prop === PATH_SYMBOL) {
                 return idRef;
             }
             if (typeof prop === 'symbol')
                 return undefined;
+            const reservedToken = getReservedToken(prop);
+            if (reservedToken === 'Each') {
+                return createIdRefProxy(appendPathSegment(idRef, '@each'), options);
+            }
+            if (reservedToken && reservedToken !== 'Path') {
+                return createIdRefProxy(appendCommandSuffix(idRef, reservedToken), options);
+            }
             // Chain further path segments after the id ref
-            const chained = `${idRef}?.${String(prop)}`;
+            const chained = appendPathSegment(idRef, String(prop));
             return createIdRefProxy(chained, options);
         },
         apply(_, __, args) {
@@ -84,12 +116,22 @@ function createPathProxy(prefix, options) {
     Object.defineProperty(handler, PATH_SYMBOL, { value: prefix.length > 0 ? `?.${prefix}` : '?.' });
     return new Proxy(handler, {
         get(_, prop) {
-            if (prop === 'path' || prop === PATH_SYMBOL) {
-                return prefix.length > 0 ? `?.${prefix}` : '?.';
+            if (prop === 'Path' || prop === PATH_SYMBOL) {
+                return serializePath(prefix);
             }
             // Ignore symbol access (Symbol.iterator, Symbol.toPrimitive, etc.)
             if (typeof prop === 'symbol')
                 return undefined;
+            const reservedToken = getReservedToken(String(prop));
+            if (reservedToken === 'Path') {
+                return serializePath(prefix);
+            }
+            if (reservedToken === 'Each') {
+                return createPathProxy(appendPathSegment(prefix, '@each'), options);
+            }
+            if (reservedToken) {
+                return createPathProxy(appendCommandSuffix(prefix, reservedToken), options);
+            }
             let segment = String(prop);
             // #-prefix: $['#firstName'] → '#[firstName]' (cached element ref)
             if (segment.startsWith('#')) {
@@ -107,7 +149,7 @@ function createPathProxy(prefix, options) {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            const newPath = prefix ? `${prefix}?.${segment}` : segment;
+            const newPath = appendPathSegment(prefix, segment);
             return createPathProxy(newPath, options);
         },
         apply(_, __, args) {
@@ -126,7 +168,7 @@ function createPathProxy(prefix, options) {
                 }
                 else
                     argStr = String(arg);
-                const newPath = prefix ? `${prefix}?.${argStr}` : argStr;
+                const newPath = appendPathSegment(prefix, argStr);
                 return createPathProxy(newPath, options);
             }
             // No args — method called with no arguments, return self
@@ -143,21 +185,21 @@ function createPathProxy(prefix, options) {
  *
  * @example
  * const $ = paths<Person>();
- * $.lastName.path          // '?.lastName'
- * $.address.city.path      // '?.address?.city'
+ * $.lastName.Path          // '?.lastName'
+ * $.address.city.Path      // '?.address?.city'
  *
  * // With aka (reverse alias applied):
  * const $ = paths<MyEl>({ aka: { q: 'querySelector' } });
- * $.querySelector('.user').textContent.path  // '?.q?..user?.textContent'
+ * $.querySelector('.user').textContent.Path  // '?.q?..user?.textContent'
  *
- * // Inside sp template literals, .path is not needed:
+ * // Inside sp template literals, .Path is not needed:
  * sp`${$.lastName}, ${$.firstName}`  // ['?.lastName', ', ', '?.firstName']
  */
 export function paths(options) {
     return createPathProxy('', options);
 }
 /**
- * Create an assignment pair: { [lhs.path]: rhs.path }.
+ * Create an assignment pair: { [lhs.Path]: rhs.Path }.
  * Used to express "set this target to this source value" in a spreadable form.
  *
  * @example
@@ -276,7 +318,7 @@ export function forEachKeyIn(keys, factory, options) {
  * Interleaves static string segments with interpolated values.
  *
  * Path proxy objects are auto-detected and converted to their `?.`-prefixed
- * string representation — no `.path` call needed inside sp template literals.
+ * string representation — no `.Path` call needed inside sp template literals.
  *
  * Arrays passed as interpolations are preserved as nested arrays (for
  * all-or-nothing optional segments in builtIns.join).
@@ -319,8 +361,10 @@ export function sp(strings, ...values) {
  * e.g., '?.address?.city' → 'city', '?.firstName' → 'firstName'
  */
 function extractPropName(pathStr) {
-    const parts = pathStr.split('?.');
-    return parts[parts.length - 1];
+    const withoutCommand = pathStr.replace(/(?: \+=| =!| \?=| Y=| -=| =>)$/, '');
+    const parts = withoutCommand.split('?.');
+    const last = parts[parts.length - 1];
+    return last === '@each' ? 'Each' : last;
 }
 /**
  * Tagged template literal that produces an array of {prop, val} objects + literal strings.

package/DX/paths.ts

@@ -19,33 +19,75 @@
  * const value = sp`${$.lastName}, ${$.firstName}`;
  * // ['?.lastName', ', ', '?.firstName']
  * 
- * // Use .path for raw string contexts (object keys, plain arrays):
- * const key = $.textContent.path;  // '?.textContent'
+ * // Use .Path for raw string contexts (object keys, plain arrays):
+ * const key = $.textContent.Path;  // '?.textContent'
  */
 
 /**
  * Symbol used internally to detect path proxy objects.
  * The sp tag function uses this to auto-extract path strings from proxies.
  */
-const PATH_SYMBOL = Symbol('assign-gingerly-path');
-
-function isPathProxy(value: unknown): value is { [PATH_SYMBOL]: string } {
-    return !!value && (typeof value === 'object' || typeof value === 'function') && PATH_SYMBOL in value;
-}
+const PATH_SYMBOL = Symbol('assign-gingerly-path');
+
+function isPathProxy(value: unknown): value is { [PATH_SYMBOL]: string } {
+    return !!value && (typeof value === 'object' || typeof value === 'function') && PATH_SYMBOL in value;
+}
+
+const COMMAND_TOKEN_SUFFIXES = {
+    Each: '?.@each',
+    EqNot: ' =!',
+    PlusEq: ' +=',
+    QMEq: ' ?=',
+    YEq: ' Y=',
+    MinusEq: ' -=',
+    Arrow: ' =>',
+} as const;
+
+type CommandToken = keyof typeof COMMAND_TOKEN_SUFFIXES;
+
+function serializePath(prefix: string): string {
+    return prefix.length > 0 ? `?.${prefix}` : '?.';
+}
+
+function appendPathSegment(prefix: string, segment: string): string {
+    return prefix ? `${prefix}?.${segment}` : segment;
+}
+
+function appendCommandSuffix(prefix: string, token: CommandToken): string {
+    return `${prefix}${COMMAND_TOKEN_SUFFIXES[token]}`;
+}
+
+function getReservedToken(prop: string): CommandToken | 'Path' | undefined {
+    if (prop === 'Path') return prop;
+    if (prop in COMMAND_TOKEN_SUFFIXES) return prop as CommandToken;
+    return undefined;
+}
 
 /**
  * Type that maps an object type to a proxy where every property access
  * returns either a deeper proxy (for object properties) or a terminal
- * with a `.path` string accessor — while providing full autocomplete.
- * Enhanced: also callable (for method call syntax).
+ * with a serialized path string accessor — while providing full autocomplete.
+ * Enhanced: also callable (for method call syntax) and includes reserved
+ * command markers such as `Each`, `EqNot`, and `PlusEq`.
  */
+export type PathProxyCore = {
+    readonly Path: string;
+    readonly Each: PathProxy<any>;
+    readonly EqNot: PathProxy<any>;
+    readonly PlusEq: PathProxy<any>;
+    readonly QMEq: PathProxy<any>;
+    readonly YEq: PathProxy<any>;
+    readonly MinusEq: PathProxy<any>;
+    readonly Arrow: PathProxy<any>;
+};
+
 export type PathProxy<T> = {
     [K in keyof T]-?: T[K] extends ((...args: any[]) => infer R)
-        ? ((...args: any[]) => PathProxy<NonNullable<R>> & { readonly path: string }) & PathProxy<NonNullable<R>> & { readonly path: string }
+        ? ((...args: any[]) => PathProxy<NonNullable<R>> & PathProxyCore) & PathProxy<NonNullable<R>> & PathProxyCore
         : T[K] extends (object | undefined | null)
-            ? PathProxy<NonNullable<T[K]>> & { readonly path: string } & ((...args: any[]) => PathProxy<any> & { readonly path: string })
-            : { readonly path: string } & ((...args: any[]) => PathProxy<any> & { readonly path: string });
-} & { readonly path: string } & ((...args: any[]) => PathProxy<any> & { readonly path: string });
+            ? PathProxy<NonNullable<T[K]>> & PathProxyCore & ((...args: any[]) => PathProxy<any> & PathProxyCore)
+            : PathProxyCore & ((...args: any[]) => PathProxy<any> & PathProxyCore);
+} & PathProxyCore & ((...args: any[]) => PathProxy<any> & PathProxyCore);
 
 /**
  * Options for paths proxy creation.
@@ -60,33 +102,41 @@ export interface PathsOptions {
 /**
  * Create a proxy for id-ref paths (#[varName]).
  * After the initial #[varName], further property access chains with ?. from the resolved element.
- * .path returns the #[varName] prefix (optionally with further ?. path).
+ * .Path returns the #[varName] prefix (optionally with further ?. path).
  */
-function createIdRefProxy(idRef: string, options?: PathsOptions): any {
-    function handler() {}
-    Object.defineProperty(handler, PATH_SYMBOL, { value: idRef });
-    return new Proxy(handler, {
-        get(_, prop: string | symbol) {
-            if (prop === 'path' || prop === PATH_SYMBOL) {
+function createIdRefProxy(idRef: string, options?: PathsOptions): any {
+    function handler() {}
+    Object.defineProperty(handler, PATH_SYMBOL, { value: idRef });
+    return new Proxy(handler, {
+        get(_, prop: string | symbol) {
+            if (prop === 'Path' || prop === PATH_SYMBOL) {
                 return idRef;
             }
             if (typeof prop === 'symbol') return undefined;
 
+            const reservedToken = getReservedToken(prop);
+            if (reservedToken === 'Each') {
+                return createIdRefProxy(appendPathSegment(idRef, '@each'), options);
+            }
+            if (reservedToken && reservedToken !== 'Path') {
+                return createIdRefProxy(appendCommandSuffix(idRef, reservedToken), options);
+            }
+
             // Chain further path segments after the id ref
-            const chained = `${idRef}?.${String(prop)}`;
+            const chained = appendPathSegment(idRef, String(prop));
             return createIdRefProxy(chained, options);
         },
         apply(_, __, args) {
             if (args.length > 0) {
-                const arg = args[0];
-                let argStr: string;
-                if (arg === true) argStr = 'true';
-                else if (arg === false) argStr = 'false';
-                else if (isPathProxy(arg)) {
-                    const fullPath = arg[PATH_SYMBOL] as string;
-                    argStr = fullPath.startsWith('?.') ? fullPath.substring(2) : fullPath;
-                }
-                else argStr = String(arg);
+                const arg = args[0];
+                let argStr: string;
+                if (arg === true) argStr = 'true';
+                else if (arg === false) argStr = 'false';
+                else if (isPathProxy(arg)) {
+                    const fullPath = arg[PATH_SYMBOL] as string;
+                    argStr = fullPath.startsWith('?.') ? fullPath.substring(2) : fullPath;
+                }
+                else argStr = String(arg);
 
                 const chained = `${idRef}?.${argStr}`;
                 return createIdRefProxy(chained, options);
@@ -103,21 +153,32 @@ function createIdRefProxy(idRef: string, options?: PathsOptions): any {
  * When `aka` is provided, property names that match an alias *value* are output
  * using the alias *key* instead (reverse alias).
  */
-function createPathProxy(prefix: string, options?: PathsOptions): any {
-    const aliasMap = options?.aka;
-
-    // Use a function as the target to enable the apply trap
-    function handler() {}
-    Object.defineProperty(handler, PATH_SYMBOL, { value: prefix.length > 0 ? `?.${prefix}` : '?.' });
-
-    return new Proxy(handler, {
-        get(_, prop: string | symbol) {
-            if (prop === 'path' || prop === PATH_SYMBOL) {
-                return prefix.length > 0 ? `?.${prefix}` : '?.';
-            }
+function createPathProxy(prefix: string, options?: PathsOptions): any {
+    const aliasMap = options?.aka;
+
+    // Use a function as the target to enable the apply trap
+    function handler() {}
+    Object.defineProperty(handler, PATH_SYMBOL, { value: prefix.length > 0 ? `?.${prefix}` : '?.' });
+
+    return new Proxy(handler, {
+        get(_, prop: string | symbol) {
+            if (prop === 'Path' || prop === PATH_SYMBOL) {
+                return serializePath(prefix);
+            }
             // Ignore symbol access (Symbol.iterator, Symbol.toPrimitive, etc.)
             if (typeof prop === 'symbol') return undefined;
 
+            const reservedToken = getReservedToken(String(prop));
+            if (reservedToken === 'Path') {
+                return serializePath(prefix);
+            }
+            if (reservedToken === 'Each') {
+                return createPathProxy(appendPathSegment(prefix, '@each'), options);
+            }
+            if (reservedToken) {
+                return createPathProxy(appendCommandSuffix(prefix, reservedToken), options);
+            }
+
             let segment = String(prop);
 
             // #-prefix: $['#firstName'] → '#[firstName]' (cached element ref)
@@ -135,24 +196,24 @@ function createPathProxy(prefix: string, options?: PathsOptions): any {
                 }
             }
 
-            const newPath = prefix ? `${prefix}?.${segment}` : segment;
+            const newPath = appendPathSegment(prefix, segment);
             return createPathProxy(newPath, options);
         },
         apply(_, __, args) {
             // Method call syntax: $.querySelector('.username') → extends path with the argument
             if (args.length > 0) {
-                const arg = args[0];
-                let argStr: string;
-                if (arg === true) argStr = 'true';
-                else if (arg === false) argStr = 'false';
-                else if (isPathProxy(arg)) {
-                    // Proxy arg — extract path without '?.' prefix
-                    const fullPath = arg[PATH_SYMBOL] as string;
-                    argStr = fullPath.startsWith('?.') ? fullPath.substring(2) : fullPath;
-                }
-                else argStr = String(arg);
-
-                const newPath = prefix ? `${prefix}?.${argStr}` : argStr;
+                const arg = args[0];
+                let argStr: string;
+                if (arg === true) argStr = 'true';
+                else if (arg === false) argStr = 'false';
+                else if (isPathProxy(arg)) {
+                    // Proxy arg — extract path without '?.' prefix
+                    const fullPath = arg[PATH_SYMBOL] as string;
+                    argStr = fullPath.startsWith('?.') ? fullPath.substring(2) : fullPath;
+                }
+                else argStr = String(arg);
+
+                const newPath = appendPathSegment(prefix, argStr);
                 return createPathProxy(newPath, options);
             }
             // No args — method called with no arguments, return self
@@ -170,14 +231,14 @@ function createPathProxy(prefix: string, options?: PathsOptions): any {
  * 
  * @example
  * const $ = paths<Person>();
- * $.lastName.path          // '?.lastName'
- * $.address.city.path      // '?.address?.city'
+ * $.lastName.Path          // '?.lastName'
+ * $.address.city.Path      // '?.address?.city'
  * 
  * // With aka (reverse alias applied):
  * const $ = paths<MyEl>({ aka: { q: 'querySelector' } });
- * $.querySelector('.user').textContent.path  // '?.q?..user?.textContent'
+ * $.querySelector('.user').textContent.Path  // '?.q?..user?.textContent'
  * 
- * // Inside sp template literals, .path is not needed:
+ * // Inside sp template literals, .Path is not needed:
  * sp`${$.lastName}, ${$.firstName}`  // ['?.lastName', ', ', '?.firstName']
  */
 export function paths<T>(options?: PathsOptions): PathProxy<T> {
@@ -185,7 +246,7 @@ export function paths<T>(options?: PathsOptions): PathProxy<T> {
 }
 
 /**
- * Create an assignment pair: { [lhs.path]: rhs.path }.
+ * Create an assignment pair: { [lhs.Path]: rhs.Path }.
  * Used to express "set this target to this source value" in a spreadable form.
  * 
  * @example
@@ -199,18 +260,18 @@ export function paths<T>(options?: PathsOptions): PathProxy<T> {
  *     count: 1
  * }
  */
-export function set(lhs: any): { to: (rhs: any) => Record<string, any> } {
-    const lhsStr = isPathProxy(lhs)
-        ? lhs[PATH_SYMBOL]
-        : String(lhs);
-    return {
-        to(rhs: any): Record<string, any> {
-            const rhsStr = isPathProxy(rhs)
-                ? rhs[PATH_SYMBOL]
-                : rhs;
-            return { [lhsStr]: rhsStr };
-        }
-    };
+export function set(lhs: any): { to: (rhs: any) => Record<string, any> } {
+    const lhsStr = isPathProxy(lhs)
+        ? lhs[PATH_SYMBOL]
+        : String(lhs);
+    return {
+        to(rhs: any): Record<string, any> {
+            const rhsStr = isPathProxy(rhs)
+                ? rhs[PATH_SYMBOL]
+                : rhs;
+            return { [lhsStr]: rhsStr };
+        }
+    };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -231,19 +292,19 @@ export function set(lhs: any): { to: (rhs: any) => Record<string, any> } {
  * });
  * // { assign: { incrementButton: '?.clone?.q?..increment', ... } }
  */
-export function smoothOver(value: any): any {
-    if (isPathProxy(value)) {
-        return value[PATH_SYMBOL];
-    }
+export function smoothOver(value: any): any {
+    if (isPathProxy(value)) {
+        return value[PATH_SYMBOL];
+    }
     if (Array.isArray(value)) {
         return value.map(smoothOver);
     }
     if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
         const proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(value);
         if (proto === Object.prototype || proto === null) {
-            const result: Record<string, any> = {};
-            for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(value)) {
-                result[k] = smoothOver(v);
+            const result: Record<string, any> = {};
+            for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(value)) {
+                result[k] = smoothOver(v);
             }
             return result;
         }
@@ -312,7 +373,7 @@ export function forEachKeyIn<T>(
  * Interleaves static string segments with interpolated values.
  * 
  * Path proxy objects are auto-detected and converted to their `?.`-prefixed
- * string representation — no `.path` call needed inside sp template literals.
+ * string representation — no `.Path` call needed inside sp template literals.
  * 
  * Arrays passed as interpolations are preserved as nested arrays (for
  * all-or-nothing optional segments in builtIns.join).
@@ -328,23 +389,23 @@ export function forEachKeyIn<T>(
  * sp`${$.lastName}${[', ', $.middleName]}, ${$.firstName}`
  * // ['?.lastName', [', ', '?.middleName'], ', ', '?.firstName']
  */
-export function sp(strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: any[]): any[] {
+export function sp(strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: any[]): any[] {
     const result: any[] = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < strings.length; i++) {
         if (strings[i]) result.push(strings[i]);
         if (i < values.length) {
-            const v = values[i];
-            if (isPathProxy(v)) {
-                // Auto-extract path from proxy object
-                result.push(v[PATH_SYMBOL]);
-            } else if (Array.isArray(v)) {
-                // Nested array — recursively extract paths from proxy elements
-                result.push(v.map(el =>
-                    isPathProxy(el) ? el[PATH_SYMBOL] : el
-                ));
-            } else {
-                result.push(v);
-            }
+            const v = values[i];
+            if (isPathProxy(v)) {
+                // Auto-extract path from proxy object
+                result.push(v[PATH_SYMBOL]);
+            } else if (Array.isArray(v)) {
+                // Nested array — recursively extract paths from proxy elements
+                result.push(v.map(el =>
+                    isPathProxy(el) ? el[PATH_SYMBOL] : el
+                ));
+            } else {
+                result.push(v);
+            }
         }
     }
     return result;
@@ -355,8 +416,10 @@ export function sp(strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: any[]): any[] {
  * e.g., '?.address?.city' → 'city', '?.firstName' → 'firstName'
  */
 function extractPropName(pathStr: string): string {
-    const parts = pathStr.split('?.');
-    return parts[parts.length - 1];
+    const withoutCommand = pathStr.replace(/(?: \+=| =!| \?=| Y=| -=| =>)$/, '');
+    const parts = withoutCommand.split('?.');
+    const last = parts[parts.length - 1];
+    return last === '@each' ? 'Each' : last;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -389,27 +452,27 @@ export function md(strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: any[]): any[] {
     for (let i = 0; i < strings.length; i++) {
         if (strings[i]) result.push(strings[i]);
         if (i < values.length) {
-            const v = values[i];
-            if (isPathProxy(v)) {
-                // Proxy object → {prop, val}
-                const pathStr = v[PATH_SYMBOL] as string;
-                result.push({ prop: extractPropName(pathStr), val: pathStr });
-            } else if (Array.isArray(v)) {
-                // Nested array — recursively convert proxy elements to {prop, val}
-                result.push(v.map(el => {
-                    if (isPathProxy(el)) {
-                        const pathStr = el[PATH_SYMBOL] as string;
-                        return { prop: extractPropName(pathStr), val: pathStr };
-                    }
-                    return el;
-                }));
-            } else if (v && typeof v === 'object' && 'prop' in v) {
-                // Developer override object — extract val from proxy if present
-                const processed = { ...v };
-                if (isPathProxy(processed.val)) {
-                    processed.val = processed.val[PATH_SYMBOL];
-                }
-                result.push(processed);
+            const v = values[i];
+            if (isPathProxy(v)) {
+                // Proxy object → {prop, val}
+                const pathStr = v[PATH_SYMBOL] as string;
+                result.push({ prop: extractPropName(pathStr), val: pathStr });
+            } else if (Array.isArray(v)) {
+                // Nested array — recursively convert proxy elements to {prop, val}
+                result.push(v.map(el => {
+                    if (isPathProxy(el)) {
+                        const pathStr = el[PATH_SYMBOL] as string;
+                        return { prop: extractPropName(pathStr), val: pathStr };
+                    }
+                    return el;
+                }));
+            } else if (v && typeof v === 'object' && 'prop' in v) {
+                // Developer override object — extract val from proxy if present
+                const processed = { ...v };
+                if (isPathProxy(processed.val)) {
+                    processed.val = processed.val[PATH_SYMBOL];
+                }
+                result.push(processed);
             } else {
                 result.push(v);
             }

package/README.md

@@ -4400,9 +4400,10 @@ export default {
 **How `paths` works:**
 
 - `paths<T>()` creates a deeply-proxied object typed as `T`
-- Every property access returns a deeper proxy (e.g., `$.address.city`)
-- `.path` extracts the `?.`-prefixed string: `$.address.city.path` → `'?.address?.city'`
-- Inside `sp` template literals, `.path` is not needed — proxy objects are auto-detected
+- Every property access returns a deeper proxy (e.g., `$.address.city`)
+- Capitalized reserved tokens like `.Each` and `.EqNot` normalize into command syntax
+- `.Path` extracts the `?.`-prefixed string: `$.address.city.Path` → `'?.address?.city'`
+- Inside `sp` template literals, `.Path` is not needed — proxy objects are auto-detected
 
 **How `sp` works:**
 
@@ -4421,19 +4422,19 @@ const value = sp`${$.lastName}${[', ', $.middleName]}, ${$.firstName}`;
 // ['?.lastName', [', ', '?.middleName'], ', ', '?.firstName']
 ```
 
-**Using `.path` outside of `sp`:**
+**Using `.Path` outside of `sp`:**
 
 When you need the path string in a non-`sp` context (object keys, plain arrays, other expressions):
 
 ```TypeScript
 const $ = paths<Person>();
 
-$.lastName.path           // '?.lastName'
-$.address.city.path       // '?.address?.city'
+$.lastName.Path           // '?.lastName'
+$.address.city.Path       // '?.address?.city'
 
 // As an object key:
 const pattern = {
-    [$.textContent.path]: '?.firstName'  // '?.textContent': '?.firstName'
+    [$.textContent.Path]: '?.firstName'  // '?.textContent': '?.firstName'
 };
 ```
 
@@ -4473,7 +4474,7 @@ md`${$.firstName} ${{ prop: 'birthDate', val: $.birthDT, format: 'long' }}`
 | `sp` | `'?.firstName'` (path string) | `builtIns.join` |
 | `md` | `{ prop: 'firstName', val: '?.firstName' }` | `builtIns.microDataJoin` |
 
-Both auto-detect path proxies (no `.path` needed inside template literals) and preserve nested arrays for optional segments.
+Both auto-detect path proxies (no `.Path` needed inside template literals) and preserve nested arrays for optional segments.
 
 ## Cached Element Resolution with `#[x]` and `pin`