Is it possible to use string literal types in AssemblyScript?

Question

Is it possible to create a string literal type in AssemblyScript that resembles the type keyword used in TypeScript?

TypeScript example:

export type MyType = 'foo' | 'bar';

Answer 1

Not currently:

> asc assembly/index.ts --target debug

ERROR AS100: Not implemented: union types
   :
 1 │ export type MyType = 'foo' | 'bar';
   │                              ~~~~~
   └─ in assembly/index.ts(1,30)

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