import type { User as DBUser } from "~/models/user.server"; type User = Pick; // remove `null` from username export function getUsername(user?: User): string | undefined { if (!user) { return; } // user.displayName is of type `string | null` if (user.displayName) { return user.displayName; } // user.name is of type `string | null` if (user.name) { return user.name; } return; }