oven-sh/bun · error · Error

t.${type.kind} can only be used as a function argument type

Error message

t.${type.kind} can only be used as a function argument type

What it means

Error "t.${type.kind} can only be used as a function argument type" thrown in oven-sh/bun.

Source

Thrown at src/codegen/bindgen-lib-internal.ts:669

}

export function inspect(value: any) {
  return Bun.inspect(value, { colors: Bun.enableANSIColors });
}

export function oneOfImpl(types: TypeImpl[]): TypeImpl {
  const out: TypeImpl[] = [];
  for (const type of types) {
    if (type.kind === "oneOf") {
      out.push(...type.data);
    } else {
      if (type.flags.default) {
        throw new Error(
          "Union type cannot include a default value. Instead, set a default value on the union type itself",
        );
      }
      if (type.isVirtualArgument()) {
        throw new Error(`t.${type.kind} can only be used as a function argument type`);
      }
      out.push(type);
    }
  }
  return new TypeImpl("oneOf", out);
}

export function dictionaryImpl(record: Record<string, TypeImpl>): TypeImpl {
  const out: DictionaryField[] = [];
  for (const key in record) {
    const type = record[key];
    if (type.isVirtualArgument()) {
      throw new Error(`t.${type.kind} can only be used as a function argument type`);
    }
    out.push({
      key,
      type: type,
    });

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/codegen/bindgen-lib-internal.ts:669 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of oven-sh/bun@8c5296ac45 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b746e914b7b26891. Report an issue: GitHub.