Hello, I'm an open source software engineer in my late 30s living in #Seoul, #Korea, and an avid advocate of #FLOSS and the #fediverse.
I'm the creator of @fedify, an #ActivityPub server framework in #TypeScript, @hollo, an ActivityPub-enabled microblogging software for single users, and @botkit, a simple ActivityPub bot framework.
Thinking about building “#Fedify Studio” (tentative name)—a web-based #ActivityPub debugging & development toolkit, like a supercharged version of ActivityPub.Academy and fedify inbox command. Imagine having a proper UI for testing activities, inspecting actors, debugging federation issues… Would this be useful for other ActivityPub developers out there?
Thinking about building “#Fedify Studio” (tentative name)—a web-based #ActivityPub debugging & development toolkit, like a supercharged version of ActivityPub.Academy and fedify inbox command. Imagine having a proper UI for testing activities, inspecting actors, debugging federation issues… Would this be useful for other ActivityPub developers out there?
@liaizon That sounds great! I'd love to visit Berlin if my schedule allows. Still figuring out flights and dates, but I'll let you know once things are more concrete.
Update: I just submitted a talk proposal to the Social Web Devroom at @fosdem 2026—Fedify: Type-safe ActivityPub for TypeScript. Guess I'm flying to Brussels after all. 😅
Small note: the previous figure I'd shared for community support accidentally omitted the €1730 from GitHub Sponsors because I don't see that in my normal Stripe dashboard
The NLNet amount also jumped up as I was able to submit another request for payment, which has since been approved.
I've also submitted grant applications for FediMod FIRES (to continue development) and for the ActivityPub Trust & Safety Taskforce, which if approved will unlock funds for myself and others on the taskforce, allowing us to spend more time on that work.
Hey #fediverse people, I've an ask: If you appreciate all that I do for the fediverse and open social web, and you'd like to see me continue to do that work, please support my work financially.
Right now I'm having to look for work outside of the Fediverse because I simply cannot make ends meet.
I need €60-70k per year to support myself, with costs everywhere feeling increased (so that number may even be too low)
Right now, year to date, I've received a total of €20,170 in financial support from the community, and €22,450 from NLNet grants. I've also only had minimal freelance work this year, as I've been busy on grant work & try to focus on the fediverse & open social web.
So my total income isn't yet enough to be regularly sustainable. I've had problems being able to make rent payments this year because cashflow on grants comes in large chunks usually months after the work has been done.
So if you want to see me keep doing what I'm doing, please support my work!
After mostly wasting the past couple of days on adding a rudimentary client side search function to the new static documentation website of #GoActivityPub I'm back in the land of increasing code coverage.
Like I said before, I've never really had to dedicate explicit time to this activity specifically and I'm annoyed at how time consuming and tedious it gets when you want to increase the numbers from ~70% to ~80%.
We're thrilled to announce Optique 0.7.0, a release focused on developer experience improvements and expanding Optique's ecosystem with validation library integrations.
Optique is a type-safe, combinatorial CLI argument parser for TypeScript. Unlike traditional CLI libraries that rely on configuration objects, Optique lets you compose parsers from small, reusable functions—bringing the same functional composition patterns that make Zod powerful to CLI development. If you're new to Optique, check out Why Optique? to learn how this approach unlocks possibilities that configuration-based libraries simply can't match.
This release introduces automatic “Did you mean?” suggestions for typos, seamless integration with Zod and Valibot validation libraries, duplicate option name detection for catching configuration bugs early, and context-aware error messages that help users understand exactly what went wrong.
“Did you mean?”: Automatic typo suggestions
We've all been there: you type --verbos instead of --verbose, and the CLI responds with an unhelpful “unknown option” error. Optique 0.7.0 changes this by automatically suggesting similar options when users make typos:
const parser = object({ verbose: option("-v", "--verbose"), version: option("--version"),});// User types: --verbos (typo)const result = parse(parser, ["--verbos"]);// Error: Unexpected option or argument: --verbos.//// Did you mean one of these?// --verbose// --version
The suggestion system uses Levenshtein distance to find similar names, suggesting up to 3 alternatives when the edit distance is within a reasonable threshold. Suggestions work automatically for both option names and subcommand names across all parser types—option(), flag(), command(), object(), or(), and longestMatch(). See the automatic suggestions documentation for more details.
Customizing suggestions
You can customize how suggestions are formatted or disable them entirely through the errors option:
Two new packages join the Optique family, bringing powerful validation capabilities from the TypeScript ecosystem to your CLI parsers.
@optique/zod
The new @optique/zod package lets you use Zod schemas directly as value parsers:
import { option, object } from "@optique/core";import { zod } from "@optique/zod";import { z } from "zod";const parser = object({ email: option("--email", zod(z.string().email())), port: option("--port", zod(z.coerce.number().int().min(1).max(65535))), format: option("--format", zod(z.enum(["json", "yaml", "xml"]))),});
The package supports both Zod v3.25.0+ and v4.0.0+, with automatic error formatting that integrates seamlessly with Optique's message system. See the Zod integration guide for complete usage examples.
@optique/valibot
For those who prefer a lighter bundle, @optique/valibot integrates with Valibot—a validation library with a significantly smaller footprint (~10KB vs Zod's ~52KB):
import { option, object } from "@optique/core";import { valibot } from "@optique/valibot";import * as v from "valibot";const parser = object({ email: option("--email", valibot(v.pipe(v.string(), v.email()))), port: option("--port", valibot(v.pipe( v.string(), v.transform(Number), v.integer(), v.minValue(1), v.maxValue(65535) ))),});
Both packages support custom error messages through their respective error handler options (zodError and valibotError), giving you full control over how validation failures are presented to users. See the Valibot integration guide for complete usage examples.
Duplicate option name detection
A common source of bugs in CLI applications is accidentally using the same option name in multiple places. Previously, this would silently cause ambiguous parsing where the first matching parser consumed the option.
Optique 0.7.0 now validates option names at parse time and fails with a clear error message when duplicates are detected:
const parser = object({ input: option("-i", "--input", string()), interactive: option("-i", "--interactive"), // Oops! -i is already used});// Error: Duplicate option name -i found in fields: input, interactive.// Each option name must be unique within a parser combinator.
This validation applies to object(), tuple(), merge(), and group() combinators. The or() combinator continues to allow duplicate option names since its branches are mutually exclusive. See the duplicate detection documentation for more details.
If you have a legitimate use case for duplicate option names, you can opt out with allowDuplicates: true:
Error messages from combinators are now smarter about what they report. Instead of generic "No matching option or command found" messages, Optique now analyzes what the parser expects and provides specific feedback:
// When only arguments are expectedconst parser1 = or(argument(string()), argument(integer()));// Error: Missing required argument.// When only commands are expectedconst parser2 = or(command("add", addParser), command("remove", removeParser));// Error: No matching command found.// When both options and arguments are expectedconst parser3 = object({ port: option("--port", integer()), file: argument(string()),});// Error: No matching option or argument found.
Dynamic error messages with NoMatchContext
For applications that need internationalization or context-specific messaging, the errors.noMatch option now accepts a function that receives a NoMatchContext object:
const parser = or( command("add", addParser), command("remove", removeParser), { errors: { noMatch: ({ hasOptions, hasCommands, hasArguments }) => { if (hasCommands && !hasOptions && !hasArguments) { return message`일치하는 명령을 찾을 수 없습니다.`; // Korean } return message`잘못된 입력입니다.`; } } });
run(parser, { completion: { name: "plural", // Uses "completions" and "--completions" }});// Or for singular onlyrun(parser, { completion: { name: "singular", // Uses "completion" and "--completion" }});
The default "both" accepts either form, maintaining backward compatibility while letting you enforce a consistent style in your CLI.
Additional improvements
Line break handling: formatMessage() now distinguishes between soft breaks (single \n, converted to spaces) and hard breaks (double \n\n, creating paragraph separations), improving multi-line error message formatting.
New utility functions: Added extractOptionNames() and extractArgumentMetavars() to the @optique/core/usage module for programmatic access to parser metadata.
This release represents our commitment to making CLI development in TypeScript as smooth as possible. The “Did you mean?” suggestions and validation library integrations were among the most requested features, and we're excited to see how they improve your CLI applications.
For detailed documentation and examples, visit the Optique documentation. We welcome your feedback and contributions on GitHub!
We're thrilled to announce Optique 0.7.0, a release focused on developer experience improvements and expanding Optique's ecosystem with validation library integrations.
Optique is a type-safe, combinatorial CLI argument parser for TypeScript. Unlike traditional CLI libraries that rely on configuration objects, Optique lets you compose parsers from small, reusable functions—bringing the same functional composition patterns that make Zod powerful to CLI development. If you're new to Optique, check out Why Optique? to learn how this approach unlocks possibilities that configuration-based libraries simply can't match.
This release introduces automatic “Did you mean?” suggestions for typos, seamless integration with Zod and Valibot validation libraries, duplicate option name detection for catching configuration bugs early, and context-aware error messages that help users understand exactly what went wrong.
“Did you mean?”: Automatic typo suggestions
We've all been there: you type --verbos instead of --verbose, and the CLI responds with an unhelpful “unknown option” error. Optique 0.7.0 changes this by automatically suggesting similar options when users make typos:
const parser = object({ verbose: option("-v", "--verbose"), version: option("--version"),});// User types: --verbos (typo)const result = parse(parser, ["--verbos"]);// Error: Unexpected option or argument: --verbos.//// Did you mean one of these?// --verbose// --version
The suggestion system uses Levenshtein distance to find similar names, suggesting up to 3 alternatives when the edit distance is within a reasonable threshold. Suggestions work automatically for both option names and subcommand names across all parser types—option(), flag(), command(), object(), or(), and longestMatch(). See the automatic suggestions documentation for more details.
Customizing suggestions
You can customize how suggestions are formatted or disable them entirely through the errors option:
Two new packages join the Optique family, bringing powerful validation capabilities from the TypeScript ecosystem to your CLI parsers.
@optique/zod
The new @optique/zod package lets you use Zod schemas directly as value parsers:
import { option, object } from "@optique/core";import { zod } from "@optique/zod";import { z } from "zod";const parser = object({ email: option("--email", zod(z.string().email())), port: option("--port", zod(z.coerce.number().int().min(1).max(65535))), format: option("--format", zod(z.enum(["json", "yaml", "xml"]))),});
The package supports both Zod v3.25.0+ and v4.0.0+, with automatic error formatting that integrates seamlessly with Optique's message system. See the Zod integration guide for complete usage examples.
@optique/valibot
For those who prefer a lighter bundle, @optique/valibot integrates with Valibot—a validation library with a significantly smaller footprint (~10KB vs Zod's ~52KB):
import { option, object } from "@optique/core";import { valibot } from "@optique/valibot";import * as v from "valibot";const parser = object({ email: option("--email", valibot(v.pipe(v.string(), v.email()))), port: option("--port", valibot(v.pipe( v.string(), v.transform(Number), v.integer(), v.minValue(1), v.maxValue(65535) ))),});
Both packages support custom error messages through their respective error handler options (zodError and valibotError), giving you full control over how validation failures are presented to users. See the Valibot integration guide for complete usage examples.
Duplicate option name detection
A common source of bugs in CLI applications is accidentally using the same option name in multiple places. Previously, this would silently cause ambiguous parsing where the first matching parser consumed the option.
Optique 0.7.0 now validates option names at parse time and fails with a clear error message when duplicates are detected:
const parser = object({ input: option("-i", "--input", string()), interactive: option("-i", "--interactive"), // Oops! -i is already used});// Error: Duplicate option name -i found in fields: input, interactive.// Each option name must be unique within a parser combinator.
This validation applies to object(), tuple(), merge(), and group() combinators. The or() combinator continues to allow duplicate option names since its branches are mutually exclusive. See the duplicate detection documentation for more details.
If you have a legitimate use case for duplicate option names, you can opt out with allowDuplicates: true:
Error messages from combinators are now smarter about what they report. Instead of generic "No matching option or command found" messages, Optique now analyzes what the parser expects and provides specific feedback:
// When only arguments are expectedconst parser1 = or(argument(string()), argument(integer()));// Error: Missing required argument.// When only commands are expectedconst parser2 = or(command("add", addParser), command("remove", removeParser));// Error: No matching command found.// When both options and arguments are expectedconst parser3 = object({ port: option("--port", integer()), file: argument(string()),});// Error: No matching option or argument found.
Dynamic error messages with NoMatchContext
For applications that need internationalization or context-specific messaging, the errors.noMatch option now accepts a function that receives a NoMatchContext object:
const parser = or( command("add", addParser), command("remove", removeParser), { errors: { noMatch: ({ hasOptions, hasCommands, hasArguments }) => { if (hasCommands && !hasOptions && !hasArguments) { return message`일치하는 명령을 찾을 수 없습니다.`; // Korean } return message`잘못된 입력입니다.`; } } });
run(parser, { completion: { name: "plural", // Uses "completions" and "--completions" }});// Or for singular onlyrun(parser, { completion: { name: "singular", // Uses "completion" and "--completion" }});
The default "both" accepts either form, maintaining backward compatibility while letting you enforce a consistent style in your CLI.
Additional improvements
Line break handling: formatMessage() now distinguishes between soft breaks (single \n, converted to spaces) and hard breaks (double \n\n, creating paragraph separations), improving multi-line error message formatting.
New utility functions: Added extractOptionNames() and extractArgumentMetavars() to the @optique/core/usage module for programmatic access to parser metadata.
This release represents our commitment to making CLI development in TypeScript as smooth as possible. The “Did you mean?” suggestions and validation library integrations were among the most requested features, and we're excited to see how they improve your CLI applications.
For detailed documentation and examples, visit the Optique documentation. We welcome your feedback and contributions on GitHub!
We're thrilled to announce Optique 0.7.0, a release focused on developer experience improvements and expanding Optique's ecosystem with validation library integrations.
Optique is a type-safe, combinatorial CLI argument parser for TypeScript. Unlike traditional CLI libraries that rely on configuration objects, Optique lets you compose parsers from small, reusable functions—bringing the same functional composition patterns that make Zod powerful to CLI development. If you're new to Optique, check out Why Optique? to learn how this approach unlocks possibilities that configuration-based libraries simply can't match.
This release introduces automatic “Did you mean?” suggestions for typos, seamless integration with Zod and Valibot validation libraries, duplicate option name detection for catching configuration bugs early, and context-aware error messages that help users understand exactly what went wrong.
“Did you mean?”: Automatic typo suggestions
We've all been there: you type --verbos instead of --verbose, and the CLI responds with an unhelpful “unknown option” error. Optique 0.7.0 changes this by automatically suggesting similar options when users make typos:
const parser = object({ verbose: option("-v", "--verbose"), version: option("--version"),});// User types: --verbos (typo)const result = parse(parser, ["--verbos"]);// Error: Unexpected option or argument: --verbos.//// Did you mean one of these?// --verbose// --version
The suggestion system uses Levenshtein distance to find similar names, suggesting up to 3 alternatives when the edit distance is within a reasonable threshold. Suggestions work automatically for both option names and subcommand names across all parser types—option(), flag(), command(), object(), or(), and longestMatch(). See the automatic suggestions documentation for more details.
Customizing suggestions
You can customize how suggestions are formatted or disable them entirely through the errors option:
Two new packages join the Optique family, bringing powerful validation capabilities from the TypeScript ecosystem to your CLI parsers.
@optique/zod
The new @optique/zod package lets you use Zod schemas directly as value parsers:
import { option, object } from "@optique/core";import { zod } from "@optique/zod";import { z } from "zod";const parser = object({ email: option("--email", zod(z.string().email())), port: option("--port", zod(z.coerce.number().int().min(1).max(65535))), format: option("--format", zod(z.enum(["json", "yaml", "xml"]))),});
The package supports both Zod v3.25.0+ and v4.0.0+, with automatic error formatting that integrates seamlessly with Optique's message system. See the Zod integration guide for complete usage examples.
@optique/valibot
For those who prefer a lighter bundle, @optique/valibot integrates with Valibot—a validation library with a significantly smaller footprint (~10KB vs Zod's ~52KB):
import { option, object } from "@optique/core";import { valibot } from "@optique/valibot";import * as v from "valibot";const parser = object({ email: option("--email", valibot(v.pipe(v.string(), v.email()))), port: option("--port", valibot(v.pipe( v.string(), v.transform(Number), v.integer(), v.minValue(1), v.maxValue(65535) ))),});
Both packages support custom error messages through their respective error handler options (zodError and valibotError), giving you full control over how validation failures are presented to users. See the Valibot integration guide for complete usage examples.
Duplicate option name detection
A common source of bugs in CLI applications is accidentally using the same option name in multiple places. Previously, this would silently cause ambiguous parsing where the first matching parser consumed the option.
Optique 0.7.0 now validates option names at parse time and fails with a clear error message when duplicates are detected:
const parser = object({ input: option("-i", "--input", string()), interactive: option("-i", "--interactive"), // Oops! -i is already used});// Error: Duplicate option name -i found in fields: input, interactive.// Each option name must be unique within a parser combinator.
This validation applies to object(), tuple(), merge(), and group() combinators. The or() combinator continues to allow duplicate option names since its branches are mutually exclusive. See the duplicate detection documentation for more details.
If you have a legitimate use case for duplicate option names, you can opt out with allowDuplicates: true:
Error messages from combinators are now smarter about what they report. Instead of generic "No matching option or command found" messages, Optique now analyzes what the parser expects and provides specific feedback:
// When only arguments are expectedconst parser1 = or(argument(string()), argument(integer()));// Error: Missing required argument.// When only commands are expectedconst parser2 = or(command("add", addParser), command("remove", removeParser));// Error: No matching command found.// When both options and arguments are expectedconst parser3 = object({ port: option("--port", integer()), file: argument(string()),});// Error: No matching option or argument found.
Dynamic error messages with NoMatchContext
For applications that need internationalization or context-specific messaging, the errors.noMatch option now accepts a function that receives a NoMatchContext object:
const parser = or( command("add", addParser), command("remove", removeParser), { errors: { noMatch: ({ hasOptions, hasCommands, hasArguments }) => { if (hasCommands && !hasOptions && !hasArguments) { return message`일치하는 명령을 찾을 수 없습니다.`; // Korean } return message`잘못된 입력입니다.`; } } });
run(parser, { completion: { name: "plural", // Uses "completions" and "--completions" }});// Or for singular onlyrun(parser, { completion: { name: "singular", // Uses "completion" and "--completion" }});
The default "both" accepts either form, maintaining backward compatibility while letting you enforce a consistent style in your CLI.
Additional improvements
Line break handling: formatMessage() now distinguishes between soft breaks (single \n, converted to spaces) and hard breaks (double \n\n, creating paragraph separations), improving multi-line error message formatting.
New utility functions: Added extractOptionNames() and extractArgumentMetavars() to the @optique/core/usage module for programmatic access to parser metadata.
This release represents our commitment to making CLI development in TypeScript as smooth as possible. The “Did you mean?” suggestions and validation library integrations were among the most requested features, and we're excited to see how they improve your CLI applications.
For detailed documentation and examples, visit the Optique documentation. We welcome your feedback and contributions on GitHub!