Merge pull request #790 from simon-tma/patch-2

Only limit route names when calling route()

src/js/index.d.ts

@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@ type KnownRouteName = keyof RouteList;
 /**
  * A route name, or any string.
  */
-type RouteName = TypeConfig extends { strictRouteNames: true }
-    ? KnownRouteName
-    : KnownRouteName | (string & {});
+type RouteName = KnownRouteName | (string & {});
 // `(string & {})` prevents TypeScript from reducing this type to just `string`,
 // which would prevent intellisense from autocompleting known route names.
 // See https://stackoverflow.com/a/61048124/6484459.
 
+/**
+ * A valid route name to pass to `route()` to generate a URL.
+ */
+type ValidRouteName = TypeConfig extends { strictRouteNames: true } ? KnownRouteName : RouteName;
+
 /**
  * Information about a single route parameter.
  */
@@ -190,14 +193,14 @@ export function route(
 ): Router;
 
 // Called with a route name and optional additional arguments - returns a URL string
-export function route<T extends RouteName>(
+export function route<T extends ValidRouteName>(
     name: T,
     params?: RouteParams<T> | undefined,
     absolute?: boolean,
     config?: Config,
 ): string;
 
-export function route<T extends RouteName>(
+export function route<T extends ValidRouteName>(
     name: T,
     params?: ParameterValue | undefined,
     absolute?: boolean,